An accountant forowner-managed small businesses

Monthly management accounts and a short review of what they mean, so you price, hire and borrow on real numbers instead of last year's tax return. We flag the trends worth acting on (margins slipping, debtors stretching, cash getting tight) while there is still time to do something about them.

We set your books up in cloud accounting software with bank feeds, so transactions arrive on their own and reconciling becomes a monthly review rather than a weekend job. You keep your own login, so your records are always yours to see, not stuck in a folder on our side.

Behind on SARS returns? We pull your compliance profile from eFiling, list everything outstanding, and file it oldest first: income tax, VAT, EMP201s and CIPC annual returns. Where penalties have been raised, we can ask SARS to remit them if the grounds exist. Once you're current, we keep you there with a filing calendar.

After the intro call you get a written quote for an agreed scope: bookkeeping, VAT, payroll submissions, year-end statements and tax, whichever apply. One monthly amount covers that scope, so you can budget for it. If the scope changes, for example you register for VAT or take on staff, we requote before any extra work starts.

There is no regulated fee scale for accountants in South Africa. The cost depends on your transaction volume, the number of employees on payroll, whether you're VAT-registered, the state of your records and whether you need annual financial statements. Ask for a written, fixed-scope monthly quote covering bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and year-end tax before you commit.

A small business only charges VAT and pays it over to SARS once it is registered as a VAT vendor. Registration is compulsory when taxable supplies exceed R2.3 million over 12 months, from 1 April 2026, and optional above R120,000. Below the compulsory threshold a business can usually stay unregistered, and qualifying micro businesses may consider turnover tax instead.

It depends on your profit, your risk and your plans. A sole proprietor is taxed personally at individual rates. A (Pty) Ltd is a separate legal entity that pays company tax, and a qualifying small business corporation pays lower rates on its first R550,000 of taxable income. We compare the after-tax result and admin cost for your numbers before you decide.

Check that the person signing your returns is a registered tax practitioner (SARS has an online lookup) and belongs to a professional body such as SAICA. Ask who will actually do the work, how you'll get your numbers during the year, and for a written quote that lists what's included. Make sure your records sit in software you can access yourself.

Yes. We pull your SARS compliance profile, list every outstanding return and payment, and file them in order, oldest first. Where penalties have been raised, we can request remission if there are grounds for it. If the problem involves income that was never declared, we'll explain the Voluntary Disclosure Programme and whether it applies to you.