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why use a registered tax practitioner here’s what sars says…
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Why Use a Registered Tax Practitioner? Here’s What SARS Says…

“Protect Yourself – Use Only Registered Tax Practitioners” was among the first messages from SARS this year. The message also highlighted the risks of engaging the services of unregistered practitioners and provided an online look-up feature where a practitioner’s registration can be verified. Not only are we proud to confirm that our team of tax professionals is correctly registered, we’re also pleased to highlight the many benefits that come from working with registered tax practitioners.
5 tips for using reviews to boost your business
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5 Tips for Using Reviews to Boost Your Business

In the history of business, little has been as effective in making or breaking sales as customer reviews. With Google now placing increasing relevance on tracking and promoting companies with genuine good reviews, this has never been truer than it is now. What many don’t know, however, is that it’s what you do after receiving a review that makes the biggest difference. Here are five ways you can capitalise on your reviews to improve your business.
budget 2025 your tax tables and tax calculator
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Budget 2025: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

In its current form, Budget 2025 will effectively bring about an increase in personal income tax by not adjusting the tables for tax rates, rebates and credits, while also implementing substantial increases in ‘sin’ taxes and introducing a 0.5% VAT increase on 1 May 2025 and another 0.5% increase effective 1 April 2026. This selection of official SARS Tax Tables and other useful resources will help clarify your tax position for the new tax year.
disagree with sars here’s how we can assist you
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Disagree with SARS? Here’s How we Can Assist You

If you don’t agree with an assessment from SARS, swift action and careful management of the dispute process will maximise your chances of a favourable outcome. This is because various deadlines must be met, a payment suspension must be requested, and a solid objection must be presented and managed to final resolution. Fortunately, we’re here to help.
how to save big on corporate travel in 2025
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How to Save Big on Corporate Travel in 2025

Online meeting apps have absolutely boomed over the past few years. But in a post-COVID world, business travel is still an expensive necessity for many companies. Fortunately, it has never been easier to trim the travel budget while still getting the quality you and your employees demand. Here are our tips for saving money on corporate travel.
5 things to consider when buying vs leasing equipment
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5 Things to Consider When Buying vs Leasing Equipment

As a business owner or financial manager one of the most important decisions you will make is whether to buy or lease the equipment your business needs to operate. This decision could have far-reaching financial consequences, particularly for smaller firms – so it must be taken seriously. Here are five things to consider when deciding whether to lease or buy.
the enormous benefits of non profit collaborations
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The Enormous Benefits of Non-Profit Collaborations

A new year is often a time to rethink your strategy. One option you may not yet have considered is going into partnership with a charity or non-profit organisation. Apart from an opportunity to do good and help those around you, partnering with a non-profit organisation has been shown to actually boost the business that supplies the aid. Here are our reasons why you should be partnering with a non-profit in 2025.
what your balance sheet says about your business
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What Your Balance Sheet Says About Your Business

A balance sheet is a vital financial report for a business, providing a snapshot of the company’s financial health by detailing its assets, liabilities and owners’ equity. These are also used to calculate important financial ratios. A balance sheet is essential reading for all stakeholders, including businessowners, managers, lenders and investors, as it offers valuable insights into a company’s financial standing and can help improve management decisions.
are you ready for the next provisional tax deadline
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Are You Ready for the Next Provisional Tax Deadline?

The second provisional tax deadline for the 2025 tax year is just days away (28 February 2025). It’s the trickiest and most important provisional tax deadline of the tax year, because the income estimates on which it’s based must be highly accurate. Estimates that don’t fall within 80 – 90% of your actual taxable income can expose taxpayers to a stiff 20% under-estimation penalty. We can help you to meet this important deadline and ensure that it meets SARS’ stringent criteria for compliance and zero penalties.
building a business should you bring in funders or go it alone
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Building a Business: Should You Bring in Funders or Go it Alone?

Building a small business on your own can be hard. It’s difficult to know just where each hour of work and precious cent should go to maximise growth. Product testing, marketing, website costs and infrastructure – these are not cheap and may be hard to put together all at once when starting out. This is why many turn to external investors for help. But each new person brought into a company brings their own expectations for the future of that business – which can lead to complexity. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of bringing in investors versus building your business alone.
starting a new business here are the tax implications...
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Starting a New Business? Here Are the Tax Implications…

Starting a new business isn’t just a challenging undertaking. It also comes with a list of tax liabilities and administrative obligations. Not to mention an impact on the business owner’s personal tax affairs. This overview highlights not only the compelling case for prioritising tax planning when starting a business, but also the reasons why your accountant is a must-have from Day 1...
why email is destroying your business (and how to stop it)
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Why Email is Destroying Your Business (And How to Stop it)

In June 2019, Slack co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield declared that business email would be dead and buried within seven years. Now, six years later, email remains as strong as ever – despite the weaknesses Butterfield saw still being there. Over-reliance on email brings a variety of problems. Problems which are choking businesses and, in some cases, even killing them. Here’s how to stop your business being next.
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