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Tips for Managing your Staff Working from Home

Bloom SA

Apr 29, 20202 min read

Tips for Managing your Staff Working from Home

In this brave new world of COVID-19, many people are working from home. Even after there is a cure for the virus, this trend will likely...

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How Different Will Our Landscape Be Post-Coronavirus?

Bloom SA

Apr 29, 20202 min read

How Different Will Our Landscape Be Post-Coronavirus?

“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr) Pandemics kill more people than wars – the introduction...

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Bloom SA

Apr 29, 20202 min read

Be Ready for a SARS Lifestyle Audit

We read about Eskom staff having to undergo lifestyle audits so that corruption can be identified and stamped out. SARS have been...

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Apr 29, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for May 2020

7 May – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 May – VAT manual submissions and payments 28 May – Excise Duty payments 29 May – VAT...

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FURTHER TAX MEASURES TO COMBAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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Apr 23, 20204 min read

FURTHER TAX MEASURES TO COMBAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Government recognises that the far-reaching lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus are having a significant impact on...

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COVID-19 Lockdown: Relief Programs for Businesses and SMMEs

Bloom SA

Mar 30, 20207 min read

COVID-19 Lockdown: Relief Programs for Businesses and SMMEs

“Never let a good crisis go to waste” (Winston Churchill)” The President, telling the nation that “We will prioritise the lives and...

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Businesses: How to Survive the Coronavirus Panic

Bloom SA

Mar 30, 20203 min read

Businesses: How to Survive the Coronavirus Panic

“Never let a good crisis go to waste” (Winston Churchill) Globally, the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread panic amongst societies and...

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Is Passwordless Authentication the Next Big Step?

Bloom SA

Mar 30, 20202 min read

Is Passwordless Authentication the Next Big Step?

Consider these facts: Over 80% of hacking is password related. In the first world the average cost of fixing a successful hack is $3.9...

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On a Lighter Note – Some Entertaining Tax Stories

Bloom SA

Mar 30, 20201 min read

On a Lighter Note – Some Entertaining Tax Stories

UK Revenue officials recently released some entertaining excuses from taxpayers: One taxpayer claimed their mother-in law was a witch and...

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Mar 30, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for April 2020

7 April – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 24 April – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 April – Excise Duty payments 30 April –...

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Mar 29, 20202 min read

COVID-19 TAX RELIEF MEASURES

The Minister of Finance released details on the proposed tax relief measures (for compliant ta xpayers) announced by President Ramaphosa...

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Bloom SA

Mar 2, 20203 min read

Budget 2020: Some Tax Relief!

Taxpayers were preparing for once again being squeezed in 2020, but we have been pleasantly surprised as we have been given a myriad of...

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Your Selection of Budget 2020 Tax Calculators

Bloom SA

Mar 2, 20201 min read

Your Selection of Budget 2020 Tax Calculators

How long will you work for the taxman today? Input your salary into the 2020 Tax Clock calculator and find out how many hours you will...

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Bloom SA

Mar 2, 20202 min read

Budget 2020: Will it Please Moody’s?

“Baby, baby, baby you’re out of time” (The Rolling Stones) Over the past several years South Africa’s debt position has worsened...

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Directors: “Knowing” Is A Potentially Career-Threatening Word for You

Bloom SA

Mar 2, 20203 min read

Directors: “Knowing” Is A Potentially Career-Threatening Word for You

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” (Benjamin Franklin) The Companies Act 2008 places onerous duties on directors and if...

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Bloom SA

Mar 2, 20201 min read

Your Tax Deadlines for March 2020

6 March – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 March – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 March – Excise Duty payments 31 March –...

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Take Advantage of the Venture Capital Company Allowance While You Can

Bloom SA

Jan 29, 20203 min read

Take Advantage of the Venture Capital Company Allowance While You Can

“There are two systems of taxation in our country: one for the informed and one for the uninformed” (U.S. Judge Learned Hand) Small and...

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Small Businesses: How to Survive and Thrive

Bloom SA

Jan 29, 20202 min read

Small Businesses: How to Survive and Thrive

“Why do approximately 70% – 80% of small businesses fail within five years? Why are certain entrepreneurs more successful than others?”...

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Directors: Be Careful, You Will Be Held More Accountable In 2020

Bloom SA

Jan 29, 20202 min read

Directors: Be Careful, You Will Be Held More Accountable In 2020

The past few years have seen scandals emerging in both the private and public sectors. Steinhoff, State Capture, Eskom, the Guptas and...

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Lying About Qualifications – Prison Time for Employees on the Horizon

Bloom SA

Jan 29, 20202 min read

Lying About Qualifications – Prison Time for Employees on the Horizon

An issue that has been around for a while has been employees misrepresenting their qualifications to their employer. This has adverse...

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