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Environmental E-Alert – Carbon tax laws effective from 1 June 2019 – business be warned
View this full email courtesy of Webber Wentzel in your browser here. Carbon tax laws effective from 1 June 2019 - business be warned On 22 May 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the long-awaited Carbon Tax Act, 2019, which was gazetted on 23 May 2019. The...
Y.E.S. initiative
YES B-BBEE Benefits Gain up to two levels on your B-BBEE scorecard by investing in one-year work opportunities for South African youth! The Youth Employment Service (YES) officially opened for registration in November 2018. This fact sheet outlines the B-BBEE benefits...
Our B-BBEE ABP membership certificates
Click below to view our B-BBEE ABP membership certificates: Click here to view our B-BBEE Blog. Click here to view our B-BBEE service offering.
SARS: Changes on the statement of account
The SARS Payroll Statement Of Account (SOA) layout which can be requested on SARS e-filing has recently been updated to reflect more data which will assist taxpayers in reconciling their PAYE liabilities and to ease the understanding of the PAYE/SDL/UIF accounts. The...
Local businesswoman and tourism pioneer, Bunny Bhoola, has been appointed by the Minister of Tourism to the board of the Tourism Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter Council
Original article here ... “assist in advancing the course of transformation in the tourism sector”. ... “Bunny Bhoola's appointment to the Tourism BBBEE Charter Council is a ... Local businesswoman and tourism pioneer, Bunny Bhoola, has been appointed by the Minister...
So, you owe the taxman?! For how long can you be held liable?
So, you owe the taxman?! For how long can you be held liable? By Nicolene Schoeman-Louw "Introduction One of life’s few certainties is the payment of taxes. Bearing that in mind, we should ensure that we never find ourselves in a predicament to have an outstanding...
CA Sector Charter
The Chartered Accountancy Charter has been gazetted in draft for 60 days public comment. The scope of the charter affects all companies that employ South African Institute of Chartered Accountants trainees and members who offer SAICA training programmes. The various...
Updated SAICA Retention of Records Guide
The updated SAICA retention of records guide has been released: Retention of records guide updated Guide on Retention of Records (Updated April 2019) Click on the page below to view the document: This guide has been issued by The South African Institute of Chartered...
Majority of Broad-Based Trusts declared ‘not Black Ownership’
Link to original post: https://bit.ly/2UyT3pP BEE CRACKDOWN Majority of broad-based trusts declared ‘not black ownership’ The Kagiso, Royal Bafokeng Nation, Wiphold Investment and Batho Batho trusts may be affected 23 April 2019 - 05:10 Carol Paton The commission that...
Easter and Passover Wishes
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Christian staff. colleagues and clients a peaceful and blessed Easter weekend. We also wish our Jewish staff, colleagues and clients Chag Sameach and a happy Pesach.
Congratulations Nadia!
Congratulations to Nadia Chothia, who has successfully completed her Human Resource Management Course. We are so proud of your achievement and all of your hard work!
Business tips for surviving difficult times
How To Survive Tough Times Clients are often asking us how they can navigate these tough times. Our advice would be to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN to include the following business critical areas in your strategic planning: 80:20 Rule: As you review these areas always bear in...
NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS – W.As8 /Return of Earnings 2018 (February 2019 period)
Click here for our our full post of this article. The 2018 W.As 8 Return of Earnings for Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act(COIDA) submission deadline is scheduled for 31 May 2019. Workmen’s Compensation website will only be open for transacting...
Surprise! Happy 50th Birthday Alexis!
"Thank you to my wonderful team for making me feel so special." - Alexis
The definitions of micro, small, and medium businesses have just been radically overhauled
Original article here. BUSINESS INSIDER | BUSINESSThe definitions of micro, small, and medium businesses have just been radically overhauled – here’s howPhillip de Wet, Business Insider SAMar 15, 2019, 01:00 PM The legal definition of micro, small, and medium-sized...
Economic transformation still hampered by B-BBEE fronting: Davies
Original article: https://goo.gl/xZVyqU Durban - More economic transformation would take place in South Africa when more black people were able to exercise true business ownership powers, said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies on Thursday. Davies was...
SAICA’s 2019 Budget commentary
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2019/2020 MD Tax Guide
Below is our latest MD electronic Tax Guide to assist you with the tax legislation - for the 2019/2020 tax year. Click below to access the Tax Guide: Please contact us at the office on +27 (0)21 683 4834, should you require any assistance relating to the information...
Our Valentine’s Day Competition!
For our first ever Valentine's Day competition the staff had to make use of props and their colleagues to come up with imaginative, funny and clever Valentine's Day photographs. Look at what we got up to here... And the winners were...
Our February staff function
On the afternoon of 15 February, we had a staff function with our full team of staff to welcome all new staff for 2019 and to recognise staff achievements for 2018.
Employee of the Year 2018 – Fatima Bapukee
Congratulations to Fatima Bapukee on her award for Employee of the Year for 2018. We are so proud to be able to continue to work with you as an integral part of our MD team. Well done Fatima!
A HUGE congratulations Kaylin!!!
To Kaylin Rhoda on passing your final Board Exam and qualifying as a CA(SA)!!! We are so very proud of you. You are such a star!
SARS has extended the (Employee Tax Incentive) ETI scheme for another 10 years to 28 February 2029
The ETI scheme was implemented from 01 January 2014 and allows qualifying employers to deduct an incentive for each qualifying employee from the total PAYE payable for the month. A qualifying employer is an employer who is registered for PAYE and is tax compliant with...
Congratulations to Keith on passing your exam!
A big congratulations to Keith Walker, who has successfully completed his Junior Bookkeeping course. We are so proud of your achievement and your hard work!
YES initiative outlines plans for 2019
HTTPS://WWW.IOL.CO.ZA/BUSINESS-REPORT/ECONOMY/YES-INITIATIVE-OUTLINES-PLANS-FOR-2019-18825603 ECONOMY / 16 JANUARY 2019, 10:00AM / STAFF REPORTER President Cyril Ramaphosa launching the YES initiative in March. DURBAN – The Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative...