TGS South Africa News
October 31, 2019
“How can I be so stupid?” (John Cleese recalling when he pitched the BBC to start the Monty Python’s Flying Circus show without a business plan) […]
October 31, 2019
Deadlines this month are – 7 November – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 November – Excise Duty […]
September 30, 2019
Note: Even if you yourself are financially secure, please consider passing this article on to someone else who may be struggling with a debt burden – […]
September 30, 2019
Until last year taxpayers had to accrue interest owed to them by SARS. This proved difficult for taxpayers as SARS can take a few years to […]
September 30, 2019
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Gro Harlem Brundtland) […]
September 30, 2019
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr, theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner) After shrinking sharply in the first quarter, the […]
September 30, 2019
Deadlines this month are – 7 October – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 October – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 October – Excise Duty […]
August 30, 2019
“Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old saying) SARS is having trouble meeting its revenue targets and this is clearly putting enormous pressure on the South African economy. […]
August 30, 2019
“The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private” (Warren Buffett) Companies that are sustainable in the long term are honest with […]
August 30, 2019
Shareholder agreements usually form the backbone of shareholder relationships as they govern, for example, how shareholders sell their shares, how shareholder disputes are settled and the […]
August 30, 2019
Note: As always, our employment laws being complex and the penalties for getting them wrong severe, take specific professional advice in any doubt! In a recent […]
August 30, 2019
Your third provisional payment for the 2018/2019 tax year is due on or by 30 September 2019. This payment is voluntary, and you only need to […]
July 30, 2019
The greatest need in many small businesses is for cash flow. Picture this scenario: Three people start a business and after a few years it is […]
July 30, 2019
“Our results indicate that the Big Mac Index is surprisingly accurate in tracking exchange rates over the long-term, which is consistent with previous PPP research findings” […]
July 30, 2019
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time” (Terry Pratchett) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being rolled out in many guises throughout business. One instance of this is […]
July 30, 2019
This form is designed so that employers can easily reconcile their payroll taxes (PAYE, UIF and SDL). These taxes have proved difficult to reconcile and this […]
July 30, 2019
Individual provisional taxpayers need to submit their first provisional form and payment by or on 30 August. Companies with year ends in either February or August […]
June 28, 2019
“Death and taxes may be inevitable but they shouldn’t be related” (J.C. Watts Jr)” Tax season 2019 begins on 1 August (1 July for taxpayers who […]
June 28, 2019
The business rescue provisions in the Companies Act are regarded as progressive and world class and there is evidence that it has worked well. Yet a […]
June 28, 2019
“Tax Freedom Day is calculated by dividing general government revenue by GDP at market prices, then multiplying the result by the number of days in a […]