Earlier this year, SARS and the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa) announced that they are joining up to deal with tax non-compliance, initially focussing on employers. Employers under intensified scrutiny While this enhanced collaboration covers a number of aspects, the immediate focus will be non-compliance by employers, who deduct employee taxes and levies, […]
According to South African Reserve Bank data, the low level of small business financing appears to be emanating from the demand side as “the vast majority of SMEs indicate that they do not borrow from financial institutions, particularly banks”. Statistics SA’s Annual Financial Statistics (AFS) recorded that “Industries in the South African formal business sector, and included in […]
Healthy cash flow is what keeps a company afloat. The ability to pay suppliers and staff, without risking the future of the business, entirely independently of expected new payments, is vital for any enterprise to keep going. In this era of regular redundancies and corporate collapses, managing your cash flow is the most important aspect […]
“All employers should allow their employees to work from home unless it is absolutely necessary for them to perform work on-site” was among the government’s directives issued on 28 June, when South Africa was placed under an adjusted Alert Level 4 lockdown in response to the third wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. While […]
Background to the emergency tax relief measures On 25 July 2021, President Ramaphosa announced emergency tax measures. This was in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and recent unrest in the country that resulted in the destruction of businesses. Further details of the proposed measures were provided by the Minister of Finance and National Treasury […]
As South Africa responds to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent call to “accelerate the implementation of our Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan to rebuild our economy”, the DTIC has allocated R150 million for the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) to establish the Black Business Manufacturing Fund (BBMF) to support black entrepreneurs in manufacturing various products locally across […]
Sasria Claims As you have seen in the media, several protest actions arose in KZN, Gauteng and some other areas. Sasria SOC Ltd would like to give you the assurance that we are well capitalised with capital adequacy ratio of more than 3 (three) times, and in addition we have adequate reinsurance programmes We are […]
To avoid the last-minute rush, the risk of errors and omissions, and the cost of late submissions, penalties and audits, there is no better time to get ahead on your company and individual tax returns than the day the 2021 tax season opens. What applies to your business – and to you? The tax season […]
1 July – Start of Filing Season 2021 for Individuals (Non-Provisional) 1 July – Start of Filing Season 2021 for Individuals (Provisional) & Trusts 7 July – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 July – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 29 July – Excise Duty payments 30 July – Corporate Income […]
In the hostile business environment in which we find ourselves, every small advantage could be the difference between success and failure. While traditionally companies and their shareholders have looked at profit and the cold hard numbers for determining the current and future success of a business, there are many other non-financial measures, which can give […]
