Taxation
Tax gets expensive in two ways: paying more than the law requires, and getting the compliance wrong. We handle returns and submissions on the calendar they fall due, and get involved early enough on transactions that the structure can still be changed.
Corporate Tax Compliance
Provisional and annual returns prepared from the accounting records rather than from a spreadsheet maintained alongside them. We reconcile the tax computation back to the financial statements, which is where most SARS queries begin.
- Provisional and annual income tax returns
- Tax computations reconciled to the AFS
- Deferred tax calculations
- Corporate income tax registration
Value Added Tax
VAT errors compound quietly because the returns are frequent. We review how VAT is being applied across your transaction types, correct the treatment where it is wrong, and handle the submissions.
- VAT registration and deregistration
- Monthly and bi monthly return preparation
- Input tax review and apportionment
- VAT treatment of specific transactions
Employees Tax and PAYE
Payroll taxes attract penalties quickly because submission dates are fixed and SARS applies them automatically. We prepare the monthly declarations and reconciliations, and check that benefits and allowances are being taxed correctly.
- Monthly EMP201 declarations
- Bi annual EMP501 reconciliations
- Fringe benefit and allowance treatment
- IRP5 and IT3a certificate issuing
SARS Disputes and Resolution
An assessment you disagree with carries deadlines, and missing them removes the right to object. We prepare the objection or appeal, handle the correspondence, and negotiate payment arrangements where the liability itself is not in dispute.
- Objections and appeals
- Responses to SARS verification and audit
- Payment arrangements and compromises
- Voluntary disclosure applications
Tax Planning and Structuring
Planning has to happen before the transaction, not in the return. We look at group structures, remuneration mixes and transaction terms while there is still time to change them, and document the position taken in case it is later queried.
- Group and holding structure review
- Remuneration structuring
- Transaction and disposal planning
- Documented tax positions
