by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 29, 2023 | Business, Technology
“The amount of work we can automate with AI is vastly larger than before. As leaders, it is incumbent on all of us to make sure we are building a world in which every individual has an opportunity to thrive.” (Andrew Ng, Co-founder and lead of Google Brain) Artificial...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 29, 2023 | Financial, General Interest
“A trustee has a responsibility to guard the assets of others with a higher degree of care than he does his own.” (John Ashcroft) Onerous new duties have recently been imposed on all trustees of all trusts – by government through legislative amendments, and also...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 29, 2023 | Business
“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” (Warren Buffet, Investor) Anyone who has ever started a business knows the feeling a new enquiry can generate. The excitement that...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 29, 2023 | Tax
“The government expects that, by encouraging companies to undertake R&D in South Africa, local companies will strengthen their capabilities of developing value-added products, technologies and services.” (Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) – South...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 29, 2023 | Tax
7 June – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 29 June – Excise Duty payments 30 June – End of the 1st Financial Quarter 30 June – Value-Added Tax (VAT) electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional payments where...