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Celebratory Team breakfast for Keith’s 15 years with MD
15 Years with the MD Team and counting…
Congratulations. 14 June 2010 (2025)
CONGRATULATIONS Keith Walker! 15 Years with #TeamMD!
2025/2026 Tax Card
2025/2026 Tax Card | Click on the images below for all necessary information Please get in touch with our offices directly at +27 (0) 683 4834, should you have any queries. Prior years' MD Tax Cards and MD Tax Guides here
Congratulations Junaid – it’s a boy!
Junaid and Nabeela! 🌸 May the joy of new parenthood bring you both endless happiness and fulfilment 👶🍼 IT'S A BOY!
Budget 3.0: VAT Increase Out, Fuel Levy Hikes In
Last month’s Budget 3.0 withdrew the contentious proposed VAT changes. This resulted in inflation-linked fuel levy increases of 16c for petrol and 15c for diesel, from 4 June. Other tax proposals from March’s Budget – including static personal tax thresholds, reduced...
How to Untangle Your Personal and Business Finances
“Mixing personal and business finances might seem harmless, but it’s a costly mistake that can lead to tax headaches, legal risks, and financial chaos.” (Amanda Painter) Mixing personal and business finances is so easy, particularly at the beginning. The company needs...
Youth Day: How Businesses Can Benefit from the ETI
“Trust the young people; trust this generation's innovation. They're making things, changing innovation every day.” (Jack Ma, Co-Founder Alibaba Group) South African businesses are always looking for ways to foster growth and innovation while still reducing costs. One...
5 Tips for Helping Your Employees Through a Crisis
“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” (Simon Sinek) Employee engagement. It determines so much about the direction of a company, its staff productivity and how likely it is to...
The Start of 2025 Individual Tax Season – What you need to know to save you time and costs!!
21 July 2025 is the official start of the 2025 Tax filing season – SARS is encouraging all taxpayers to use SARS e-filing channels to file their tax returns with amended deadline dates: Type of Taxpayer Channel Due Date Non-provisional and provisional taxpayers...
Tax Avoidance vs Tax Evasion: Toeing the Line
"The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall." (Denis Healey, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer) The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion can sometimes appear blurry, especially in complex transactions or fierce tax...
June 2025 Monthly Newsletter >>> “SARS’ Queries, Audits and Compliance Requirements continue to be…”
With Compliments SARS’ Queries, Audits and Compliance Requirements continue to be ever more frequent, onerous and focused on all taxpayers providing proof and rationale for the information submitted. Even if your taxes are up-to-date and compliant, you can still be...
Your Tax Deadlines for June 2025
06 June | PAYE submissions and payments 25 June | VAT manual submissions and payments 27 June | Excise duty payments 30 June | VAT electronic submissions and payments, & CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable. CONTINUE READING IN THE NEWSLETTERS...
MD June 2025 Newsletter
2025 NEWSLETTERS HERE
MD’s June Birthdays
Our June 2025 #TeamMD Birthday Celebrations! #June2025 #JuneBirthdays #HappyBirthday #PartyTime #TeamMD #MDTeam #celebrations #MDAccountants
Consequences of Non-Compliance with Directors Duties
We are often asked what the Director’s Duties and Obligations are, and this has now been clarified in Guideline 1 of 2025, which details the consequences of non-compliance of Directors' duties, including the: Duty to Act in Good Faith and for a Proper Purpose:...
Budget 2025 Tax Pocket Guide
SARS has also released an updated version of the “Budget 2025 Tax Pocket Guide”, which provides a useful summary of the tax tables and their impact on taxpayers.
How Budget 3.0 Affects You & Your Business
CLICK HERE for all the information on How Budget 3.0 Affects You & Your Business! On 21 May Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his third Budget Speech this year (“Budget 3.0”), telling South Africans that “this is not an austerity budget” and...
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Public benefit organisations (“PBO’s”) – IT3D returns
A reminder that this is the second year of the IT3D declaration. Public Benefit Organisations (PBO’s) that issue a Section 18A certificate must disclose the full details of those Section 18A certificates to SARS as a third-party provider of information. The deadline...
MD’s May Birthdays
Our May 2025 #TeamMD Birthday Celebrations! #May2025 #MayBirthdays #HappyBirthday #PartyTime #TeamMD #MDTeam #Celebrations #MDAccountants
Employment Equity Act Repeal: Where Do Employers Stand Now?
In a parallel development, the government has moved forward with the partial repeal of sections of the Employment Equity Act, particularly those related to Section 53 — the controversial procurement compliance clause requiring a certificate of compliance for companies...
Mind The Tax Gap! Here’s How…
“In 2025/26, SARS will focus on addressing the tax gap to improve revenue collection.” (National Treasury Budget Review) With additional funding from the National Treasury, SARS will now be better positioned than ever to collect the estimated R800 billion in...
May 2025’s Monthly Newsletter with compliments from MD
With Compliments SARS penalties are onerous, especially with the latest February 2025 EMP501 reconciliation season and SARS warning of more penalties should you miss their cut-off! SARS has also released an upgraded E@syFileTM Employer version to be used from 1 March...
PAIA Submissions
We refer to the recent notice from the Information Regulator in accordance with section 83(4) of PAIA. The Regulator has requested the submission of the Annual Report from all Private Bodies by 30 June 2025, detailing requests for access to records received and...