We keep the scope deliberately narrow so we can do it properly. Accounting, SARS and Payroll — the same person from quote to year-end.
Monthly bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, management reports and annual financial statements — prepared in Xero or QuickBooks.
SARS submissions handled end to end — your eFiling profile linked to ours so nothing slips.
Reliable monthly payroll. PAYE, UIF and SDL handled, processed in SimplePay.
We stay small so the work stays close. No account managers, no handoffs to juniors, no template responses. The person you meet at the discovery call is the person who closes your books and signs your statements.
“The accountant you speak to is the one who does the work — and they pick up the phone the same day.” Our one promise
A single point of contact who runs your file, signs your statements, and answers your questions. No queues, no tickets, no “let me check with the team.”
Usually within hours. WhatsApp, email or phone — we meet you where you are. If we can’t answer today, we’ll tell you when, and keep that time.
Monthly reports you can actually read. Fixed monthly fees in Rand, agreed up front. No “starting from”, no surprise invoices.
Registered CA(SA) with SAICA. Your statements are signed by a chartered accountant SARS will recognise.
We’re a new firm — by choice. We started Grassroots after years of watching South African small businesses get parked behind account managers, handed to juniors, and waiting weeks for replies that should have taken an afternoon.
The firm is new; the experience isn’t. We bring over seven years of audit and accounting across South Africa, the US and Canada — the same standard of work, without the layers.
So this practice is small, deliberately. And senior, deliberately. You work with a chartered accountant CA(SA) from the first call — the same person who closes your books, signs your statements, and answers your WhatsApp on a Tuesday afternoon.
The work is the same as at any larger firm. The difference is that it’s done by the person whose name is on the engagement letter. If that matters to you, let’s talk.
The things SA small-business owners want to know before they hand over a single bank statement. Short, direct answers — no marketing.
Short, practical guides for owners — not accountants. Written for the way SA small businesses actually run.
When it’s due, how to estimate without over- or underpaying, and what happens if you get it wrong by more than 20%.
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Read articleTell us what you need — we’ll take it from there. A written quote, in Rand, within one business day.
