28 February is the end of the tax year for all individuals, trusts and many companies and close corporations. As we approach the year end and have a good idea of our overall income and tax position for the year, now is the time to take some critical decisions. The following matters are all crucial […]
On November 27, 2014 Law No. 5,134, which regulates lawyers’ and solicitors’ fees who work in the City of Buenos Aires (hereafter the “Law”), was published in the Official Gazette. The Law, which was promoted by Jorge Rizzo and Daniel Lipovetsky from the City of Buenos Aires’s Bar Association (“CBABA”), was approved in a special […]
Talk to SME owner /managers about this and you soon discover that what most of them are doing is – just about everything. Many who started their business off the back of their own specialist knowledge or skill and a desire to be their own boss ultimately become frustrated and tired as they extend themselves […]
Processing Credit Push transactions? Taxpayers, both individuals and businesses, are required to be fully tax compliant through on time submission of returns and payments.A credit push is payment transaction initiated on the eFiling site and presented to the banking product as a bill presentation (a payment request).Only once the user has logged into the banking […]
I am passionate about good presentation, whether it’s food , a magazine , architectural design , a dance sequence or even sloppy , untidy work colleagues! Call me pedantic and a perfectionist – but when it’s not presented neatly or professionally, I start to switch off. This passion extends further to business presentations as a […]
There are some fundamentals that are common to each and every business regardless of size, type or structure. One of the most important of these is the management of profitability and cash flow. It is critical to understand the difference between them and the fact that profitability and good cash flow do not necessarily coincide. […]
Each year we await the publication of the Global Competitiveness Index, which indicates over a wide range of categories how South Africa is performing vs the rest of the world. On 3 September the 2014-5 Index was published and we share with you some of its findings concerning South Africa. Once again the trend of […]
By now most of us have received an email that requires one to click on a link to update your banking details. Hopefully we are all aware that these are scams and that no South African bank will ask you to update any banking details via an email. This made me wonder how many of […]
The accountability of the public officer has once again came under the spotlight with the introduction of the Single Registration for several taxes. SARS wants to re-establish the chain of trust from the boardroom to the public officer and from the public officer to the tax practitioner. SARS’ aim is to be able to pinpoint […]
Please be advised that we moving offices on August 13th 2014. Our telephone lines and email will be unavaliable for the duration of August 13th and we request your patience in this regard. Should you forsee any urgent issues for this day please reques the cellphone number of the MH staff member you wish to […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Owen Kriek of OAK Equity. Owen has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in South Africa. OAK Equity is a niche advisory firm, providing corporate and commercial law services within various industries, to various businesses, regarding various corporate […]
The 2014 tax season is now in full swing and individual taxpayers earning remuneration income in excess of R250 000 or earn other “non-salary” income (investments), need to submit a tax return to SARS for the year ended February 2014. There are a number of ways taxpayers could submit their annual tax return but make […]