“One of our strategic objectives is to make it easy for taxpayers to comply with their tax obligations, and hard and costly for those who willfully do not comply” (Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner) Earlier this year, SARS and the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa) announced that they are Read more
7 August – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 August – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 August – Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Provisional Tax Payments, where applicable 30 August – Excise Duty Payments 30 August – Personal Income Tax (PIT) Provisional Tax Payments Disclaimer: The information provided Read more
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead” (Nelson Mandela) Nelson Mandela, our former president and world-renowned human rights champion, was born on Read more
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” (Mark Twain) To avoid the last-minute rush, the risk of errors and omissions, and the cost of late submissions, penalties and audits, there is no better time to get ahead on your company and individual tax returns than the day the 2021 Read more
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” (Will Rogers) In the hostile business environment in which we find ourselves, every small advantage could be the difference between success and failure. While traditionally companies and their shareholders have looked at profit Read more
“All forms of rental income must be declared to SARS … We are … determined to make it hard and costly for non-compliant taxpayers not willing to meet their obligations. We are working hard to improve system capabilities, in order to detect those taxpayers who do not comply by using Read more
1 July – Start of Filing Season 2021 for Individuals (Non-Provisional) 1 July – Start of Filing Season 2021 for Individuals (Provisional) & Trusts 7 July – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 July – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 29 July – Excise Duty payments 30 Read more
The future of money is digital currency” (Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft) Note: The risks and consequences of willfully or negligently failing to make full and true declarations to SARS, or to submit documents or information requested by SARS are now substantial, so ask your accountant for advice specific to Read more
“If [business is] not listening to the youth, they are not listening to their future competitors, employees, or customers” (Wadia Ait Hamza, head of Global Shapers at the World Economic Forum) Youth Day commemorates and celebrates the impact the youth of a country can have on the future – the Read more
“Digital is the main reason just over half of the companies on the Fortune 500 have disappeared since the year 2000” (CEO of Accenture, Pierre Nanterme) With the increased buzz around 4IR (the Fourth Industrial Revolution) in the last year particularly, due to lockdowns and “isolated industrialization”, it’s befitting to zoom-in Read more