How an Underperforming Tax Setup Costs Your Business, And How to Fix It Before 2027
For many South African businesses, an inefficient tax and reporting setup rarely causes an immediate crisis. Instead, it creates continuous operational drag: inaccurate provisional tax estimates, delayed management accounts, duplicated data entry, and a time-consuming year-end struggle to rebuild unreconciled records. While these issues may seem manageable in isolation, their combined impact is significant. Operating […]
Is Your Trust Deed Putting Your Business at Risk?
Imagine building a successful South African family business over three decades, only to watch its continuity stumble because of a simple administrative oversight. A common scenario involves a family-owned company where the operations are held within a private company, but the shares are owned by a family trust. When the founder passes away, the lack […]
Futures Contracts: Balancing Risk and Opportunity
What Are Futures? Futures are financial contracts that allow two parties to agree on the price of an asset today, with the transaction taking place at a specified date in the future. Although the concept may initially seem complicated, it is built on a simple idea: locking in a price now to reduce uncertainty later, […]
Close Your Financial Year with Confidence
February is planning season for many companies. It’s the ideal time to refine your tax position, tighten internal controls, and ensure clean financial data before your financial year-end approaches. Whether your business year-end is in February, March, or later in the year, early planning creates measurable tax savings and fewer operational surprises. By February, revenue trends […]
Finalise Your 2025 Provisional Tax with Confidence This January
For provisional taxpayers, the upcoming deadlines in early 2026 relate to income earned during the 2025 tax year (1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025). SARS opened the filing window in July 2025, with annual returns due 19 January 2026 and final provisional payments due 28 February 2026. January is therefore the final opportunity to […]
Mandatory Facial Verification for Registered Representatives
SARS has rolled out a new facial biometric verification system to strengthen security and combat identity fraud on eFiling. While this improves data protection, it also means business owners and registered representatives must take action or risk being locked out of critical tax services. The Risk of Not Acting If you’re listed as the Registered […]