Outsource Your Payroll from 1 March and Get Free Setup

With the financial year-end fast approaching, payroll processing is about to become even more demanding.  

Tax submissions, compliance updates, and employee queries can take up valuable time – and mistakes can be costly.

A payroll and HR report by Sage found that:

📌 77% of respondents battle with complex payroll taxes

📌 50% struggle to explain tax calculations to their employees

📌 83% spend too much time on manual payroll tasks

Why not start fresh on 1 March 2025 with outsourced payroll – and get your setup for free! (Processing fees still apply.)

Our Payroll Bureau service takes care of everything – from PAYE, UIF, medical aid deductions, and Workman’s Compensation (COIDA) submissions to SARS submissions and more – ensuring full compliance while saving you time and hassle.

By outsourcing your payroll, you can:

✅  Free up resources to focus on growing your business.

✅  Ensure accuracy and compliance with the latest regulations.

✅  Reduce stress and avoid penalties for late submissions.

✅  Access expert payroll support without hiring in-house staff.

 

If payroll is taking up more time than it should, let’s talk about a smarter solution.

info@mrbm.co.za  /  031 818 9030.

Financial Year-End Checklists – Stay Ahead!

With the financial year-end around the corner, staying organised is key.

We’ve put together essential checklists for both accounting and payroll to help you wrap up the year smoothly.

ACCOUNTING YEAR-END CHECKLIST:

✅  Reconcile bank accounts and clear outstanding items

✅  Review and adjust provisions, accruals, and bad debt write-offs

✅  Finalise fixed asset registers and apply depreciation per SARS guidelines

✅  Ensure all VAT 201 submissions and reconciliations are up to date

✅  Reconcile customer and supplier accounts and follow up on outstanding payments

✅  Review customer accounts for any bad debts which require writing off

✅  Prepare for annual financial statements and tax return (IT14) submission

✅  Back up all financial records and reports for audit and compliance

PAYROLL YEAR-END CHECKLIST:

✅  Process final earnings, bonuses, and deductions for the year

✅  Verify employee records, tax numbers (Income Tax Reference Number), and banking details

✅  Review and reconcile leave balances, overtime, and allowances

✅  Back up payroll records and reports for compliance

✅  Ensure all UIF, PAYE, and SDL payments (EMP201s) are up to date

✅  Submit EMP501 reconciliation via eFiling or EasyFile before the SARS deadline

✅  Generate IRP5s / IT3(a)s and distribute to employees

 

If you’re ready to optimise your solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

info@mrbm.co.za  /  031 818 9030.

Start 2025 with Confidence in Your Accounting and Payroll

Here’s to new beginnings and fresh opportunities in 2025! 

We hope your festive season brought you joy and relaxation, even amidst the occasional workplace interruptions. Whether you spent meaningful time with loved ones or reflected on areas for growth, we’re committed to helping you turn your accounting and payroll business aspirations into achievements.

✅ Streamlining Solutions for Your Success:
As your business evolves, you may find it’s time for an upgrade to a more advanced accounting system. Perhaps the holiday season highlighted the challenges of managing payroll and employee leave during staff absences. If so, now is the ideal moment to explore automation and other efficient solutions to simplify your operations, or simply outsource your payroll to MRBM Consultants.

✅ Expanding Our National Presence:
While our head office is in Durban, we proudly serve clients across South Africa. Our teams in Pietermaritzburg, the KZN Midlands, and Cape Town ensure that we are always within reach. We’re also excited to share that two team members have moved to Cape Town from Durban, enhancing our Sage Pastel Payroll and Payroll Bureau services for the region.

✅ Partnering for Your Success:
It’s a privilege to assist with your accounting, payroll, and HR needs. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth and efficiency for your business.

If you’re ready to optimise your solutions, we’d love to hear from you.
info@mrbm.co.za | 031 818 9030

If you’re ready to optimise your solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

info@mrbm.co.za  /  031 818 9030.

Prepare your accounting processes for the holiday season

As we approach the end of 2024, it’s a great time to assess your accounting processes.

The festive period can often be challenging, with reduced staff putting added pressure on those responsible for year-end tasks. Now’s the time to ensure your accounting processes are as efficient and effective as possible.

Here are some key ways the right accounting tools can help streamline your processes:

Automate Repetitive Tasks

Automation can significantly reduce the manual effort needed to manage invoices, cashbooks, payroll, and reconciliations, which is particularly useful during December when fewer hands are on deck, and thereafter.

Collaborative Access and Efficiency

Ensure your team has access to shared financial data and resources, allowing multiple departments to work together efficiently, even when operating with a reduced workforce.

Prepare for New Budget Cycles

If you’re looking to enhance your accounting processes, now is the perfect time to start planning. Getting the right systems in place now can make it easier to manage budgets and projections for the new financial year.

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Let’s chat about how we can help optimise your accounting processes and navigate this busy time of year.

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

How Does Sage 300cloud Differ from Sage 200 Evolution?

If you’re managing a large business, you know that keeping all aspects of your financial operations running smoothly is key to success.

