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The real test is not whether backups exist, but whether the business can restore trusted operations. Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive cyber threats facing organisations. It can encrypt systems, interrupt operations, expose sensitive information and place...
A calm, structured response can reduce harm and support better decision-making. Data breaches are no longer rare events reserved for large multinationals. They affect public bodies, private companies, professional firms, healthcare providers, schools, financial...
IFRS 18 becomes effective 1 January 2027 and is expected to have a material impact on how entities present their Statement of Financial Performance in the financial statements. The Statement of Financial Performance is presented either as a single statement of profit...
The South African Reserve Bank has signalled closer scrutiny of cross-border payment facilitators, reflecting the rapid growth of digital commerce and offshore merchant activity. This is an important development for fintechs, payment providers, online platforms and...
CIPC has moved further away from email-based submissions, making its Case Management System the mandatory channel for several important processes. This is a practical change for companies, directors, practitioners and advisers who still rely on legacy email addresses...
SARS is increasingly extending its digital compliance approach beyond income tax and into customs, travel and cross-border trade. Recent changes suggest that border compliance is becoming more data-driven, more immediate and less tolerant of gaps in documentation. ...
For the 2026 filing season, taxpayers selected for auto-assessment will receive notice between 1 and 12 July, before the broader filing period opens for non-provisional taxpayers on 13 July. The aim is to reduce the burden on taxpayers by using information SARS...
Big businesses have big budgets, big teams, and big safety nets. Small businesses have none of these things … And at times this can be to their advantage. The mistake many small business owners make is looking up towards their conglomerate competition and trying to...
Understanding the tax benefits and limitations of a trust or special trust is crucial to ensuring the trust beneficiaries are provided for as intended. South Africans can choose between several different trust structures, each with different purposes, benefits and...
Millennials and Gen Z – two generations raised on social media, shaped by climate anxiety, and equipped with instant access to information – are now rewriting the rules of consumer behaviour. For these switched-on generations, purchases are a statement of identity....
SARS's "The Power of Done" campaign promotes seamless, digital tax compliance for Tax Filing Season 2026. The season officially opens on 13 July, although auto-assessed taxpayers will receive notifications from 1 to 12 July. Find out here what the deadlines are, which...
