My boyfriend has his own plumbing business, and he wants me to work for him to handle his accounts, take the calls etc... Basically do all the office work. I have an office background, but i dont know what courses to go on to be able to do the books, pay accounts, pay the salaries. What courses can i go on to do this? The company is only a year old, so i would be able to handle it all myself for now. What do i study to learn about the tax and vat etc... Please help with some advice on where and what to study. Thank you.
2007-01-18 21:38:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Hi, if you are in SA, depending on the city you are in, I would give you info on where you can get the courses done. Know, you don't need a diploma in accounting. you need basic book keeping skills that you can get in one week really. Then you can do Pastel accounting, which is computerised bookkeeping, you can do that in one day in most places in JHB and PTA. In DBN there are colleges that do that as well but you have to pay a bit more. You can do it through INTEC if you fancy doing it from home. Their course is reputable.
About Tax, Vat, PAYE... You just need to get your hands on the SARS booklets. Don't stress, they are very helpful. They will guide you step by step. You won't be the accountant, but the bookkeeper, so don't worry yourself. As long as you enter everything properly, you will be fine. Also try eFiling for SARS, makes your life much easier. I hate paperwork.
Keep your invoices neatly and pay your creditors on time, chase your debtors during the month so your books will be balanced at the end of the month when you do you cashbook.
There are computer packages that you can buy that might be well suited for your business, ask around. From other plumbers, for the name of the software they use. Or if you want just stick with Pastel, works greatly in SA as it is widely used.
All the best, happy bookkeeping!!!!
2007-01-18 22:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to study bookkeeping or accounting which you could do at any university. You could either do a full on degree or just a diploma which will take only between 6-9 months with no more than 2 lessons per week. Good luck!
2007-01-18 22:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need Principals of Accounting. You can take a course on the internet. Just do a search for accounting courses online.
2007-01-18 21:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by americanmalearlington 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is alot of economic application attainable which does the artwork for you, you purely could desire to understand the place to head into what. Im a ACCPAC representative and ACCPAC is between the applying attainable. ACCPAC is used via agencies including ABSA, de Beers and so on. the different answer is the Pastel application. in case you're taking a course in accounting it is going to help you alot besides
2016-12-14 05:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by balcom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you advise your boyfriend to employ a competent accountant as for now to ensure all his books and statutory obligation are in order. You can be his/her assistant and reserve enough time for yourself to study. Oh, almost forgot, CAT would do it, perhaps later you would fetch higher like ACCA or CIMA.
2007-01-18 21:46:43 · answer #5 · answered by Another face in the crowd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the previous bloke answered your question very well.
2007-01-19 04:14:37 · answer #6 · answered by stevieboy69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flush the toilet:P
2007-01-21 08:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jim C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