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Monthly accounting. Tax-aligned. Structured for visibility.

CommTax Accounting handles monthly accounting, VAT compliance, management reporting, and Annual Financial Statements for South African businesses and high-income individuals. Tax-aligned by design, your accounting and tax position stay in sync all year, not at year-end.

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Definition

CommTax Accounting is structured financial reporting, not low-cost bookkeeping.

Other firms hand you bookkeeping at the end of the year. CommTax Accounting runs monthly: capturing transactions, reconciling, reporting, and keeping VAT and tax positions aligned all year. Year-end becomes a clean closing, not a reconstruction project.

The Cycle

The CommTax Accounting Cycle

Five stages, run every month. So the books, VAT, and tax positions stay aligned through the year, and year-end is no longer a scramble.

1

Capture

Monthly transactions captured from banking, suppliers, and sales. Documents flow into a tax-aligned chart of accounts.

2

Reconcile

Bank, supplier, and customer ledgers reconciled. Adjusting entries posted, balances verified, period closed.

3

Report

Monthly management reports, Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, with commentary on what changed and what to watch.

4

Comply

VAT 201 submissions on the bi-monthly cycle. Provisional tax tracked. Compliance deadlines stay on the calendar.

5

Close

Year-end close and Annual Financial Statements, aligned with the tax position. Clean year-end, no scramble.

Year-end is not where the work happens, it's where the work ends. Because the books are run monthly and aligned with the tax position throughout the year, the AFS is a clean closing. Most of the work that other firms scramble through in February has already been done.
What's Included

Everything in one monthly retainer.

Run by registered tax practitioners under structured workflows. No surprise add-ons.

Monthly

Transaction capture

Banking, supplier, and sales transactions captured monthly into a tax-aligned chart of accounts.

Monthly

Bank reconciliations

Bank accounts reconciled monthly. Discrepancies investigated and resolved before period close.

Monthly

Supplier & customer ledgers

Accounts payable and receivable kept current. Statements reconciled, ageing reports produced.

Monthly

Management reports

Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reports with management commentary on movement.

VAT

VAT 201 submissions

VAT returns prepared and submitted on the bi-monthly cycle. Input and output VAT reconciled.

Compliance

Provisional tax integration

Provisional tax positions monitored throughout the year. No first-period or second-period surprises.

Structure

Tax-aligned chart of accounts

The chart of accounts is designed around tax categories, not generic bookkeeping templates.

Year-end

Annual Financial Statements

AFS prepared at year-end, aligned with the tax position. Issued for filing, banking, and management use.

Insight

Management commentary

Each monthly report comes with commentary, not just numbers. What changed, what to watch, what to act on.

Comparison

Why CommTax Accounting, not the usual options.

Three setups most clients arrive with, and how CommTax Accounting compares.

DIY / Spreadsheets Generic Bookkeeping CommTax Accounting
Reporting cadence Year-end scramble Monthly bookkeeping Monthly tax-aligned reporting
Chart of accounts Improvised Generic template Tax-aligned by design
VAT alignment Often missed Filed but not optimised Aligned with tax strategy
Management reporting None Basic monthly Insight-driven with commentary
Year-end work Heavy reconstruction Reconcile then AFS Light close, already aligned
Tax practitioner involvement None Limited or external Senior practitioner integrated
Who CommTax Accounting Is For

Built for South African businesses and individuals with real reporting needs.

CommTax Accounting and CommTax Core share four defined client segments. If your situation looks like any of these, Accounting is built for you.

CE

Commission Earners

Financial advisors, brokers, and sales professionals running their work as a sole-proprietor business. Proper books, deductions, and tax alignment.

SP

Sole Proprietors

Consultants, professionals, and independents who need monthly reporting and clean compliance instead of year-end reconstructions.

HI

High-Income Individuals

Individuals with business income, rental properties, trusts, or multiple income streams that need structured monthly accounting.

SME

SMEs & Growing Businesses

The primary Accounting audience, SMEs that need monthly visibility, VAT compliance, AFS, and management reporting that actually informs decisions.

Frequently Asked

Common questions about CommTax Accounting

If your question isn't answered here, the Waiting Room is the fastest way to reach us.

What does CommTax Accounting do?
CommTax Accounting handles monthly accounting, bank and account reconciliations, management reporting, VAT 201 submissions, and Annual Financial Statements for South African businesses and high-income individuals. Work is run monthly so the books, VAT, and tax positions all stay aligned through the year.
How is this different from bookkeeping?
CommTax Accounting is not low-cost bookkeeping. The work is structured for tax alignment, monthly visibility, and audit-readiness from day one. The chart of accounts is tax-aligned, the reporting is insight-driven, and the year-end AFS comes from a clean monthly close, not a year-end scramble.
Do I need to be VAT-registered?
No. CommTax Accounting works with both VAT-registered and non-registered businesses. If your business is not yet VAT-registered, we will assess whether registration is required (compulsory above R1 million annual turnover in South Africa) or whether voluntary registration would be beneficial.
How often will I get reports?
Monthly. Each month you receive Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements with management commentary on what changed. Annual Financial Statements are issued at year-end. Ad-hoc reporting can be added where the business requires it.
Will my accounting be aligned with my tax position?
Yes. CommTax Accounting is tax-aligned by design: the chart of accounts, classifications, and reporting all sit on top of the tax position rather than being mapped to it after the fact. This is the central difference from generic bookkeeping practices.
Does CommTax Accounting prepare Annual Financial Statements?
Yes. Annual Financial Statements are prepared at year-end as part of the standard cycle. AFS are aligned with the tax position so there are no surprises at tax filing.
Who is CommTax Accounting built for?
South African SMEs, sole proprietors, high-income individuals with business income or trust structures, and commission earners running their work as a sole-proprietor business. CommTax Accounting and CommTax Core share these four client segments. CommTax Advisory takes a broader scope of any client and any tax matter.
How do I switch from my current accountant?
Enter the Waiting Room with a brief description of your current setup. We handle the handover with your previous accountant, collecting the trial balance, prior-year AFS, and supporting records, and rebuild the chart of accounts on a tax-aligned structure for the new period.

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