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5 Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
“Proper business planning demands that you focus on the self-interest of the customer at all times.” – (Brian Tracy, Author and Speaker) Writing a business plan can feel like a daunting process, and making mistakes is part of the package, even if you follow the online...
UDZ Tax Incentive Extended: Could Your Business Benefit?
“…governments internationally have increasingly used tax measures to support efforts aimed at regenerating urban areas.” (SARS Guide to the UDZ Allowance) The urban development zone (UDZ) tax incentive, provided for in section 13quat of the Income Tax Act (the Act),...
Tips for Generating Customer Trust as a Start Up
“Consumers don’t just buy products and services anymore; they buy experiences. This demands a new approach to marketing, sales, and services; one that hinges on winning customer trust.” (Ben Jackson, Author “The Future of Commerce) With customer trust being the...
Your Tax Deadlines for April 2023
1 April – Start of the 2022/23 Financial Year 6 April - Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 26 April - Excise Duty payments 28 April - Value-Added Tax (VAT) electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional payments where applicable....
Budget 2023: How It Affects You and Your Business
“This is not an austerity budget. It is a budget that makes tough trade-offs in the interests of the country’s short and long term prosperity.” (Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana – Budget 2023) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s second Budget contained no major tax...
Budget 2023: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator
The big Budget Speech 2023 tax news was the introduction of tax incentives for investing in rooftop solar and renewable energy. The Budget also detailed tax relief in the form of adjusted tables for tax and rebates for individual taxpayers, adjusted tables for...