The budget in 10 easy points: Source: Rand Daily Mail Author: Staff Business Writer A mild tax increase, a mild rise in spending, a lecture on efficiency and an attempt to stimulate growth Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s 2015 budget speech in ten easy points: Ratings agencies will be well pleased with fiscal …
Cloud computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in technology. It appears 48 million times on the Internet. But amidst all the chatter, there is one question about cloud computing that has never been answered: Who said it first? Some accounts trace the birth of the term to 2006, when large companies such as Google and Amazon …
THE HISTORY OF THE CALCULATOR The Abacus: Bean counter’s friend In the very beginning, of course was the abacus, a sort of hand operated mechanical calculator using beads on rods, first used by Sumerians and Egyptians around 2000 BC. The principle was simple, a frame holding a series of rods, with ten sliding beads on each. …
So you think you are good at numbers? Try this out! The Ancient Ethiopians had a unique manner of multiplication that is still used in some parts of the county today. The scene is a remote Ethiopian village in 1940. A Farmer offers his herd of 34 goats for sale. One goat is …
GreatSoft Billing “OUR BILLING USED TO TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS – NOW IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE OF HOURS!! – Mike Touche, Mazars Cape Town The real power of GreatSoft Billing is only ever capturing information once. The scalable central database makes it easy for all users of the system to share the …
GREATSOFT BILLING HAS REDUCED MAZARS BILLING FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS TO A COUPLE OF HOURS. Read More »
Author: Jason Bramwell Source: http://www.accountingweb.com The next decade will continue to see accounting firms transition to a Cloud-enabled world where work can be accomplished anywhere, anytime. This will especially be true of the accounting profession, tools such as Cloud-connected smart-phones and tablets will enable firms to provide clients with an “accountant in their pocket” at …
ATTENTION ALL PARTNERS AND SENIOR ACCOUNTANTS If you attend one seminar in 2015 that is critical to the success of your practice, make sure it is this one!! WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MARK HOLTON IN A SMALL GROUP SEMINAR YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS
Source: AccountancySA Author: Monique Verduyn There has never been a substitute for hard work for Seelan Gobalsamy. From the CA(SA) qualification which he acquired in his early twenties to his role as CEO of STANLIB, he has been driven by the desire to make a difference – first in his own life and now in that …
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COULD BOARDPAD BE THE BEST WAY TO START YOUR NEW YEAR? BoardPad is a meeting and document collaboration solution that turns directors devices into highly secure digital board books and meeting packs. Say goodbye to insecure and bulky lever arch files. Say hello to efficiency, security and the future of meeting packs. Click on the …
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Justine Combrink, A Director at Mazars, lists her top five things to remember going into 2015 “Going into a new year, there are a few things that those who prepare financial statements need to keep in mind. Here are my top 5: 1. The new standards applicable for the year that affects your financials A …
