Author Archives: Primorial Solutions

Your Tax Deadlines for November 2022

7 November – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and [...]

Is Your Pricing Model Killing Your Business?

“The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you’re eating into your reputation or your [...]

9 Key Metrics Every Business Should Track

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” (Peter Drucker) Metrics are defined as a [...]

Are You Claiming Your Full Tax Relief for Disability-Related Medical Expenses?

“South Africa is aligned with the practice in many other countries of granting tax relief [...]

How The Gig Economy Is Changing Traditional Businesses

“If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for October 2022

7 October – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 October – VAT manual submissions and [...]

Recession on the Horizon: Here’s How to Survive

“During recession greed dies, frugality survives.” (Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words)  With yet another return [...]

Are You Ready for a COIDA Employer Site Visit and Audit?

“The main objective… is to provide compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases [...]

Loadshedding: Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Alternative Power

“This is a call for all South Africans to be part of the solution; to [...]

How To Avoid Bad Customers

 “Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” (Lisa [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for September 2022

7 September – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 23 September – VAT manual submissions and [...]

Top Ten Tips for Maintaining a Strong Cash Flow

“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” (Sir [...]

The Importance of a Good Credit Score

 “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” (Abraham Lincoln) A good [...]

Choosing Accounting Software for Your Small Business

“Creativity is great – but not in accounting.” (Charles Scott, Former governor of Kentucky) Being [...]

Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax?

“A trust is a ‘person’ for tax purposes and is therefore a taxpayer in its [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for August 2022

5 August – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 August – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Tax Season 2022 Now Open: Beware, This Year’s Deadlines are Shorter!

“Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income [...]

Keep Your Business Simple!

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking [...]

Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options…

“Tax debtors are expected to take responsibility for their tax obligations and to organise their [...]

Learning The Essential Art of Delegation

“The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for July 2022

7 July – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 July – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for June 2022

7 June – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 24 June – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Estate Planning: Act Now to Protect Your Family and Business After You Are Gone

“The golden rule of all estate planning is: don’t wait.” (Missionwealth.com) Just 20% of South [...]

How to Prepare for and Manage a Business Crisis

“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger [...]

Five Financial Reports for Informed Decision-Making

“What gets measured, gets managed.” (Peter Drucker) Financial reports, such as a balance sheet, income [...]

Tax Freedom Day 2022: The Day We Stopped Working for Government

“Taxpayer: One who doesn’t have to pass a civil service exam to work for the [...]

The Simple Solution to Hassle-Free EMP501 Final Recons

“The employer in collaborating with SARS plays a critical coalition towards adherence and compliance of [...]

The 7 Signs It’s Time to Move Your Business Out of The Garage

“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, [...]

Companies: How Will the Reduced Tax Rate and Assessed Loss Rules Affect You?

“What the government gives it must first take away.” (John S. Coleman) It certainly seemed [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for May 2022

06 May Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 May Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions [...]

What The New Employment Tax Incentive Limits Mean for Your Business

“Since the unemployment rate in the Republic is of concern to Government; and since Government [...]

When, Why and Whose Jobs You Should Be Outsourcing

“If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you’re putting yourself out [...]

Planning to Cease Being a South African Tax Resident? What You Should Know Before Approaching SARS

“Dear IRS, I am writing to you to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name [...]

A Guide to Accessing Funds That Can Help Your Small Business

“All company bosses want a policy on corporate social responsibility. The positive effect is hard [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for April 2022

1 April Start of the 2022/23 Financial Year 7 April Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments [...]

Budget 2022: Your Share of Billions in Tax Relief and Business Support

“Now is not the time to increase taxes and put the recovery at risk! Accordingly, [...]

Budget 2022: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

How much will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes? Use Fin [...]

SARS Makes SMME Tax Compliance Easier

“Tax complexity itself is a kind of tax” (Max Baucus) NOTE: Bear in mind that [...]

Multiple Income Streams? The PAYE Dangers and a New Option for Pensioners

“Every advantage has its tax.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) An unfortunate reality for many non-provisional taxpayers [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for March 2022

7 March Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 March Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and [...]

Financial Year End Reporting: Challenges to Manage, Opportunities for Benefit

“Any remedy is going to depend on having financial statements that are reliable” (Tom Foley) [...]

Six Tips for Creating a Distraction-Free Home Office

“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies [...]

Small Businesses That Survived 2021 – How They Made It

“At the heart of the strategy is a strong belief…that systemic problems require systemic solutions” (MIT Sloan [...]

Seven Crucial Tax and Other Issues to Address When an Employee Dies

“Employees are the key to your success… Treat them well!” (Ron Kaufman) The death of [...]

Budget 2022: The Minister of Finance Wants to Hear from You!

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited the public to share suggestions on the 2022 Budget [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for February 2022

7 February Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 February Excise Duty payments 25 February [...]

Interest Rate Hikes: How to Buffer Your Business in 2022 and Beyond

“The implied policy rate path of the Quarterly Projection Model indicates an increase of 25 [...]

Five Tips for Improving Your Workforce Management

“It is equally important to know if we have a happy and engaged workforce as [...]

The Top 10 Complaints Against SARS: What You Can Do to Protect Your Rights

“… the OTO commits to continue doing everything possible to ensure that taxpayers are not [...]

SMEs – Why You Should Consider Employee Benefit Packages

“Human resources isn’t a thing we do, it’s the thing that runs our business” (American real estate developer, [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for January 2022

 7 January Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 January Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions [...]

