July 2016

Are you a Chartered Accountant in the making? Are you currently exploring your options with the view of signing a training contract to complete your articles? BGR Alluvium Incorporated offers the ideal environment specifically designated to assist you throughout your journey in becoming a CA. Primary objective: Training contract beginning in 2017, whereby you will […]

2016 Tax Season for Individuals is now open from 1 July 2016. During Tax Season, you need to submit your income tax return (ITR12) for SARS to reconcile the  tax on your income and the tax-deductible expenses for the year of assessment (1 March 2015 – 29 February 2016). This may, in some cases, result

In the Employment Equity Act (EAA) there is a wide definition of unfair discrimination which lists gender, race, religion and so on. Recently a phrase was tagged onto this discrimination clause which says “… or on any other arbitrary ground”. Recently, this phrase was relied on in a case of unfair discrimination against an employer.

Recently a minority shareholder in Lewis Stores applied to the Court to have four of its directors declared delinquent, an action which the directors are reportedly opposing and which is sure to provide an interesting case study on how corporate stakeholders can protect their interests. Stakeholders – your remedies The “new” Companies Act (it came

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” (Helen Keller) In our last article in the series “Choosing the right legal entity for your business” we looked at the sole proprietorship option. Let’s move on to the partnership option, where a group of business owners replaces the sole owner/trader. Firstly, what