When you launch or restructure a business in South Africa, most SMEs and investors choose between three options: a private company (Pty Ltd), a trust, or a hybrid structure, which combines the

Ask most South Africans why they haven’t started investing yet, and you’ll probably hear the same answers: These are all understandable feelings, but they’re not facts. The most important thing about investing

Do you ever get the sense that SARS sometimes wants to have their cake and eat it? By this, I’m talking about situations where it appears that having already extracted tax on

For the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s compulsory VAT registration threshold has increased to R2.3 million, forcing thousands of SMEs into difficult financial and tax decisions at year-end. While the

South African taxation has undergone a significant digital shift. As we move through 2026, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has firmly adopted a data-driven, risk-based approach to compliance, often described as

Passing wealth from one generation to the next is no longer a simple administrative exercise. Families today live longer, own more complex assets, and face evolving tax and legal environments. Against this

A global shift in generational wealth is quietly reshaping the future of financial advice. Over the next two decades, an estimated U$100 trillion in assets will pass from the hands of the

Restructuring a business, whether merging entities, shifting assets, separating divisions, onboarding investors, or strengthening risk protection, usually comes with significant tax consequences. Transfers of assets such as shares, property, intellectual property, or