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How do I separate personal and company decisions when I am the only director?
Separate director, shareholder, lender and personal decisions with practical records and clear treatment of company money.
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Plain answers to the company, tax and compliance questions that come with running a business in South Africa.
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Accounting & Bookkeeping
How do I test the cash effect of hiring someone before committing to a salary?
Test the full cash cost and timing of a proposed hire, including employer obligations, setup costs, ramp-up and slower customer collections.
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How do I work out which CIPC annual return years are outstanding?
Reconcile outstanding CIPC annual return years with company status, period labels, payment records and accepted filing evidence.
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How does a company profile differ from a proposal for a specific customer?
Separate a reusable company profile from a customer-specific proposal, and choose evidence, scope and commercial details appropriate to each document.
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How does a share transfer differ from issuing new shares to an investor?
Understand where investor funds go, how issued holdings change, and what to check before choosing a share transfer or new share issue.
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How should a proposal separate deliverables, assumptions and exclusions?
Define proposal deliverables, assumptions and exclusions with reviewable outputs, clear dependencies and a practical process for changes in scope.
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How should I compare this month's results when last month included a once-off sale?
Compare monthly results fairly when a large unusual sale distorts the prior period, while retaining the actual result and making any adjusted view transparent.
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How should I organise overdue tax returns across several tax types?
Organise overdue tax returns by entity, tax type and period, reconcile missing records and build a recovery sequence without submitting unsupported figures.
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How should I plan cash flow when customers pay later than agreed?
Plan realistic receipts when customers pay late, distinguish promised dates from evidence, and test the effect on specific upcoming commitments.
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How should I prepare a rolling turnover record for a VAT registration decision?
Build a traceable rolling taxable-supplies record, separate receipts from sales, and check the current SARS threshold without relying only on a financial-year total.
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How should I record expenses paid from my personal bank card?
Understand how to document a business purchase paid personally, separate reimbursement from the original expense and avoid recording the same cost twice.
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How should I respond if an auto assessment leaves out income I earned?
Respond to an auto-assessment that omits income by checking the year, identifying the missing source, correcting the right record and reviewing the revised assessment.
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