Dec 1, 2021 5 min read How accountants can better take care of their mental health and wellness Accountants are some of the most important people in our society, each helping to keep our economy going. They help make...
Nov 11, 2021 3 min read 5 tips for becoming a tech-savvy accountant During product demos in firms across the country, we hear a common refrain: “That’s great, but my clients won’t use it.”...
Nov 10, 2021 4 min read International Accounting Day: Celebrating the financial problem-solvers We explore the vital role accountants play in the success of businesses and feature two passionate accountants on why th...
Oct 13, 2021 3 min read Top selling tips for your accounting services Selling doesn’t always come easily to accounting professionals, who may be more comfortable with the technical aspects o...
Oct 8, 2021 5 min read Accountants and mentors: Find the right people to help you start and grow your small business It’s no secret that running a small business is challenging. And last year, the COVID-19 pandemic made things tougher th...
Sep 20, 2021 6 min read 6 ways automation benefits accountants and SMEs Cloud accounting solutions have been growing progressively more important over the years. Automation has become particul...
Sep 15, 2021 6 min read “We have more time for our clients”: Accountant on Sage’s new VAT 201 feature VAT submissions take up a lot of time. Human error, manual entries, and cross-checking in between makes this task one of...
Sep 11, 2021 6 min read SMEs rate these 3 technologies as crucial to business resilience There are upsides to having your business enter survival mode. Necessity strips away cost and drives innovation. On the ...
Sep 2, 2021 4 min read “It turns days and hours into minutes”: Accountant gives insight into the Sage VAT 201 experience VAT submissions is a complicated process that challenges an accountant’s schedule, attention to detail, and patience. Ap...
Sep 1, 2021 1 min read [White paper] The Resurgence: South African businesses are ready to try again A year into COVID, small businesses and accountants are ready to try again with resilience, readiness, and confidence fo...
Aug 13, 2021 3 min read Sage eliminates the hassle and headache of VAT 201 submissions VAT submissions can be an accounting headache. Staring at a manually compiled submission for hours, searching for the wa...
Aug 5, 2021 5 min read Digitally empowered advisors: How accountants can turn crisis into opportunity A range of events can trigger a crisis: a drought, a change in political leadership, a surge in the oil price or – as we...
Jul 16, 2021 6 min read POPIA compliance: What accountants need to know News about the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has dominated headlines and flooded our inboxes in recent ...
Jun 21, 2021 4 min read Blockchain is set to transform accounting. Here’s how. Since Bitcoin first exploded onto the scene towards the end of 2017, blockchain has received quite a bit of attention. ...
May 21, 2021 3 min read How accountants can help businesses through tough times The dire need for frontline expertise from accountants to help businesses survive is critical, especially with companies...
May 20, 2021 4 min read Reclaim lost time with direct bank feeds between Sage and FNB In the “old” days, accountants and business owners would spend hours poring over printouts and spreadsheets to manually ...
Feb 24, 2021 6 min read Tech is replacing accountants, but their new role is much more valuable In 2006, I predicted that accounting as we knew it then would be redundant by the turn of the decade. At the time, techn...
Feb 18, 2021 5 min read 3 questions to help accountants discover their value proposition I was a bit concerned when the bank called to cancel my client’s finance application meeting. What did we do wrong? W...
Feb 12, 2021 5 min read A new purpose for the accounting profession The words ‘accounting’ and ‘bookkeeping’ were once used interchangeably. But their respective meanings are drifting apar...
Oct 29, 2020 4 min read 3 Reasons why accountants should embrace AI and Machine Learning Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have taken the accounting profession to a point of pivotal change, and it’s ...
Oct 11, 2020 6 min read What will accounting clients need in a post-COVID world? With the Coronavirus raging across the globe, many accountants have been with their clients every step of the way. T...
Sep 11, 2020 7 min read 3 accounting practice improvements, according to customers In the latest version of The Practice of Now survey, respondents were asked what pain-points their businesses experience...
Sep 11, 2020 6 min read Disrupting the accounting profession: 3 ways to grow and thrive “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” – J.D Rockefeller. Over the last few months, accounting ...
Sep 1, 2020 3 min read 3 tips to ensure a smooth personal income tax filing season During August, many South Africans received auto-assessments for their 2019/20 personal income tax returns from SARS. Th...
