How-To Guides for South African Businesses

How to register for VAT in South Africa: mandatory at R2.3 million taxable supplies, voluntary from R120,000. File VAT101 on SARS eFiling with CIPC certificate and bank letter. Approval in 1–21 days.

How to calculate PAYE on salary in South Africa: annualise gross pay, apply SARS 2026/2027 brackets, subtract rebates and medical credits, divide by 12. Free PAYE calculator included.

Complete guide to provisional tax in South Africa. Learn who must pay, how to calculate payments, and deadlines for IRP6 submissions.

Register a Pty Ltd with CIPC in South Africa: name reservation (R50), online CoR14.1 filing (R175), 1–5 business days. Documents, MOI, and post-registration SARS steps explained.

Step-by-step guide to claiming a home office tax deduction with SARS. Eligibility requirements, calculation method, and required documentation.

Learn how two-pot retirement withdrawals are taxed in South Africa. Step-by-step calculation of marginal tax rate impact with worked examples.

How to submit a VAT201 return on SARS eFiling: gather output and input VAT, complete the return, pay by the 25th after each bi-monthly period. Step-by-step with due dates.

How to calculate medical aid tax credits in South Africa: Section 6A gives R376/month for the first two members and R254 per additional dependant; Section 6B adds credits for out-of-pocket expenses. Credits reduce tax rand-for-rand.

Learn how to calculate UIF contributions for employees in South Africa. Current rates, ceiling amounts, and employer obligations explained.

SARS depreciation rates 2026: straight-line wear-and-tear under Section 11(e). Computers 3 years, vehicles 5 years, furniture 6 years. Depreciation calculator and worked examples for South Africa.

Step-by-step guide to converting readable bank statement PDFs into CSV files for Excel, bookkeeping, and accounting import prep.

Prepare scanned bank statement pages for AI/OCR extraction, export CSV, and open the reviewed rows in Excel.

Learn how to extract transaction dates, descriptions, debits, credits, and balances from statement PDFs into a reviewable CSV.

Clean and review extracted bank statement CSV files before importing into accounting software.

Download a FNB bank statement PDF and prepare it for Accounter's bank statement to CSV converter.

Download a ABSA bank statement PDF and prepare it for Accounter's bank statement to CSV converter.

Download a Capitec bank statement PDF and prepare it for Accounter's bank statement to CSV converter.

Download a Standard Bank bank statement PDF and prepare it for Accounter's bank statement to CSV converter.

Download a Nedbank bank statement PDF and prepare it for Accounter's bank statement to CSV converter.