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Smaller Section 12J funds will struggle to raise investor capital with new changes [Opinion]

National Treasury appears certain to retain changes to the Section 12J tax incentive, which allows South Africans to write off 100% of the investment…

SA’s Biz Portal to cut company registrations to one day

The SA government has launched the pilot phase of Biz Portal, a new business portal, led by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)….

Is spike in energy deals evidence that Section 12J funds are driving VC boom in SA?

Is a massive spike in energy deals last year evidence that a 2008 venture capital (VC) tax incentive is behind South Africa’s 31% increase…

A fail-safe way to moving IP offshore: Part 2 [Opinion]

In my previous article I summarised the goal of a company seeking to grow internationally by locating its intellectual property (IP) offshore. This second…

A fail-safe way to moving IP offshore: Part 1 [Opinion]

At some point those at SA tech companies will ask — how do we move our intellectual property (IP) to an offshore company, one…

‘Only 4% of Section 12J funds went to VC in last tax year’

A mere four percent or R120-million of the estimated over R3-billion raised by Section 12J venture capital companies (VCCs) in the 2019 tax year…

Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion]

There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section…

Venture capitalists welcome Section 12J proposals but call for more changes

Venture capitalists have welcomed The National Treasury plan’s to amend a venture capital tax incentive, but want further amendments to be made. The VC tax incentive falls under Section…

Capital flight talk over says Grovest man on launch of R200m Metta Capital fund

The talk of “capital flight” from South Africa has come to an end, believes venture capitalist Jeff Miller, following the launch yesterday of Metta Capital, the first…

Two years on tax exemption for grants to small businesses fails to take off

More than two years after it came into effect, a tax exemption for entities approved by the SA Revenue Services (Sars) that provide grant funding to small businesses has…

Small Business Corporation regime takes sting out of tax on those early profits

Tax season is open – and the SA Revenue Service (Sars) is on a mission this year. Fiscal budgets are under immense pressure. South…

Five ways to save money on your tax filing

The 2017 tax season opened for individuals on 1 July and taxpayers need to start gathering all the supporting documents needed to submit tax…

Can 12J VC tax incentive create the jobs South Africa badly needs?

Tim Strang wants to provide spaza shops and wholesalers with a better way to order stock, through an app. He’s betting on creating hundreds…

TaxTim now serves SMEs with tax completion tools

Innovative tax return tool TaxTim has launched its tax completion tool for SMEs. Following the success of its personal tax return tool, the digital…

The challenger for ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini gets into the ring

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Here’s the answer to closing the digital divide in Africa

Doing business with China, timing is everything

How SME’s have the answer to the economic question

Amgen forges ahead with generative AI to expedite advanced therapies

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Here’s an alternative for serious gamers

EcoFlow gets consumer thumbs up on Takealot

Budget speech misses NEV promise – again

Tokyo showcases a comeback for Japanese car design

Review: Amarok versus Ranger