Employers are assisted by the interim EMP501 reconciliation, says SARS, because it makes it easier to: make more accurate annual reconciliation submissions maintain an up-to-date employee database register employees for income tax purposes Of course, there are other benefits, such as maintaining your compliant tax status, and avoiding wasting money on stiff penalties and interest. […]
The recent spike in the number of SARS eFiling profiles being hacked by cybercriminals should raise red flags for every taxpayer. It’s got so bad that the Minister of Finance has given the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) approval to conduct a review of SARS’ service failures in assisting taxpayers timeously with eFiling profile […]
When a company is struggling with cashflow, or simply looking to improve profitability, the directors will often consider making grand sweeping changes like retrenching staff, slashing the marketing budget or even selling off resources. While this kind of kneejerk reaction can provide instant gratification, it may not be the solution to your long-term struggles. Cutting […]
06 September – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 16 September – Start of Filing Season 2024: Trusts 25 September – Value Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 27 September – Excise duty payments 30 September – VAT electronic submissions and payments, Corporate Income Tax Provisional Tax payments where applicable, and Personal Income Tax […]
Most businesses have debt of some kind or another. Whether you need help to buy stock, maintain equipment or even fund a property, it’s likely that at some stage in your business’ life you will need to take out loans. The challenge comes in balancing the needs of your business with the debt you’ve taken […]
With Tax Season 2024 for trusts opening on 16 September, there’s no better time to draw trustees’ attention to SARS’ continued emphasis that all trusts must register for income tax purposes, including dormant trusts. Once registered, trusts are obligated to submit income tax returns that are aligned with other trust reporting requirements from SARS […]
The three pots of the new retirement system Tax and other issues Withdrawing from any of the pots should be approached with caution. In addition to the fees that will be charged, and the potentially devastating impact on your eventual retirement savings, there are also tax implications that must be carefully considered. It’s significantly […]
07 August – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 August – Value Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 29 August – Excise duty payments 30 August – VAT electronic submissions and payments, Corporate Income Tax Provisional payments where applicable, and Personal Income Tax Provisional payments.
Using powerful data analytics and pattern recognition, Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest buzzword in every business on the planet. If you looked hard enough, you could probably find an AI solution for every application a business could need (and a few no business could ever need!). Experts have, however, begun to issue […]
Tax rebates, deductions and incentives provide relief to taxpayers by reducing the amount of tax payable to SARS, resulting in welcome tax savings. But how do you figure out which rebates, deductions or incentives apply to you – and what’s the procedure for claiming them? This is where we come in. Chances are we’ve […]
