Tax season isn’t all bad. Did you know that SARS offers a plethora of rebates, deductions and incentives to both individual taxpayers and businesses? When correctly applied, these tax relief measures can make a substantial difference to your tax liability. This is where we come in. We can check which of the various tax […]
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Tax Season 2024 is now open! We’ve put together a list of the timelines and changes for every type of taxpayer. Luckily, you don’t have to worry about the finer details, as we’ve got your back. Our team is familiar with all the requirements, up to date with the changes for this filing season, and
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We’ve all grumbled at having to go and find a commissioner of oaths in a police station or bank just to attest an affidavit, and in these days of online meetings and electronic signature and storage of documents, it seems positively archaic that we can’t do everything remotely. But, as the relevant Regulations are currently
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Remote work, freelancing, and the gig economy have changed the face of business completely. The ease with which employees can sell their time, change jobs, or work for global brands means the competition for top talent has never been more aggressive. Employees with the skills and/or experience to impact your bottom line are more in
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Nobody wants to go through a SARS audit, as collating all the documents requires time, money and effort. What’s more, it may result in the levying of understatement penalties of up to 200% with the harsher 200% penalty applying in instances where the taxpayer is either obstructive or is a repeat offender. You can expect
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Many of us will either be involved in trusts as trustees or will contract with them as outsiders at one time or another – often in the context of a property transaction. Beware! As a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision starkly reminds us, trusts are strange creatures, and you need to tread carefully in
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Youth Day, celebrated on 16 June each year, is an ideal opportunity for businesses to look at ways of bringing fresh young talent into their teams to unlock a myriad of business benefits. One way of doing so is by utilising the Employment Tax Incentive or ETI for short, an incentive provided by SARS to
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All employers – whether individuals or businesses – must be registered for COIDA, which aims to provide all employees with access to compensation if they contract an illness, suffer a disability or die while at work. To maintain COIDA good standing, every employer is also required to submit a Return of Earnings annually. The deadlines
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Your will is probably the most important document you will ever sign, and a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision confirms once again how critical it is to ensure that it is professionally drawn to reflect your wishes clearly and unambiguously. Let’s explore the legal principles involved and the “golden rule of interpretation” in
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It’s been a year since 24 May 2023 when company directors and members of close corporations became obliged to lodge a Beneficial Ownership Register plus supporting documents with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) – which also needs to be maintained, updated timeously and confirmed annually. Since all entities should have lodged this register
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