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How Funding Budget 3.0 Will Impact You: Project AmaBillions
“We accept the responsibility to achieve the 2025/26 revenue estimate presented by the Finance Minister Mr Enoch Godongwana.” (SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter) Removing the contentious proposed VAT increases from Budget 3.0 led to a shortfall in revenue that...
Business Hack: How to Better Define Your Target Market
“Defining your target market is about understanding motivations, challenges, and goals. Without this, your messaging falls flat and your marketing budget burns fast." (Elena Kwan, Founder of MarketLens Consulting) Fundamentally, businesses start because business...
Your Tax Deadlines for July 2025
07 July – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 July – Value Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 July – Excise duty payments 31 July – VAT electronic submissions and payments, Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Provisional Tax payments where applicable....
Tax Avoidance vs Tax Evasion: Toeing the Line
"The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall." (Denis Healey, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer) The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion can sometimes appear blurry, especially in complex transactions or fierce tax...
5 Tips for Helping Your Employees Through a Crisis
“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” (Simon Sinek) Employee engagement. It determines so much about the direction of a company, its staff productivity and how likely it is to...
Youth Day: How Businesses Can Benefit from the ETI
“Trust the young people; trust this generation's innovation. They're making things, changing innovation every day.” (Jack Ma, Co-Founder Alibaba Group) South African businesses are always looking for ways to foster growth and innovation while still reducing...
How to Untangle Your Personal and Business Finances
“Mixing personal and business finances might seem harmless, but it’s a costly mistake that can lead to tax headaches, legal risks, and financial chaos.” (Amanda Painter) Mixing personal and business finances is so easy, particularly at the beginning. The company needs...
Budget 3.0: VAT Increase Out, Fuel Levy Hikes In
Last month’s Budget 3.0 withdrew the contentious proposed VAT changes. This resulted in inflation-linked fuel levy increases of 16c for petrol and 15c for diesel, from 4 June. Other tax proposals from March’s Budget – including static personal tax thresholds, reduced...
Your Tax Deadlines for June 2025
06 June – PAYE submissions and payments 25 June – VAT manual submissions and payments 27 June – Excise duty payments 30 June – VAT electronic submissions and payments, & CIT Provisional Tax payments where...
Mind The Tax Gap! Here’s How…
“In 2025/26, SARS will focus on addressing the tax gap to improve revenue collection.” (National Treasury Budget Review) With additional funding from National Treasury, SARS will now be better positioned than ever to collect the estimated R800 billion in unpaid taxes...