Insurance for a Small Service Business
The four covers most small South African service businesses actually need, and the one clause that decides whether a claim pays.
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CIPC registration, business banking and pricing your work.
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Hiring Your First Employee
What changes the day you put someone on payroll: registrations, contracts, deductions and the costs beyond the salary.
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Turnover Tax for Micro Businesses
An optional simplified tax for very small businesses, charged on turnover rather than profit. Who qualifies and when it is worth it.
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Provisional Tax: The Basics
If you earn income that is not taxed at source, you are probably a provisional taxpayer. What that means and when the payments fall due.
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Do You Need a Business Licence?
Most South African businesses do not need a licence. The categories that do, and why the answer depends on your municipality.
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B-BBEE Affidavits for Small Businesses
Small businesses below the turnover threshold can use a sworn affidavit instead of a verification certificate. What it is and when clients ask for it.
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Choosing and Protecting a Business Name
A CIPC name reservation is not a trademark. What each one protects, and how to avoid choosing a name you cannot keep.
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Registering for Tax as a New Business
What a new South African business has to register for with SARS, what happens automatically, and what only applies once you cross a threshold.
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CIPC Company Registration Cost
CIPC charges R125 to register a private company and R50 to reserve a name. The full fee list, and the costs people forget to budget for.
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