Articles
Guides to the parts of running a South African small business that the software is supposed to make easier. Written to be useful whether or not you ever become a customer.
The EMP201: declaring and paying PAYE, UIF and SDL every month
Once you employ someone, SARS expects a declaration and a payment from you every month, by the 7th. It is the most frequent deadline a small employer has, and the one most often filed from a guess.
Accounting software for people who find numbers confusing
The arithmetic is addition and subtraction. What confuses people is the vocabulary, and that is the part good software should take off you.
How to reconcile your bank account
The one check that proves your books describe real money: what each statement line can be, the four that catch people out, and how to find a difference that will not close.
How to register for VAT in South Africa
The new R2.3 million threshold, the voluntary registration decision most guides give one-sided, what SARS asks for, and what to do if you are already registered and now below the line.
How to complete a VAT201 return, field by field
What each field on the SARS VAT201 actually asks for, which transactions land on it, and the classification errors that survive a return that adds up correctly.
Best accounting software for small businesses in South Africa
A practical guide to choosing, written around the five things that are specific to South Africa rather than a ranked list of brands.
Cheap online invoicing in South Africa, and what it costs later
What a valid SARS tax invoice must contain, and the point at which a free invoicing tool starts costing more than it saves.