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TALKING TAX

ailing from East London, Lungelwa WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING to remember to submit their provisional tax
Simani-Nobangule is carving a niche PROGRAMMES returns and, if they earn over R1-million within a
Hfor herself here in Gauteng, helping Simani-Nobangule's B.Com degree from 12-month period, they have to be registered for
small businesses with their tax challenges as Rhodes University, as well as her memberships VAT. They need to have all their paperwork and
well as advising them on how to improve their of the SA Institute of Tax Practitioners and clearances up to date in order to be paid by the
bottom line. the SA Institute of Professional Accountants, government departments. Assisting with these
provide the foundation on which her business requirements is something that we handle with
Having worked for SARS for 12 years as an solidly stands. Her reputation has grown to the ease, so the business owner can get on with the
assessor and later running a special unit that point that she’s now mentoring and training other essentials of running their business.”
audited questionable tax return submissions, small business owners. “I was approached by
Simani-Nobangule came to understand the Eastern Cape Development Corporation )URP 5 VWDUW XS FRVW WR DFKLHYLQJ RYHU
many of the issues that small businesses to train other small businesses to become R1-million turnover per annum, one could say
IDFH 6HHLQJ WKH JDS LQ WKH ÀQDQFLDO DGYLVRU\ more sustainable. I run workshops teaching this lady knows what she’s doing. All things
sector, she opened Kaizen Tax Consultants in entrepreneurs the basics, from managing their considered, your business would be in good
East London in 2011. Three years later, after books to advising them on the importance of hands - you should call her!
having won an Eskom Business Investment being tax compliant,” says Simani-Nobangule.
Competition, she expanded her operation “I also help entrepreneurs who do business If you would like assistance with your
to Gauteng. She has hired and trained with government – in the industry, they’re called ÀQDQFLDO DQG WD[ DIIDLUV FRQWDFW /XQJHOZD
competent staff in both centres and she ‘tender-preneurs’. For them, tax clearance Simani-Nobangule at Kaizen Tax Consultants
now divides her time between East London FHUWLÀFDWHV IURP 6$56 DUH YLWDO 7KHVH DUH by emailing: info@kaizentax.co.za, or visit:
and Johannesburg, to make sure everything now renewable every month and the tax http://www. kaizentax.co.za
runs smoothly. In addition to helping status is linked to the CSD system. They have WhatsApp: 083 413 7832
small businesses with their tax and VAT
administration, Kaizen Tax Consultants also
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