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Bloom SA
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bloom SA
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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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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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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Bloom SA
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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Bloom SA
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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