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Chartered Accountancy firm based in Westlake Business Park

BDV Platinum seeks to provide each client with an individualised, precise, trustworthy and cost-efficient financial services alternative. Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation in a highly regulated environment, while offering timeously completed and accurate work, BDV Platinum effortlessly delivers the specialised financial management skills and support needed to elevate you and your b

usiness to professional and personal financial success. Setting BDV Platinum apart from larger firms are the long term relationships we build with our clients over many years of seeing to their financial needs. Offering a personal and caring approach to growing your business, which has long since ceased to exist in the larger corporate environment, most of our business comes through referrals from contented clients who have become long standing friends. As business counsellors, analysts and cash flow specialists, BDV Platinum can not only generate the information your company needs to trade legally, but also provide specialised analyses of this information in order to maximise systems efficiency and cash flow.

25/10/2016

Cash flow is the lifeblood of any small business. Timing is everything.

Here are some tips to speed up the process of invoicing and getting your client to pay up faster.

Read further here - https://goo.gl/WqgCsN

21/10/2016

If you are a company director, you will be aware of how important it is to know your duties and responsibilities. Are you aware of the ‘business judgement rule’ and its implications?

Read further in our October newsletter - http://www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

13/10/2016

With the increase in use of mobile devices, there has been an ‘explosion’ of mobile apps which are readily available on many software distribution platforms.

An app is a term used to describe an application programme that can be downloaded to a smartphone, iPad, tablet or similar wireless mobile device.

Read further about the risks and benefits of apps in our October newsletter - www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

06/10/2016

By now, you have probably already heard of the routine exchange of information that occurs between global tax authorities, but it is important to know a little bit more about this and how it could affect you.

With increased globalisation, it is becoming much easier for taxpayers to create, hold and manage investments through financial institutions outside of their country of residence. As a result, offshore tax evasion is a major headache for authorities all over the world.

Read further in our October newsletter - www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

03/10/2016

Read about important dates and Tax Filing Tips for 2016 in our October newsletter - http://www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

21/09/2016

Almost every business owner has too much to do and too little time. By delegating effectively, you can take some of the weight off your shoulders, and at the same time empower your employees to use their initiative, to make decisions, to be pro-active, and to stay motivated.

Although there may be an initial learning curve, the long-term benefits of delegating will far outweigh any short term setbacks.

Read further in our September newsletter - http://www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

15/09/2016

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) requires that employers must, every six months, submit an Employer Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501).

The interim reconciliation covers the six-month transaction period 1 March to 31 August 2016 and must be submitted to SARS between 1 September and 31 October 2016.

Read further in our September newsletter - http://www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

08/09/2016

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one of the most important of all economic statistics because it reflects the state of the economy in a single figure.

If the GDP measure is up on the previous three months, the economy is growing. If it is negative, the economy is contracting. Two consecutive three-month periods of contraction generally indicate that an economy is in recession.

Read further about South Africa's GDP growth in our September newsletter - http://www.bdvplatinum.com/resources/newsletters/

01/09/2016

In terms of the new global standard for the automatic exchange of information between tax authorities, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will start receiving offshore third party financial data from other tax authorities from 2017.

Read further in our September newsletter - http://goo.gl/LKul7D

25/08/2016

Included in the 2016 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill published on 8th July 2016 are changes to the thresholds for exemption of employer provided bursaries.

Read further in our August newsletter - http://goo.gl/wqi2SF

18/08/2016

Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, announced in February 2016 that a sugar tax would be levied with effect from 1st April 2017.

The National Treasury has now published a policy paper which includes proposals on the taxation of sugar- sweetened beverages (SSBs).

Read further about the sugar tax proposals in our August newsletter - http://goo.gl/wqi2SF

12/08/2016

On 8th July 2016, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published for public comment the final two bills to give effect to the tax proposals announced by the Minister in the 2016 Budget.

Read further about the proposed changes to the taxation of trusts in our August newsletter - http://goo.gl/wqi2SF

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49 Bell Crescent, Westlake Business Park
Westlake
7945

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http://www.bdvplatinum.com/

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