April 11, 2025

20% of Nothing Is Still Nothing

Despite repeated warnings, Ponzi schemes continue to trap the unwary. Just pause to consider the following headline run in the venerable Financial Times in November 2020: […]
April 11, 2025

How to Register Your Business in South Africa: A Step-by-Step Guide

Registering a business in South Africa is essential to ensure your company operates legally and complies with local regulations. The process can be straightforward if you […]
April 11, 2025

Tax Planning Strategies for Small Business Owners

As a small business owner in South Africa, managing your tax responsibilities effectively is key to maintaining financial health. By adopting smart tax planning strategies, you […]
March 25, 2025

Accrual vs. Cash Accounting for Your Business: Which One Is Best?

When deciding between accrual and cash accounting for your business in South Africa, it’s important to understand the differences and how each method may affect your […]
March 17, 2025

Every Contract Has a Tax Consequence

When drafting a contract, ignoring tax will often be to your peril. Every single contract in terms of which money or property changes hands has tax […]
March 17, 2025

Handling Payroll for Freelance Workers in South Africa

Managing payroll for freelance workers involves a few key points, including understanding legal requirements, setting clear payment structures, and using the right tools. Here’s a practical […]
February 24, 2025

Common Wealth-Planning Mistakes

In his poem The Mistake, James Fenton talks about the sad truth in making mistakes. He beautifully describes that even with blatant warnings that are ignored […]
February 24, 2025

Expenses Must Be Intended to Produce Taxable Income

To successfully deduct an expense, there must be a link to earning taxable income. Section 11(a) of the Income Tax Act, the so-called ‘general deduction formula’, […]
February 24, 2025

Five Expensive Payroll Errors

These common PAYE errors could cost you dearly with SARS. With SARS continually seeking to increase its revenues however it can, organisations with misconceptions about how […]
February 24, 2025

Tax and Retrenchment: A Potential Minefield

Retrenchment can be extremely taxing … in more ways than one! Being retrenched is a traumatic experience regardless of your place on the corporate totem pole. […]
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