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Barriers need to be removed for small businesses

HAVE you been wondering why SA is failing to ramp up its export revenues despite a much weaker rand?

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest...

BEE rules ‘don’t hinder foreign investment’

BLACK economic empowerment (BEE) requirements are not impeding foreign direct investment (FDI) into SA, according to a number of specialists in the fi...

Small business owners ‘need support with handling tax affairs’

THE cost of regulatory compliance for small businesses and entrepreneurs in SA is "prohibitively expensive" with current research showing that this co...

Employment tax incentive ‘showing positive results’

FINANCE Minister Nhlanhla Nene said initial reports suggested the employment tax incentive was showing positive results.

The incentive was introduced...

BEE deals must be rooted in business principles

HAVING concluded a major black economic empowerment (BEE) deal alongside respected business leader Patrice Motsepe, we feel we have learnt quite a bit...

SMMEs should realise the benefits of preparing financial statements

The importance of preparing financial statements for Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprise (SMMEs) cannot be over emphasised, advises the South Afr...

Davis committee calls for fairer small-business tax system

THE Davis Tax Committee on Monday released an interim report that strives to improve tax benefits and incentives for small and medium-sized enterprise...

Squeeze on personal taxpayer has reached its limits, SA warned

SOUTH Africa relies too heavily on personal income tax and on value added tax (VAT) in its overall tax mix. The tax system is "at full stretch", and a...

SARS rolls out ‘tighter’ single registration process

A SINGLE registration process similar to the "know your client" process that South African banks went through in terms of the Financial Intelligence C...

Tax reform must keep up with businesses, say CEOs

THE CEOs of multinational companies are increasingly advocating international tax reform, to keep pace with changes in the business world, according t...

All state ministries should prioritise SMEs

I SINCERELY hope job creation becomes an urgency in line with what political parties promised during recent robust electioneering.

Fortuitously, Afric...