The Top 10 Complaints Against SARS: What You Can Do to Protect Your Rights
Get in touch The Top 10 Complaints Against SARS: What You Can Do to Protect Your Rights “… the OTO commits to continue doing everything possible to ensure that taxpayers are not forced to pay a cent more than what is required.” (Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe, the Tax Ombud) The list of the top 10 […]
Multiple Income Streams? The PAYE Dangers and a New Option for Pensioners
Get in touch Multiple Income Streams? The PAYE Dangers and a New Option for Pensioners “Every advantage has its tax.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) An unfortunate reality for many non-provisional taxpayers with multiple income streams is a large and unexpected tax liability following a year-end tax assessment – even though PAYE was paid each month on […]
What The New Employment Tax Incentive Limits Mean for Your Business
Get in touch What The New Employment Tax Incentive Limits Mean for Your Business “Since the unemployment rate in the Republic is of concern to Government; and since Government recognises the need to share the costs of expanding job opportunities with the private sector…” (Preamble to the Employment Tax Incentive Act 26 of 2013 [ETI […]
Planning to Cease Being a South African Tax Resident? What You Should Know Before Approaching SARS
Get in touch Planning to Cease Being a South African Tax Resident? What You Should Know Before Approaching SARS “Dear IRS, I am writing to you to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list.” (Snoopy) According to some estimates, as many as 1,900 millionaires have left South Africa over the last […]
A Guide to Accessing Funds That Can Help Your Small Business
Get in touch A Guide to Accessing Funds That Can Help Your Small Business “All company bosses want a policy on corporate social responsibility. The positive effect is hard to quantify, but the negative consequences of a disaster are enormous” (English economist and academic, Noreena Hertz) Stimulating the SME sector is considered as one of […]
How to Prepare for and Manage a Business Crisis
Get in touch How to Prepare for and Manage a Business Crisis “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” (John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President) When people hear the term “crisis management” they immediately picture a PR team in front of the media […]
Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options…
Get in touch Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options… “Tax debtors are expected to take responsibility for their tax obligations and to organise their affairs in such a way as to be able to discharge those responsibilities when required. They should give at least the same priority to tax obligations as their […]
Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax?
Get in touch Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax? “A trust is a ‘person’ for tax purposes and is therefore a taxpayer in its own right.” (SARS) SARS recently sent out a reminder confirming that in terms of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (ITA), all trusts are taxpayers and that the trustees, […]
Are You Ready for a COIDA Employer Site Visit and Audit?
Get in touch Are You Ready for a COIDA Employer Site Visit and Audit? “The main objective… is to provide compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees, or for death resulting from injuries or diseases…” (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act) Most employers – and particularly smaller […]
How To Avoid Bad Customers
Get in touch How To Avoid Bad Customers “Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” (Lisa Masiello) Anyone who has started a business has had those meetings. The ones where you trade a dozen emails explaining what you do and how you do it, what your rates are […]