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Are You Ready for a COIDA Employer Site Visit and Audit?

If you operate a business with one or more employees, and/or if you are a domestic employer, you are required by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) to register with the Compensation Fund, to keep certain records, and to pay a tariff based on annual earnings. These are not new requirements but, just recently, the Compensation Fund issued a notice to employers – including domestic employers - to expect employer engagements, site visits and audits.
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Recession on the Horizon: Here’s How to Survive

It's no secret that economies around the world are struggling. Increased inflation, booming petrol prices and erratic stock markets are everywhere, and South Africa is not immune. Recently an economist at Oxford Economics Africa, Jee-A van der Linde, was quoted in the daily Maverick speaking about South Africa specifically. With recession a distinct possibility in the near future, tough times are doubtless ahead for many businesses and avoiding closure is going to become a priority.
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Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax?

In this article, we look at why trusts are used by business owners, how trusts are taxed, how the tax return for a trust must be completed and submitted, and why assistance from an accounting and tax practitioner is essential to avoid the many potential pitfalls, as well as the penalties and interest that will be levied for late returns, late payments, and non-compliance.
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Choosing Accounting Software for Your Small Business

When it comes to managing a small business, no tool will be as important as your accounting software. Accounting software allows entrepreneurs to track accounts receivable and accounts payable, have a clear understanding of their profitability, and be prepared for tax season, all of which are essential for keeping cash flows intact and fulfilling obligations.
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The Importance of a Good Credit Score

Business credit is one of the most important tools in any entrepreneur’s toolkit. Building a good credit reputation helps the business qualify for credit facilities such as business credit cards and loans, and can open up many other funding opportunities. Your business’ credit begins when you register your new company and is likely to become an important aspect of your success. So how can you build your credit score to ensure you have the best possible score when the time comes that you need it?
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Top Ten Tips for Maintaining a Strong Cash Flow

Given the crucial importance of proactively managing the cash flow in your business – and the fact that it is one of the biggest challenges most business owners face - we share in this article ten top tips you can implement in your business immediately to maintain a positive cash flow and ensure adequate cash flow reserves are always available as the end of the year approaches.
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Learning The Essential Art of Delegation

Starting a business is often a lonely process. In the beginning you are doing it all, from registering the company to meeting with clients, putting together presentations and managing stock. As the company grows it then becomes necessary to start giving some of these tasks to other people to ensure everything can get done and it's at this stage that business owners need to learn the subtle art of letting go of full control.
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Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options…

There are many ways in which taxpayers can find themselves owing SARS a tax debt, and this is an issue that cannot be postponed or ignored – immediate action is required to prevent SARS from exercising their wide powers of debt collection. In this article, we look at how tax debts arise; how taxpayers are notified; what your options are when you don’t dispute the tax debt but can’t pay; and what must be done if you do want to dispute the tax debt.
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Keep Your Business Simple!

Leaders may be surprised to discover that while finding new areas for growth can ultimately help a company it is not always the best solution. Beware of unnecessarily innovating, branching out and pushing boundaries which in turn can mean the obvious choices or otherwise smart decisions may be missed. Here are the reasons that keeping things simple, can be the best solution for your business
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Tax Season 2022 Now Open: Beware, This Year’s Deadlines are Shorter!

Yet another tax season is upon us, and this year the D-dates are much closer than you think! With the submission deadlines for all taxpayers substantially earlier this year, taxpayers are well-advised to get started on their tax returns without delay, making sure there is sufficient time to address any potential issues that may arise.
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Five Financial Reports for Informed Decision-Making

Informed business decision-making - from effective daily financial management to strategic future planning - requires specific, timely information that allows business owners to understand where the business stands financially at a certain time, what is happening over a period, and where action is required to improve financial performance.
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How to Prepare for and Manage a Business Crisis

Building your business has been hard, but right now it all seems to be working. You have dozens of clients and a history of good service and strong reviews. It may seem like it will be all smooth sailing from here, but this is almost certainly not the case. As the Covid-19 pandemic proved, a crisis can come out of nowhere and take a successful company to the very edge of bankruptcy or even close it down.
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