Free tools that answer real questions

Find the answer you need, then take the next step with confidence. Most calculators run in your browser. If a tool needs details for a follow up, it tells you before you start.

Work, pay and support

Check what you can claim, earn or receive

Useful when work, income or a government benefit has changed.

11 tools

Domestic worker wage and UIF calculator

Check your domestic worker's pay against the R30.23 an hour national minimum wage from 1 March 2026, see...

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Notice pay and final pay calculator

Resigning or dismissed?

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Overtime and Sunday pay calculator

Work out overtime at 1.5 times, Sunday pay at double and public holiday pay under the Basic Conditions of...

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Leave payout calculator

Resigning or dismissed: the leave and notice pay your final payslip must show.

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Severance pay calculator

The minimum retrenchment package and the tax on it, checked before you sign.

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Free CV builder

A clean professional CV built in your browser and saved as PDF. Nothing stored.

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COIDA assessment calculator

Enter your payroll and industry class and see what the Compensation Fund is likely to charge you this year.

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Free tender search

Every open government tender, searchable by what you supply, your province and how soon it closes. Documents included.

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Executor checklist

Gross value and date of death in, and out comes your route, the forms by number, every deadline with a date, and the likely cost.

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Close my company

Six questions and you know whether it is deregistration, liquidation or business rescue, with the forms, the CIPC fees and the clocks.

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UIF benefit calculator

Lost your job or going on maternity leave? See what UIF should pay you and for how long.

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Disability grant checker

Answer a few questions and see whether you qualify for the SASSA disability grant and what it pays.

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PAYE calculator

The tax your employer must deduct each month on the 2026/27 tables, with medical aid, retirement and the employer cost.

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Take home pay calculator

See what is left after tax, or the salary you need to reach a target monthly amount.

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Bonus tax calculator

See what tax may come off your bonus and why the amount can look higher in bonus month.

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Tax, savings and property

Know the numbers before you make a money decision

Estimate tax, compare options and understand the cost before you file, withdraw, sell or buy.

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Dividends tax calculator

The 20% withheld, what you receive, the gross-up, and how it compares with salary.

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Interest exemption calculator

How much of your savings interest is tax free, and the tax on the rest.

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Retirement annuity calculator

What R500 a month becomes by retirement, how the growth splits, and the tax you save along the way.

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Bond and transfer costs

Repayment at prime plus every once off cost of buying: duty, attorneys, deeds, bank fees.

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Crypto tax calculator

Investor CGT or trader income tax on your gains, now that exchanges report to SARS.

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Travel allowance calculator

Your logbook kilometres on the official SARS deemed cost table. See the claim.

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Wear and tear calculator

Laptop, phone or equipment: the section 11(e) write-off per the SARS schedule.

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Turnover tax vs normal tax

The new R2.3m micro business system against 27% on profit. Which wins for you?

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Donations tax calculator

Gifts to family past the R150 000 exemption, spouses and charities. Check the cost.

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Estate duty estimator

Duty, the abatement, spouse rollover and executor fees on an estate.

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Home office deduction calculator

Work from home? See what your office share of rent, rates and power is worth at SARS.

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SARS refund estimator

Medical aid, retirement and travel deductions in, estimated refund out. Know before you file.

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Two pot withdrawal tax

Thinking of dipping into your savings pot? See exactly what SARS takes before you decide.

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Do I need to file a tax return?

Six questions against SARS’s official criteria. Know whether you must file, and whether skipping costs you a refund.

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Lump sum tax calculator

See the different tax tables that can apply to retirement, retrenchment or cashing out early.

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Capital gains tax calculator

Estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or crypto sold at a profit.

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Transfer duty calculator

Estimate the SARS tax on your property purchase using the current official table.

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Provisional tax calculator

Freelancing, rental or business income? Estimate both IRP6 payments before the deadlines do it for you.

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Business and trade

Spot the paperwork your business may need next

Use these checks before submitting a CIPC filing, protecting customer information or importing stock.

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Government forms library

PSiRA 24a, UI-19, CoR39, SAPS 523, CF-2A, Annexure 3 and dozens more, each linked to the authority’s own download and checked.

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CIPC and SARS penalty calculator

Estimate the CIPC annual return late fee for your company or close corporation, and the SARS provisional...

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Gross profit calculator

Profit, margin and markup from a cost and price, or the price you need for a target margin.

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Markup calculator

Add a markup to a cost and see the selling price, the rand profit and the margin it really gives you.

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VAT calculator

Add 15% VAT to a price or take it out of a VAT-inclusive amount.

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Company tax calculator

Same profit as a company, a small business corporation or a sole proprietor, side by side.

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Guard eligibility checker

Can this person lawfully be registered as a security officer? Runs section 23 of the PSiRA Act against your answers.

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PSiRA status check

Is your application still moving or has it been sent back? PSiRA’s register is public and free, if you know the one formatting rule.

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Firearm licence limit checker

How many firearms you may hold, which section applies to what you want next, and your ammunition limit.

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Licence finder

Eight questions build the full list of registrations and licences your business needs.

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Prescribed debt checker

Old debt resurfacing? Check the three year rule before paying a cent.

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Deadlines calendar

Subscribe once; every SA business deadline lands in your phone calendar.

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Company name checker

Test a name against CIPC rules and obvious conflicts before you spend anything.

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Quote checker

See the real government fee inside any compliance quote, and whether the rest is fair.

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Free CIPC company check

Check your registration number and key compliance flags. This tool asks for an email before sending a verified answer.

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Compliance health check

Answer ten questions on CIPC, SARS, staff and POPIA to see the next practical step.

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POPIA compliance check

Find the basic gaps in how your business handles customer and staff information.

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Landed cost calculator

Estimate import duty, VAT and the full cost of bringing goods into South Africa.

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Letter of demand generator

Owed money? Build a proper letter of demand from your facts, free, in your browser.

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Affidavit builder

Proof of residence, unemployment, a lost ID or any sworn statement, in the correct form with the commissioner's certificate. Free.

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Residential lease generator

A lease for a house, flat, cottage or room that follows the Rental Housing Act and the Consumer Protection Act. Free.

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Power of attorney generator

General or special, with witnesses, and the truth about what happens if you lose capacity. Free.

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Will builder

A simple, valid will: executor, heirs, gifts, a guardian for your children, and the Wills Act signing rules. Free.

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Payslip generator

A BCEA compliant payslip with PAYE, UIF, overtime and every deduction, ready to print or save as PDF.

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Invoice generator

A clean, correct South African invoice with VAT handled properly. Print or save as PDF.

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B-BBEE affidavit generator

Under R10 million turnover? Your sworn affidavit is free; agencies charge thousands for it.

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Staff and workplace

Get your workplace records in order

Simple checks and guides for employing staff, preparing a CCMA file and onboarding foreign workers.

5 tools and guides

The tools tell you where you stand. The retainer keeps you there.

Every CIPC filing a company owes in a year, done and diarised, with a reminder before every date. R1 490 a year.

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