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Tax planning

Worked out in advance, not guessed at in February.

A provisional tax estimate made in a hurry is either an underpayment that attracts a penalty or an overpayment that sits with SARS until assessment. Neither is necessary. Modelling the position through the year turns the payment into a known number and gives the larger decisions somewhere to be tested first.

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Who it’s for
  • Companies and individuals registered for provisional tax
  • Businesses whose taxable income moves significantly year to year
  • Owners weighing a restructure, a disposal or a change in remuneration
  • Anyone with an unresolved SARS assessment, dispute or outstanding return history
What it includes

The work, in detail.

01

Provisional tax modelling

Both compulsory IRP6 periods are worked off actual year-to-date figures rather than a prior-year default, with a view on the optional third top-up where it avoids interest. You know the payment ahead of the deadline, not on it.

02

Company & personal income tax returns

ITR14 for the company and ITR12 for the owners, prepared so they reconcile with each other and with the financial statements. Supporting schedules are kept ready in case of verification.

03

VAT, PAYE and dividends tax

Periodic VAT returns, monthly EMP201 declarations and the interim and annual EMP501 reconciliations, plus dividends tax on declarations. Registration handled where a threshold or a change in the business triggers it.

04

Capital gains & restructure planning

Disposals, group reorganisations and asset transfers are modelled before they happen, including what relief may be available and what the timing does to the outcome.

05

SARS disputes & objections

Verification requests, additional assessments, objections and appeals — prepared with the supporting evidence attached and tracked through to resolution, rather than left open on eFiling.

06

Voluntary Disclosure Programme

Where returns or income have gone undeclared, the VDP route regularises the position on defined terms. We assess whether you qualify and prepare the application.

07

Registrations & eFiling housekeeping

Income tax, VAT, PAYE and customs registrations, tax clearance and compliance status, and keeping the eFiling profile organised so nothing sits unread.

How the engagement runs

From first call to standing rhythm.

01

Position review

We pull your filing history and compliance status from SARS and reconcile it against the accounting records to establish what is outstanding and what is exposed.

02

Clean-up

Outstanding returns, unresolved assessments and registration gaps are dealt with first, so planning is built on a settled base.

03

Forward modelling

The current year is modelled and revisited each quarter, so provisional payments track reality and there are no year-end surprises.

04

Filing & follow-through

Returns are filed on time and verification requests are answered with the supporting documentation already assembled.

Common questions
We are behind on returns. Is that a problem to bring to you?

It is the most common way engagements start. Bringing the filing history up to date is the first phase of the work, and doing it deliberately is usually better than continuing to leave it.

Can you reduce our tax bill?

We can make sure the position is accurate, that everything you are entitled to has been claimed, and that decisions are timed sensibly. What we will not do is take positions that would not survive a SARS verification.

Do you deal with SARS directly?

Yes. As registered tax practitioners we handle the correspondence, verification requests and disputes on your behalf.

Do you handle personal tax for the owners as well?

Yes, and we prefer to. The company and the owners are one planning problem, and splitting them across two firms is how the two positions stop reconciling.

Next step

Tell us what’s going on.
We’ll tell you honestly.

A 30-minute call with the lead partner — whether tax planning is the right starting point, and what an engagement would look like. No charge.

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