Why do I need to know my rights as taxpayer?
Since the introduction of the Tax Administration Act in 2011, which aimed to consolidate most of the administrative matters in tax acts, taxpayers have become ever more aware of their rights in dealing with the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
How to make a single income household work
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many households questioning the future of their families, especially when it comes to living arrangements when one of the family’s sources of income have fallen away.
How to make the most of your work-from-home experiment
Whenever humanity faces a problem as tremendous as a global pandemic, it unequivocally necessitates societal change. In a pandemic, these changes are often tangible as they disrupt the very norms of our daily existence and activities.
Smart accounting: Are you VAT compliant?
The last several years have seen an increase in “smart accounting systems” that have online capabilities and that can integrate with various other business solutions. These smart accounting systems have revolutionised traditional accounting, and there can be no question that many businesses run...
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Met somer wat uiteindelik aangebreek het en die dae wat redelik na normaal kon terugkeer, kan ons nie help om glimlagte op ons gesigte te hê en uit te sien na die laaste deel van die jaar nie. Vooruitsigte van vakansie en ‘n welverdiende blaaskans is die motivering wat ons nodig het om die jaar goed af te sluit.
Tax filing season is the scammer’s bread and butter
In late August 2020, a large credit bureau in South Africa was the target of a data breach where millions of private individual and company data records were compromised. This data leakage, coupled with the tax filing season, makes for the perfect opportunity for taxpayers’ information to be abused
Why is real estate such a trusted investment?
While interest rates may alter mortgage repayments at first, real estate offers a somewhat constant financial investment. Once home loans are repaid in full, real estate offers the owner a constant income that does not fluctuate with the market...
Was your will signed in the presence of witnesses?
The formalities for the valid execution of a Will are set out in the Wills Act. Section 2 of the Wills Act, Act 7 of 1953, reads: “No will executed … shall be valid unless the will is signed at the end thereof by the testator… and such signature is made by the testator…
