TGS South Africa News
October 31, 2018
“Hubris … extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence” (Wikipedia) There is so much information going around that it is almost impossible to see through […]
October 31, 2018
Recently the Labour Court ruled in favour of an employee who was dismissed for failing to produce a required medical certificate. The employee had a history […]
October 31, 2018
One of the advantages of the technological revolution is that advances move swiftly down the cost curve. Accounting software for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has […]
October 31, 2018
Many taxpayers are experiencing frustrations in their dealings with SARS. The Tax Ombud is there to assist taxpayers if they have experienced: Procedural difficulties Service issues […]
October 31, 2018
There are only run-of-the-mill tax deadlines for November but companies need to take note of a new warning from SARS that it will be imposing administrative […]
September 28, 2018
With careful planning and good implementation, you can help your auditors give you not only a cost-effective audit but one that gives you more assurance that […]
September 28, 2018
“Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old proverb) Picture this: Gavin brings in books and DVDs from Amazon (to take just one example – this applies to […]
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. […]