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Office Administration & Processes: Debt Management

Debt management policies are written guidelines, allowances, and restrictions that guide the debt issuance practices in the business including the issuance process, management of a debt portfolio, and adherence to various laws and regulations

Office Administration & Processes: Calculation of Fees

Fees in respect of professional services are based on time spent at competitive hourly rates which vary depending on the nature and complexity of the services required and range from R320 per hour for compliance services to R520 per hour for consultations, business services and value added services. Within certain circumstances, and at the sole…

Human Resources Policies

Human resource policies are the formal rules and guidelines that businesses put in place to hire, train, assess, and reward the members of their workforce. These policies, when organised and disseminated in an easily used form, can serve to preempt many misunderstandings between employees and employers about their rights and obligations in the business place.

Continued Professional Development: SAIPA CPD Requirements

Statement with caluclator and pen

SAIPA encourages and supports a culture of ongoing learning, personal and professional development and empowerment by providing opportunities for the continuous development of their members. One of these opportunities is the SAIPA CPD Events, held nationally throughout the year. Engaging in CPD activities ensures that both academic and practical qualifications do not become out-dated or…

Tax Consequences of Being Married:

In Community of Property Out of Community of Property Out of Community of Property with accrual. IN COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY: If you are married in community of property, this means that current and future assets are shared equally.

10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

Steps to becoming a successful entrepreneur

Succeeding as an entrepreneur takes hard work and persistence because, unfortunately, there is no business-start-up fairy who magically bestows success on small businesses and their owners. Most successful entrepreneurs follow comparable patterns and share similar basic characteristics. Hundreds of online articles and published books claim to know the secret of success in business, but for…

Personal Liability of Members / Directors to CC / Company & Other

The members of the Close Corporation are not liable for the debt of the Close Corporation unless the members have signed surety for the debt of the Close Corporation. However, there are times when the members can be held liable for the debt of the Close Corporation in their personal capacity, even if they did…

Monitoring of Fees and Time Records

For Invoicing, law firms, accountants, consultancies, and other professional services firms (whose principle activity is to “sell time”) need their staff to track and account for time accurately, so that they can invoice their clients correctly.

PATC Closure 2017

OFFICE CLOSURE: PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE 22nd DECEMBER 2017 FOR OUR ANNUAL SHUTDOWN AND WE WILL RE-OPEN ON THE 8th JANUARY 2018. WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A FABULOUS FESTIVE SEASON & EVERYTHING OF THE BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR  Kindly ensure that you contact us way before the…