Anyone leaving or entering South Africa faces a new SARS requirement: an online declaration of goods, cash and other items before crossing the border.
By: Dewald Theron
Automation once promised lower costs and fewer repetitive tasks. Some businesses are now bringing people back to jobs they had handed to software.
By: Dewald Theron
Most business owners think their personal will covers the business too. A business will is the separate plan for who runs it, who may buy the shares, and at what price.
By: Dewald Theron
SARS offers rebates, incentives and deductions that can reduce the tax you pay in the 2026 filing season, if you know which ones apply and how to claim them.
By: Dewald Theron
Estimate taxable income, apply the tax tables, then work out the first and second IRP6 payments. Dates and a company note included.
By: Dewald Theron
Add 15% VAT to a price, or take it out, with the two standard South African formulas and a rand example each way.
By: Dewald Theron
Every business leader, from the corner office to the corner store, has a story they wish they could rewrite. A product launched too early, a hire made too hastily, a pivot that led off a cliff. Despite this, bad business decisions are not a sign of a bad leader, they are...
By: Dewald Theron
Running a business in South Africa is a challenge. Quite apart from the political and economic conditions, every business must also comply with a web of governance, regulatory, tax, and labour law requirements. It’s a massive cost burden, but failing to comply can mean...
By: Dewald Theron
As cloud-based software delivery has lowered the barrier to adoption, many companies are starting to lose track of the number of software subscriptions they have. This phenomenon is known as “SaaS creep” (SaaS stands for Software as a Service) and research suggests that the...
By: Dewald Theron
