Let us handle your corporate housekeeping and other business needs
We have a large portfolio of clients from a wide range of industries that we’ve helped with our services and solutions. Here are a couple of our additional services:
Corporate secretarial services
The experts in our company’s secretarial department help lessen your corporate administrative burden. Whether you need help getting a new company off the ground or managing compliance, we can help you with your administration.
Our experienced staff take on your company’s secretarial duties, ensuring you adhere to required legislation to stay in compliance with the Companies Act. The purpose of this is to take an enormous amount of pressure off your shoulders so that you can focus on other important aspects of your business.
Estate planning and administration
Besides documenting your last will and testament, there are many other factors you should consider when planning your estate. Proper succession planning and taxation consequences thereof are of utmost importance.
Our team of skilled professionals can assist you in preparing such a plan and reviewing it on a periodic basis, adapting to your changing circumstances. We are also accredited to administer deceased estates, ensuring the execution of your estate as envisaged.
Payroll Administration
We provide payroll administration services to streamline your payroll process, saving you time and money.
As your business grows and you employ more workers, it’s important that you have a professional payroll system in place. Our cloud payroll solutions will guarantee you comply with the ever-changing SARS legislation regarding staff remuneration as well as relevant employment laws and regulations. Our payroll specialists also provide hands-on assistance when you need it. You can rest assured that your employees will be paid accurately and timeously.
Business Valuations
We provide business valuations to determine the economic value of your entire company or separate business unit. Business valuations are impacted by various factors; such as the strength of brand, future financial performance, stage of development, supply chain strength and source of invested capital.
Our valuation specialists will help you achieve a comprehensive understanding of the value of your business for buying, selling, estate planning, reorganisation or verification of your net worth.
COVID-19 Relief Measures
The COVID-19 pandemic as well as the national lockdown in South Africa has presented businesses with many practical and financial challenges. ADVOCA aims to ease the financial implications by assisting our clients with the application and submission of various COVID-19 services and relief measures including, but not limited to, the following:
Relief for Small and Medium Business
- Department of Small Business Development (https://smmesa.gov.za/)
- Tourism Relief Funding - Tourism and Hospitality Industry SMEs
- Small Scale Farmer Relief - Department of Agriculture
- Sukuma Relief Programme - Administered by Business Partners (Rupert Foundation & Remgro)
- Department of Trade and Industry
- The Solidarity Fund
SARS Tax Relief Measures
- PAYE Deferral
- Provisional Tax Deferral
- Expanded Employment Tax Incentive (ETI)
- Skills development levy holiday
- Deferral of tax payments without incurring penalties
- Case-by-case application to SARS for waiving of penalties
Relief for Employees
- Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
- COVID-19 UIF TERS Benefit
- Employee Illness Compensation
- National Disaster Benefit
- South African Future Trust (SAFT) - Oppenheimer Family
Essential services
- Issue of CIPC Essential Service Certificates
- IDC COVID-19 Essential Supplies Intervention
- National Empowerment Fund
Commercial Banks Relief Measures
- ABSA, Standard Bank, FNB, Nedbank, Wesbank, RMB
