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Aug 27, 20204 min read

How Chaos Sparks Business Innovation

“All great changes are preceded by chaos. The disruption we see in the world is the prelude to emergence.” (Deepak Chopra) The greatest...

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Tax Incentives to Invest in Small Business: The Clock is Ticking

Bloom SA

Aug 27, 20203 min read

Tax Incentives to Invest in Small Business: The Clock is Ticking

“Creating an environment in which SMMEs can thrive is inextricably linked to creating conditions in which all businesses can thrive.”...

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Tips and Ideas to Retain Your Best Staff and Skills During COVID-19

Bloom SA

Aug 27, 20205 min read

Tips and Ideas to Retain Your Best Staff and Skills During COVID-19

Small businesses across South Africa face the challenge of keeping their best staff and skills during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure...

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Six Important Business Lessons From The Coronavirus Pandemic

Bloom SA

Aug 27, 20205 min read

Six Important Business Lessons From The Coronavirus Pandemic

“Given the nature of the crisis, all hands should be on deck, all available tools should be used” (Christine Lagarde, President of the...

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Bloom SA

Aug 27, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for September 2020

1 September – Starting date for online filing 1 September - Branch filing - Taxpayers who cannot file electronically 1 September - Start...

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Employees Working from Home: What Tax Deductions Can You Claim?

Bloom SA

Jul 30, 20203 min read

Employees Working from Home: What Tax Deductions Can You Claim?

“We like to give people the freedom to work where they want, safe in the knowledge that they have the drive and expertise to perform...

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Protecting your Company’s Reputation When Staff Work from Home

Bloom SA

Jul 30, 20202 min read

Protecting your Company’s Reputation When Staff Work from Home

“It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute” (Will Rogers) Whilst many employees enjoy working from...

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What Happens if your Driver’s Licence Expires During the Pandemic and You Have an Accident?

Bloom SA

Jul 30, 20202 min read

What Happens if your Driver’s Licence Expires During the Pandemic and You Have an Accident?

Driving licence test centres were closed during the lockdown and even prior to that centres were running behind in renewing driver’s...

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POPIA (The Protection of Personal Information Act) is Now Law and the Clock is Ticking

Bloom SA

Jul 30, 20202 min read

POPIA (The Protection of Personal Information Act) is Now Law and the Clock is Ticking

Globally, governments are responding to the vast amounts of information flooding into the public domain due to the growth in companies...

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Bloom SA

Jul 30, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for August 2020

7 August – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 August – VAT manual submissions and payments 28 August – Excise Duty payments 31...

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Tax Season 2020 will be Easier Thanks to SARS’ New Approach!

Bloom SA

Jun 29, 20202 min read

Tax Season 2020 will be Easier Thanks to SARS’ New Approach!

“Death, taxes, and childbirth! There’s never any convenient time for any of them” (Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind) This year’s tax...

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Giving is Good – Just Know Who You are Giving To

Bloom SA

Jun 29, 20204 min read

Giving is Good – Just Know Who You are Giving To

There is usually an upsurge in giving when there is a severe crisis. COVID-19 is no exception – witness the outpouring of help for...

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Who will Emerge as Winners and Losers in the Post Covid-19 Marketplace?

Bloom SA

Jun 29, 20203 min read

Who will Emerge as Winners and Losers in the Post Covid-19 Marketplace?

Many trends that emerged in the lockdown period will almost certainly continue post Covid-19. Technology, for example, has received a...

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Fraudsters are Everywhere: Cybercrime up 667% since Lockdown

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Jun 29, 20201 min read

Fraudsters are Everywhere: Cybercrime up 667% since Lockdown

There has been a surge in internet scams over the past three months – from malware, phishing and ransomware to obtaining your log-in...

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Bloom SA

Jun 29, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for July 2020

7 July – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 24 July – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 July – Excise Duty payments 31 July – VAT...

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Technology, COVID-19 and How the World Will Change

Bloom SA

May 26, 20204 min read

Technology, COVID-19 and How the World Will Change

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” (Vladimir Lenin, who would have known!) In a recent...

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Tax Freedom Day: How Many Days Did You Work for The Taxman in 2020?

Bloom SA

May 26, 20202 min read

Tax Freedom Day: How Many Days Did You Work for The Taxman in 2020?

“I Have Bad News and – No, Actually I Just Have Bad News” (Rick Riordan) In the current year it has taken the average South African 126...

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Life Made Easier (and Safer) For Non-eFilers

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May 26, 20201 min read

Life Made Easier (and Safer) For Non-eFilers

When SARS have requested documentation from taxpayers who do not use eFiling, the taxpayers have had to take these documents into a SARS...

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Bloom SA

May 26, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for June 2020

5 June – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 June – VAT manual submissions and payments 28 June – Excise Duty payments 30 June – VAT...

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COVID-19 and Directors: Your Duties and Liabilities in the Coronavirus Crisis

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Apr 29, 20203 min read

COVID-19 and Directors: Your Duties and Liabilities in the Coronavirus Crisis

There are significant obligations placed on directors by the Companies Act and personal and criminal liabilities if they fail to meet...

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