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Could VAT Deregistration Save Your Business Thousands Every Month? The new R2.3 million VAT threshold could materially improve margins for the right small business Imagine improving your business margin without finding another customer, increasing your sales or working longer hours. That is exactly what we identified during a recent VAT review. The business was earning […]

Tax Season 2026 Has Started: What Business Owners and Taxpayers Should Do Now Tax season has officially started. From 1 July to 12 July 2026, SARS is rolling out auto-assessments. After that, the broader filing season opens for individual taxpayers and provisional taxpayers from 13 July 2026.   This is where many taxpayers make the

Before Tax Season Starts: 7 Checks Every Business Owner Should Do Right Now Tax season does not become stressful because SARS suddenly appears. It becomes stressful because the records, documents, calculations and planning were not sorted out early enough. With the 2026 filing season now around the corner, business owners should not wait until the

Tax Season 2026 Is Officially Here: What Business Owners and Taxpayers Should Do Now Tax season has officially arrived on the radar. SARS has confirmed the 2026 tax filing season dates, and that means business owners, provisional taxpayers, individuals and anyone with more complex tax affairs should start preparing now — not when the deadline

Is Your Business Structured to Pay More Tax Than Necessary? Tax season is not only about checking expenses and submitting returns. It is also the right time to ask a bigger question: Is your business actually structured properly? Many business owners start with whatever structure made sense at the beginning. Maybe they began as a

5 Tax-Saving Checks Every Business Owner Should Do Before Tax Season Tax season has a nasty habit of arriving faster than expected. One minute you are focused on running the business, managing staff, keeping customers happy, and trying to stay ahead of rising costs. The next minute, SARS is knocking, deadlines are looming, and you

Rising Costs Are Eating Your Profit: How to Protect Your Business Before It’s Too Late Running a business is getting more expensive. Suppliers increase their prices.Wages and overheads creep up.Fuel, admin, software, rent, repairs and bank charges all seem to move in one direction. Up. The problem is that many business owners do not notice

7 Financial Moves Every Growing Business Should Be Making Right Now Build Growth on Better Numbers Growth is exciting.More sales. More customers. More opportunity.But here’s the catch: growth also puts pressure on your business. If your systems, numbers, cash flow, and financial controls are not keeping up, growth can quickly become messy, stressful, and expensive.That’s why

Cash Flow vs Profit: Why You Feel Broke Even When You’re Making Money Cash Flow vs Profit: Why You Feel Broke Even When You’re Making Money If your business is making a profit… why does your bank account feel empty? This is one of the most common frustrations business owners face. On paper, everything looks

VAT Mistakes That Cost Small Businesses Thousands (Without Them Realising) VAT is one of the most misunderstood — and most expensive — areas of small business finance. It’s not usually the big mistakes that hurt businesses.It’s the small, repeated errors that quietly add up over time. Incorrect claims, missed VAT, poor reconciliations, and timing issues