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NOT ALL ‘VALUE’ IS VALUE
Just because a share is cheap, doesn’t mean it’s worth buying PRESTON NARAINSAMY VALUE INVESTING involves investing in shares that are trading below their intrinsic value. This disconnect between price and value could have arisen for a range of reasons, ranging from...
IS A LOGBOOK REALLY NECESSARY?
Or can SARS use code 3702 to audit potential business kilometres travelled? SIBONGILE JEMBULA I HAVE often wondered whether SARS officials thoroughly review the submitted logbooks when taxpayers claim for travel expenses incurred as a result of business travel, or...
ETHEREUM IS STARTING TO SHINE
The transformation that could see it overtake bitcoin DANIEL BROBY THE WORLD’S second-most valuable cryptocurrency, ether, has been touching all-time highs in price ahead of a major upgrade of its underlying platform, ethereum. Ether is currently worth in...
Generous Tax Benefits for Small Businesses
MANY COMPANIES have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and have recently been wrecked by the unrest in some of the provinces.
However, tax legislation offers a legal leverage for companies to reduce their tax burden.
Making sure that your wishes are honoured.
Five documents that speak for you when you are no longer able to speak for yourself.
Here are five considerations that will help you get started and thinking on your estate planning needs and requirements.
THE NEW EMIGRATION PROCESS IS ANYTHING BUT ‘SIMPLE’
WHEN FORMER Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced in his February Budget speech that the current emigration process and its attendant compliance procedures was to be simplified with effect from 1 March 2021, I was delirious with delight!
BUILD YOUR FINANCES FROM THE GROUND UP
Like building a house, building your financial tower starts with a sound foundation
SARS will audit your Home Office Deductions
Top tips if you want your home office claim to succeed ELANIE NUNEZ IN THE wake of a surge in claims for home office deductions, SARS held a webinar to ensure taxpayers understand the requirements for their claims to pass muster. During the webinar, SARS...
A millennial’s view of the working world
Much has changed since the Baby Boomers, and even Generation X, started their careers THANDAZANI NGWENYA THERE IS a lot of research about the varied needs and world views of different generations. In this article, a working millennial discusses how work looks...
Claiming Home Office Deductions
SARS RECENTLY published a webpage, Home Office Expenses, providing guy-dance to employees who worked from home and who want to claim home office expenses as a deduction against their income.
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