waunotes
Interest-Free Loans to Directors: Key Considerations for South African Businesses
In South Africa, providing interest-free loans to directors is a common question, especially for smaller companies with close relationships between management and directors. It’s essential...
Dual Currency Deposits (DCD’s)
Currently interest rates offered by banks on foreign currency bank accounts are low, especially relative to what can be earned by having the funds held...
Navigating the Business-2-Business landscape
It is tax season again and SARS recently announced the 2024/2025 tax filing dates.The 2024 filing season opened on 15 July 2024. This is for...
Turning Deadlines into Opportunities
Deadlines. Just the word can send a shiver down the spine of anyone running a business. It’s the ticking clock that always seems to be...
Why Cash Flow?
It is tax season again and SARS recently announced the 2024/2025 tax filing dates.The 2024 filing season opened on 15 July 2024. This is for...
Three SARS Demands You Can’t Ignore – Or Risk Fines and Jail Time
With tax season 2024 in full swing, South African taxpayers are being urged not to delay or ignore any communications from the South African Revenue...
How treasury outsourcing revitalised GreenFields agricultural exports (fictional story based on true events)
In the heart of the agricultural export industry, GreenFields, a mid-sized agricultural exporter, was grappling with the complexities of managing its financial operations. Despite its...
Global markets and dollar liquidity
The U.S. dollar plays a central role in the global financial system, significantly influencing various asset classes. A shortage of dollars often coincides with financial...
2024 tax season and things to look out for
It is tax season again and SARS recently announced the 2024/2025 tax filing dates.The 2024 filing season opened on 15 July 2024. This is for...
The Digital Transformation of Global Trade Finance: How Close Are We to Full Digitalization?
Trade finance, the backbone of international trade, encompasses a variety of financial instruments and services, including letters of credit, guarantees, and insurance, which facilitate international...
More thoughts on business email compromise
In January 2023 the Gauteng High Court awarded an amount of R5.5 million plus interest to a purchaser of a property of which Edward Nathan...