March 2021 - Logista

3 Survival Tips for Your Small Business In 2021: Little Things with A High Impact

10/03/2021 14/05/2021

Given the past year’s pandemic and economic chaos it’s relatively safe to call the present a “hostile economic environment”. Small businesses are struggling across the board as imports are hard to come by, exports near impossible to make, and clients are stripped of their expendable income. In these circumstances it’s wise for the small business …

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Budget 2021: What It Means to You

05/03/2021 23/03/2022

Faced with apprehension, the first Budget Speech of the “new normal’ was generally well-received, with the Rand holding steady, markets reacting positively, and South Africans breathing a collective sigh of short-term relief. A surprisingly optimistic 2021 Budget provided funding for COVID-19 responses without hiking direct taxes, and previously announced tax increase proposals were withdrawn. As …

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Budget 2021: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

05/03/2021 14/05/2021

Individuals and Special Trusts will see some relief from the Budget 2021 proposals, and to help you quantify that, and as a convenient reminder of the various other taxes that remain unchanged, we share both the official SARS Tax Tables and a link to Fin 24’s Budget Calculator (just follow the four-step process to do …

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New National Minimum Wage and Earnings Thresholds From 1 March 2021

05/03/2021 14/05/2021

1 March 2021 sees a new National Minimum Wage in place, plus an increase in the “earnings threshold” provided for in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). Quoting from the Employment and Labour Minister’s formal announcement of the changes, we set out the increases for employees generally, as well as those for each of …

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Month: March 2021