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Step by step walkthroughs
The government processes people search for every day, laid out click by click. All free official processes; these guides exist so nobody charges you for a form.
How to claim UIF
The new UIF Online portal, the UI-19, the 12 month deadline and how payments run.
Read the guide → Plain English guideHow to apply for a SASSA grant
Older persons grant and SRD R370: where to apply, documents and payment dates.
Read the guide → Plain English guideInjured at work: claim from the Compensation Fund
The W.Cl.2 report, the 7 day duty, the 12 month bar and what the Fund pays.
Read the guide → Plain English guideHow to get a tax number
eFiling auto registration, the SMS and WhatsApp channels, and finding a lost number.
Read the guide → Plain English guideHow to open a business bank account
Every document banks ask a new Pty Ltd for, and the traps that stall applications.
Read the guide → Plain English guideHow to register a company
CIPC process, costs, and what comes after the certificate.
Read the guide →The obligations behind the paperwork
What each rule actually requires, what it costs to comply, and what happens if you leave it.
CIPC annual returns
Deadlines, fees by turnover, what happens if you skip it, and fixing missed years.
Read the guide → Plain English guideBeneficial ownership
Who must file, what counts as an owner, the documents, and the 10-day change rule.
Read the guide → Plain English guideDeregistration rescue
What each CIPC status means, what is at risk, and the exact way back.
Read the guide → Plain English guideGetting a SARS tax clearance PIN
What blocks it and how to fix each blocker.
Read the guide → Plain English guideVAT registration, explained
The R1 million rule, voluntary registration, and what changes.
Read the guide → Plain English guideUIF for employers
Registration, monthly declarations and who counts as an employee.
Read the guide → Plain English guideCOIDA and letters of good standing
Who must register and why tenders demand the letter.
Read the guide → Plain English guidePOPIA compliance checklist
What the Act actually requires a small business to do.
Read the guide → Plain English guideEmployment contracts and the BCEA
The minimums, the myths, and clauses that do not hold up.
Read the guide → Plain English guideDismissing an employee fairly
Warnings, hearings and the paper trail the CCMA expects.
Read the guide → Plain English guideThe letter of demand
When to send one and what happens after.
Read the guide → Plain English guideWhy SARS owes you a refund
How over-withholding happens and how to claim it back.
Read the guide → Plain English guideTaking a matter to the CCMA
Referrals, deadlines and what to expect at conciliation.
Read the guide → Plain English guideHiring a foreign worker
Work visas, the checks employers must do, and the penalties for skipping them.
Read the guide →Season guides and what is changing
The deadlines currently running and the rule changes worth knowing about.
Tax filing season 2026
Closes 23 October for individuals. What to check on your auto assessment before accepting it.
Read the guide → Plain English guideProvisional tax deadlines
Due 31 August and end February. Who counts as provisional and what lateness costs.
Read the guide → Plain English guideEmployer recon (EMP501)
The 1 April to 31 May reconciliation, and why your staff cannot file without it.
Read the guide → Plain English guideCOIDA earnings season
The yearly return of earnings that keeps your letter of good standing alive.
Read the guide → Plain English guideThe compliance radar
The rule changes that actually touch small businesses, updated as they land.
See what changed →Guides built around who you are
Spaza shop or salon, freelancer or trustee: the duties that apply to you, in one place.