07 October: PAYE submissions and payments 23 October: End of Personal Income Tax Filing Season 2026 for non-provisional taxpayers VAT manual submissions and payments 29 October: Excise duty payments 30 October: VAT electronic submissions and payments CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable
Every small business owner knows the feeling: a promising candidate sails through the interview process, everyone loves them … And then a bigger company swoops in with a salary offer that simply can’t be matched. It’s easy to assume the fight for talent is over before it starts. But compensation is only one variable in […]
When entrepreneurs imagine an exit, they usually picture three doors: a trade sale, a private-equity deal, or a family handover. Yet there is a fourth route that is often less discussed and, for the right company, more emotionally and strategically satisfying: selling the business to the people who already know it best. When properly structured, […]
Common SARS scam types Phishing emails: Members of the public randomly receive false ‘spoofed’ emails, made to look as if they were sent from SARS, but which are fraudulent. Examples include emails appearing to be from returns@sars.co.za or refunds@sars.co.za, indicating that taxpayers are eligible to receive tax refunds. These emails contain links to false forms […]
Business entertainment expenses occupy a unique space in South African tax law. While they may or may not be deductible for income tax purposes under strict rules, a deduction of input VAT on these expenses is generally not allowed. Income tax deduction? What the law says… Under Section 11(a) of the Income Tax Act, an […]
07 August: PAYE submissions and payments 25 August: VAT manual submissions and payments 28 August: Excise duty payments 31 August: VAT electronic submissions and payments PIT Provisional Tax payments (first provisional tax payment) CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable.
Bad decisions are a near-universal leadership experience. A 2023 study of more than 14,000 employees and business leaders across 17 countries, commissioned by Oracle, found that 85 percent of business leaders have suffered from what the researchers called “decision distress” (regretting, feeling guilty about, or actively questioning a decision made) in the past year. The […]
From communication channels, to shared workspaces, AI chatbots and design services, companies are aware that they are paying more for monthly subscriptions than ever before. Research, however, suggests that most firms have no idea how deep the problem goes. The Zylo 2026 SaaS (Software as a Service) Management Index reported that the average large organisation […]
For many taxpayers, it feels as if you’re making income tax payments all the time. It’s not far from the truth because, in South Africa, provisional taxpayers make two compulsory payments (and possibly a third voluntary payment) each year. And that’s even before the annual income tax deadline in January of the following year, when any […]
07 July: PAYE submissions and payments 24 July: VAT manual submissions and payments 30 July: Excise duty payments 31 July: VAT electronic submissions and payments CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable
