Cash flow is very crucial to the survival of any business. An increase in the profits of a business is a good sign of growth but the focus should also be placed on how to manage your cash. Negative cash flow can harm the business even if the business is profitable. You may be making a profit but there might…
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has extended the deadlines for the filing of annual returns for companies limited by shares, companies limited by guarantee, external companies, and also for the renewals of partnership. The dates have been extended from 30th April, 2020 to 30th June, 2020. According to a letter from the regulatory body, dated 31st March, 2020, this has become…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has extended the deadlines for the filing and payment of annual taxes. This is part of measures presented by the Minister of Finance in a statement to parliament on the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghana’s economy on 30th March, 2020. These fiscal measures are to prevent the spread of the virus as…
Building a business is already hard! This makes running it in the face of a global pandemic, like the Coronavirus crisis, much more difficult. Many pronouncements have been made of the disruption that we may experience as a result of this pandemic, comparing it with the financial crises in 2008. Prominent venture capital firm, Sequoia, has already declared Coronavirus as…
Cash flow refers to the movement of money into (inflow) and out (outflow) of a business. Money here refers to cash and cash equivalent, thus cash itself and other short term assets that can turned into cash within a period of a year or less ( examples include savings and current accounts, a 3-month fixed deposit and a debt payable…
There are two types of VAT systems in Ghana: the Standard scheme and the Flat rate. While the former comes with a composite percentage of 17.5%, the latter is 3%. The objective of this short article is to equip readers with knowledge on how to compute the 3% Flat rate VAT. Before we start to look at how it is…
It is a widely known convention in accounting that a business is an entity, separate from its owner(s). It is also very essential for the survival of a business to separate the business transactions from that of your personal activities. However, a lot of sole proprietors withdraw cash and other assets from their businesses as and when they want, without…
As a firm, it is vital to know that implementing your chosen strategies means that you would carry on business. In doing so, you will experience money and other financial resources “coming in” and “going out”. These are generally what are termed revenues and expenses. In this article, I share with you more about revenue and expenses. I start by…
In preparing for a new year and in some cases in the early part of each new year, business owners make a list of important considerations for their businesses. One of the things that features in most of such lists is the need to get a working budget for the year. Such a move by business owners is due to…