‘Tis the Season for Giving but Beware the Taxman!

 “Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.” (John D. Rockefeller Jr.) [...]

Festive Season Cybercrime Alert: Tips from SARS

“Cyber Attack: An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose [...]

The Hybrid Workforce Debate: What SMEs Need to Know

“Success in a hybrid work environment requires employers to move beyond viewing remote or hybrid [...]

What To Do When Preparing to Sell Your Business

“As much as you might love running your business, you must have an end-goal in [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for December 2021

2 December – Extended filing season deadline for non-provisional individual taxpayers (originally 23 November 2021) [...]

What Auto-Assessed Taxpayers Must Know as the November Deadline Looms

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax” (Albert Einstein) A [...]

How To Get a R1.8m CGT Exclusion When Selling Your Small Business

“The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk [...]

Boost Your Business Plan – Build an Effective Website with These 6 Tips

“Almost overnight the internet has gone from a technical wonder to a business must” (Bill [...]

Cloud Computing Offers Small Businesses New Age Solutions for Less

“Cloud is about how you do computing, not where you do computing” (Author and former [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for November 2021

05 November – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 November – End of Filing [...]

Letter of Demand from SARS? Handle With Care!

“A senior SARS official may authorise the issue of a notice to a person who [...]

Small Businesses: Reap the Benefits of Cashless Transactions

“Mobile devices, high-speed data communication, and online commerce are creating expectations that convenient, secure, real-time [...]

How to Build Your Business with Freelancers

“The gig economy is empowerment. This new business paradigm empowers individuals to better shape their [...]

Crypto Assets and Tax – From the Horse’s Mouth

“The future of money is digital currency” (Bill Gates) If you are thinking of buying [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for October 2021

7 October – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 October – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Emergency Tax Relief: Is Your Business Eligible and What Should You Consider?

“SARS will implement these tax relief measures because compliant taxpayers have paid their fair share [...]

Business Combinations: A Path to Exponential Growth and Profitability?

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself” (Henry Ford) Initiating, [...]

The Top 5 Leadership Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts [...]

SMEs and Microinsurance: Benefits and Risks

“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for September 2021

07 September – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 September – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Home Office Expenses: To Claim or Not to Claim?

“We would simply ask taxpayers to consider carefully the longer-term implication of defining an area [...]

6 Tips on Surviving the Failure of a Big Client

“Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy” (Bret Stephens) [...]

Alternative Funding for Your Small Business

“When looking for funding, don’t just look for cash. Look for the right people” (American [...]

Audit Your Employee Taxes, Before SARS Does

“One of our strategic objectives is to make it easy for taxpayers to comply with [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for August 2021

7 August – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 August – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

How 67 Minutes on Mandela Day Can Change Our World and Benefit Your Business

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is [...]

Tax Filing Season 2021 Opened 1 July: Start Preparing!

 “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” (Mark Twain) To avoid the last-minute rush, [...]

4 Ways to Measure Your Company’s Performance, Beyond Profit

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just [...]

What You Should Know About Airbnb and Tax

“All forms of rental income must be declared to SARS … We are … determined [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for July 2021

1 July – Start of Filing Season 2021 for Individuals (Non-Provisional) 1 July – Start [...]

Got Cryptocurrency? Here’s How Much SARS Wants…

The future of money is digital currency” (Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft) Note: The risks [...]

Youth Day: Why Our Young People Are So Important to Your Business

“If [business is] not listening to the youth, they are not listening to their future [...]

How SMMEs Can Benefit Financially from the Fourth Industrial Revolution

“Digital is the main reason just over half of the companies on the Fortune 500 [...]

8 Tips for Marketing Your Business on Instagram

“You are what you share” (Charles Leadbeater, We Think: The Power of Mass Creativity) Instagram [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for June 2021

7 June – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 June – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Uncertain, Costly Power Supply: How to Mitigate Your Risk

“The more that energy costs, the less economic activity there can be” (Robert Zubrin) It [...]

A Basic Guide to PAYE and Four Common Mistakes

“The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away” [...]

POPIA and Your Business: A Practical 5-Step Action Plan to Implement Now

“By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail” (Benjamin Franklin) The media is awash [...]

Where does Fairness Belong in Your Business and Why Should You Care?

Many decisions are made on the basis of careful research and considerations about a variety [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for May 2021

7 May – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 May – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Selected for SARS Verification or Audit? Here’s What to Expect… and What to Do

“Is there a phrase in the English language more fraught with menace than a tax [...]

Raising Small Business Finance in 2021: 5 Common Mistakes with a High Impact

“Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and [...]

Leadership, Ethics and Governance: The Benefits for Your Business

The European (and South African) authorities (refer to governance codes below) opted for a principles-based approach. However, [...]

SMME Owners: Your Training and Education Will Boost Your Business

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest,” (American politician and inventor, Benjamin Franklin) Most [...]

Employers: Compensation Fund Return of Earnings Deadline Extended

The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) provides a statutory insurance policy for [...]

Your Tax Deadlines for April 2021

7 April – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 23 April – Value-Added Tax (VAT) [...]

Budget 2021: What It Means to You

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” [...]

Budget 2021: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

How much will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes? Use Fin [...]

3 Survival Tips for Your Small Business In 2021: Little Things with A High Impact

“If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today” (Thích [...]