Starting Out
Setting up as a self-employed tradesperson in South Africa: CIPC, SARS, your first registrations, and surviving year one.
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Essential Reading
Registering Your Business with CIPC: Sole Prop or Pty Ltd
How a South African tradesperson registers a Pty Ltd on BizPortal for R125 to R175, when to stay a sole proprietor, and the week-one registration checklist.
UIF for Employers: What You Pay and What Workers Get
Every employer with workers over 24 hours a month must register for UIF. The 1% plus 1% contribution, the R17,712 ceiling, and what your workers can claim.
Business Banking, FICA and Finance for Contractors
What FICA documents a bank needs to open your business account, why you must split business and personal money, and the finance options that fund a tender.