Taking hold of your tax
South Africans receive little in return for the taxes they pay. What can be done to remedy this unsatisfactory state of affairs?
Food inflation – who is to blame?
Consumers invariably blame farmers when food prices rise. The reality is very different.
Skill matters, not title deeds
What really matters in life is not what you own but what you can do. Your skill is your safety net.
Safex – ignore at your peril!
In the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 maize marketing years, maize farmers suffered large losses by ignoring the Safex futures market. What about 2014/2015?
About CGT exemptions
Antiques, classic cars and other ‘collectibles’ increase in value, but need not attract capital gains tax.
Manage your time well
If you’re run off your feet, always late and full of anxiety, with never any time to do the things you love – stop, quiet your mind, and think.
The employment incentive subsidy
Determining employee eligibility and calculating the requisite amount
Managing today’s biggest risk
Security of tenure on commercial farm land is under threat – but just like any other business risk, it can be managed.
Exploring Steven Covey’s matrix
Time management is self management. If you never have time to do the important things in life – look in the mirror.
Managers: sometimes, it’s hard to be soft
Our education is dominated by learning hard skills, yet it’s the soft skills that make for great managers. How well-balanced are you?
Land reform proposal – a clear and present danger
The 50% land to farm worker proposal is impractical and has dangerous ramifications.
Measure profits first, walk later
How the struggling can thrive and the successful can boost profits even further.
Understanding our differences
Without a shared vision, success is impossible. We simply have to achieve it, despite the special difficulties we face in Africa.
Every taxpayer needs the services of a registered tax practitioner
In tax matters, many cases heard in the High Court or Appeal Court are decided by means of majority judgements.
Attorney-client privilege, or not?
Here is yet another important case for practitioners dealing in tax disputes with the SA Revenue Service
The world food situation
Supply and demand remain in tight balance and highly volatile. However, international prices will probably remain near to current levels.
‘Ja, but…’ is just not good enough
A host of excellent organisations are on hand to help farmers institute ethical practices. Yet sometimes standards are truly abysmal.
Climate change can work for you
The spectre of global warming provides interesting opportunities for farmers to boost profits.
About historical base costs
This important case will be helpful for any practitioner dealing in tax disputes with SARS.
Lose the swagger!
The truth is, whether you’re a politician or CEO, there is only one route to true leadership, the kind that makes a real and lasting contribution to the lives of those who depend on you.
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