TGS South Africa News
September 28, 2018
Hacking into computers has become common place. In the United States it grew by 45% in 2017. Yahoo, one of America’s largest Internet search engines, was […]
September 28, 2018
“Turnarounds seldom turn” (Warren Buffett) In the life cycle of any business, it will almost inevitably experience a crisis. This is always a very difficult […]
September 28, 2018
“We really need to have a third wave, and it needs to happen in sub-Saharan Africa” (Bill Gates) Two factors often cited as to why […]
September 28, 2018
The due date for non-provisional taxpayers who submit their income tax via eFiling or electronically at a SARS branch is 31 October. Time is running out […]
August 31, 2018
Catastrophes like floods and fires do occur and there is insurance to cater for these types of events. There are two different types of insurance cover […]
August 31, 2018
Not surprisingly, considering what we hear every day in the news, employers are finding that candidate employees are more and more embellishing and misrepresenting aspects of […]
August 31, 2018
“Leadership is nature’s way of removing morons from the productive flow” (Dilbert) The ‘Peter Principle’ has been around for nearly fifty years. Recent research has underlined […]
August 31, 2018
Events have moved swiftly in recent years. One of the largest South African conglomerates, Steinhoff, has virtually collapsed amidst allegations of dubious structures and transactions. Some […]
August 31, 2018
There is some confusion over whether to declare your laptops, golf clubs, iPads and other such valuables that you travel out of the country with. The […]
August 31, 2018
The third provisional payment for the 2017/2018 tax year is due on or by 28 September 2018. This payment is voluntary and you only need to […]
July 31, 2018
For the new tax year changes were made to how we are reimbursed for business travelling expenses. Why did SARS make changes and to which […]
July 31, 2018
New management at SARS is trying to rebuild the institution as the world class organisation it once was. Amongst the outcomes it hopes to achieve in […]
July 31, 2018
“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.” George Foreman There are many things to consider when you retire. […]
July 31, 2018
There are strikes seemingly now all the time and usually the dispute is over wage increases and benefits. On the other side of the coin, when […]
July 31, 2018
If you are an individual provisional taxpayer your first 2019 provisional payment is due on 31 August. P.S. If South Africa’s various double taxation agreements, information […]
June 28, 2018
“The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30 percent of their ice cream” (Bill Murray) The 2018 tax season for individuals […]
June 28, 2018
“Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old proverb) In the last decade we have witnessed the slow death of the cheque. Today we have Bitcoin, payment apps and […]
June 28, 2018
In May this year data the ViewFines website was hacked, exposing a database containing the passwords, cell phone numbers, email addresses and I.D.s of 934,000 South […]
June 28, 2018
Today getting an SME going is incredibly difficult as they face enormous red tape (FICA, getting loans, VAT registration and so on) and have difficulty getting […]
June 28, 2018
There are no major deadlines this month. Just a reminder for those on a car allowance to keep comprehensive logbooks as per SARS requirements of all […]