A regulatory checklist for SMEs
If you’re running a small business, you might feel overwhelmed by the many regulatory bodies and requirements in South Africa. From...
7 Film Biographies to Inspire Every Entrepreneur
Movies are a great source of inspiration, and while there is no dearth of good fictional movies, what really inspires me are biographies....
5 Things You Should be Doing to Have an Insanely Productive Week
A productive week depends largely on what you focus on every working day and how much time you allocate to activities that take up your...
Tax consequences arising from the writing off of loans
We are often spoken of as an economy with high levels of debt. Even when interest rates are high, we have never been scared of gearing...
SARS takes aim at 'reluctant taxpayers'
Proposed statutory amendments to widen the information gathering powers of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) could have...
Proposed amendments to the Tax Administration Act
The draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill 2014 ("DTLAB 2014”) was published for public comment by National Treasury on 17 July...
Interest withholding tax – are you ready for 1 January 2015?
In just over 3 months’ time, the interest withholding tax ("IWT”) will come into effect - more than four years after the initial release...