MARAIS ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORY / SERVICES
Accounting expertise.
Ongoing compliance support.
From financial records to SARS matters and company filings, we coordinate the details and follow up on what needs attention.
Find the support you need
COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE
Ongoing support.
Clearly organised.
Explore the areas below. Open a service to see what the work can include.
TAX & SARS
The returns. The queries. The follow-up.
Support across recurring tax obligations and the matters that need closer attention.
Tax compliance & registrationsKeep SARS compliance, tax submissions and registrations on track.
- SARS compliance-status reviews and outstanding return/liability tracking
- Annual income tax, corporate income tax and provisional tax preparation and filing coordination
- VAT submission cycles, compliance calendars and information follow-up
- Tax registrations, activations and tax-type updates
- Representative and bank-detail updates, profile corrections and access restoration
- Tax and payroll reconciliations, supporting schedules and mining royalty compliance support
VAT, tax audits & refund supportPrepare evidence, respond to SARS queries and follow up on tax matters.
- VAT audit and verification support, SARS query responses and correspondence
- Refund status tracking and bank-verification follow-up
- Income tax audit readiness, historic tax reviews and outstanding matter follow-up
- Documentation coordination and follow-up on tax disputes
- Audit-support packs, reconciliations, supporting schedules and compliance histories
- Readiness for audits, verifications, reviews, inspections and information requests
SARS debt & issue resolutionCoordinate payment arrangements and follow unresolved matters through.
- Deferred-payment arrangements and SARS payment-plan support
- Outstanding tax balances, repayment obligations and debt-status monitoring
- Tracking unresolved matters, client actions and stakeholder delays
- Follow-up on submission hold-ups, registration barriers and system/profile issues
- Escalation, communication and coordination of next steps
EMPLOYER & COMPANY
Your people. Your entities. Your records.
Coordinate employer obligations, company filings and the documents behind your business structure.
Payroll & employer complianceConnect payroll records with tax submissions and employer obligations.
- EMP201 and EMP501 compliance processes, submission tracking and SARS follow-up
- Payroll-tax registration reviews and compliance-status monitoring
- UIF, WCC/COID, RMA and Employment Equity returns and administration
- Employer registrations and deregistrations, debt and payment-plan follow-up
- Payroll and timesheet reconciliations and project/contract labour allocations
- Payroll processing within the agreed engagement
Company secretarial & CIPCKeep company filings and statutory information current.
- CIPC annual returns
- Beneficial ownership submissions
- Director changes and statutory amendments
- Company-information updates
- Related company-secretarial records and filing coordination
Governance & corporate recordsMaintain clear ownership records and organised governance documents.
- MOI records and amendment administration
- Share registers, share certificates and shareholder records
- Shareholder confirmations and shareholder/corporate resolutions
- Entity relationships, ownership structures and group-structure visibility
- Beneficial ownership alignment and directorship information
- Governance-document maintenance and supporting due-diligence records
A CONNECTED WORKING RELATIONSHIP
Keep the next step
in view.
Recurring obligations and unresolved matters need continued attention. We connect the work across your entities and keep progress visible.
Discuss ongoing supportMonitor
Review obligations, deadlines and open matters.
Coordinate
Bring records, approvals and submissions together.
Follow up
Track responses, resolve barriers and escalate matters.
Keep you informed
Report progress, priorities and next actions.
Ongoing compliance & advisoryStay informed through continuous tracking, coordinated follow-up and practical guidance.
- Compliance trackers, schedules, follow-up records and issue logs
- Compliance-status reports, management summaries and bottleneck tracking
- Coordination with SARS, CIPC, Compensation Fund, UIF, RMA and relevant stakeholders
- Liaison with auditors, attorneys, business rescue practitioners and financial institutions within scope
- Reconciliations, management-account support, statutory schedules and calculations
- Priority and risk identification, compliance guidance and decision support
ACCOUNTING & ADVISORY
The wider
financial picture.
Reliable records, useful reporting and support for business decisions.
Explore our business toolsBusiness rescue
Business rescue assessment and practitioner support for companies facing financial distress.
Enquire about business rescueAccounting & financial reportingBookkeeping, assets, projects, contracts and stock.
Planning & business advisoryCash flow, financial models, systems and decision support.
Assurance & focused proceduresEngagement scope and practitioner requirements confirmed first.
External audits require a registered auditor, and independent reviews require an eligible, independent practitioner. The responsible practitioner, scope and applicable independence requirements are confirmed before appointment. Accounting preparation and assurance responsibilities are assessed separately. Agreed-upon procedures report factual findings without an assurance conclusion.
WORKING TOGETHER
A clear scope from the start.
We agree the services, responsibilities and fees around your entities and needs. Timely records, approvals and access help us progress the work.
Reports & records you can expect
Deliverables follow the work agreed and are issued as the engagement requires.
- Compliance-status reports, updated trackers and management summaries
- Statutory submissions, tax-filing support and registration confirmations
- Audit-support packs, reconciliations and supporting schedules
- Governance documentation, issue logs and follow-up records
- Stakeholder correspondence records
Responsibilities & specialist work
Your team supplies accurate records, instructions, signatures, authority, access, approvals and payment confirmations. Delays can affect completion and compliance outcomes.
Specialist or substantial additional work is agreed and quoted separately where required. This may include legal or specialist tax opinions, extensive litigation or audit defence, forensic investigations, business rescue administration, restructuring, historical reconstruction, urgent work, large cleanups and special projects.
Regulatory decisions, payment arrangements and refund outcomes remain subject to the relevant authority’s processes.
LET’S GET TO WORK
Your next decision.
A clearer perspective.
Tell us where your business is today, and where you want it to go.