Sage 300cloud is designed to streamline complex processes, offering advanced accounting tools that simplify multi-entity management. But how does it differ from Sage 200 Evolution?

While both are powerful solutions, Sage 300cloud is specifically built for large businesses with complex needs—particularly those with group company structures across multiple locations and currencies.

Sage 200 Evolution, on the other hand, is perfect for medium-sized businesses needing robust accounting and inventory management but without the extensive multi-entity capabilities of Sage 300cloud.

Sage 300cloud serves as the perfect stepping stone from Sage 200 Evolution as your business grows, offering greater scalability and flexibility.

With Sage 300cloud, some of the benefits to your team include:

Web Screens

Sage 300cloud’s web screens provide a flexible, easy-to-use interface accessible from any device—desktop, laptop, or tablet. Switch between classic desktop and web screens as needed, with everyone working on the same data set.

Automated Inter-Company Transactions

This feature reduces manual effort and errors by automating inventory, payment, and other transactions between entities, making cross-company financial management more efficient and accurate.

Manage Advanced Manufacturing

Sage 300cloud provides tools for efficient production management, including work order processing, materials planning, lot/serial tracking, and shop floor control, helping your business meet demand while maintaining quality and compliance.

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Chat to us to discuss which solution is best for your business.

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

The evolution of performance management & how software can help

Did you know that performance management was first introduced into the workplace more than 100 years ago, in 1920?

Since then, it has gradually changed, but this evolution has accelerated in the last decade due to shifting workplace dynamics and advancing technology.

The traditional approach to performance management involved a rigid, annual cycle that focused solely on past performance, limiting opportunities for employee growth. Its evolution into agile performance management now prioritises continuous feedback, enabling employees to use insights to enhance future performance.

To adapt effectively, leveraging accounting, payroll, and HR software solutions is essential. These tools streamline administrative tasks, automate reporting, and ensure performance data is consistent, accurate, and actionable.

Here’s a closer look at some of the trends reshaping performance management that the right software can enhance:

Continuous Feedback

Annual reviews are being replaced by ongoing performance discussions, which boost engagement, foster transparency, and build stronger relationships.

Employee Development

Greater emphasis is now placed on personalised development plans, empowering employees to grow and improving retention.

Data-Driven Decisions

HR analytics provide real-time insights, enabling better decision-making and ensuring employee alignment with business goals.

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Get in touch to discover how MRBM’s Accounting, Payroll, and HR software solutions can help you:

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

Sage 300cloud: Gain Real-Time Visibility & Make Smarter Decisions

Are you looking for a solution that gives you a 360-degree view of your business, enabling fast, effective decision-making?

Sage 300cloud Accounting is designed to do just that, offering real-time insights and personalised dashboards to track your financial and operational performance.

With Sage 300cloud, your business gains a competitive edge through its powerful business intelligence tools. Whether you’re planning for the short or long term, it ensures you have the critical information you need to allocate resources effectively, increase productivity, and make smarter decisions. Features include:

Real-Time Metrics

Get up-to-the-moment visibility across departments and companies right from your homepage, allowing you to make informed decisions quickly.

Personalised Dashboards

Customise your Sage 300cloud dashboard with widgets and prebuilt templates that let you focus on the metrics that matter most to your business.

Effortless Reporting

With Sage Intelligence, you can create, filter, and distribute reports with ease. Spend more time analysing and less time gathering data, thanks to drag-and-drop formulas and prebuilt templates.

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Are you ready to book your free assessment and start planning your upgrade? Get in touch:

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

Unlock the power of Cloud Accounting

Unlock the power of Sage Business Cloud Accounting from just R370 per month!

Anywhere, Anytime Access

  • Work from your office or from home: Sage Business Cloud Accounting lets you manage your finances on the go.
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Manage your Accounting with Ease

  • From sales and purchases to cash flow, VAT, and reporting, Cloud accounting software supports you every step in your business process.

  • Create quotes and invoices in seconds and send them directly to your customers.

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Customisable Dashboard

  • A bird’s eye view of your business provides a quick and easy overview of its performance.

  • View your top customers, sales history, outstanding balances, and much more!

Seamless Transition

  • Already using a desktop package? No worries! We’ll smoothly convert your data to cloud accounting and you can say goodbye to manual transfers.

Special Offer!

  • Purchase the Sage Cloud package now and get 15 minutes FREE on Setup. Terms and conditions apply.
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Ready to upgrade?

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

First month free with our new Flex Package!

We are thrilled to introduce the latest versions of Pastel Xpress and Pastel Partner, now available with our new Flex Package.

This upgrade is designed to provide you with enhanced features and greater flexibility to meet your accounting needs.

Why Upgrade?

Flexible Subscription Options

  • Choose between monthly or annual subscriptions to suit your business requirements.
  • Enjoy the convenience and adaptability of our new Flex Package.
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Free Modules Included

  • Bank Manager: for direct bank feeds, simplifying your financial transactions.
  • Sage Intelligence Reporting: for easy and comprehensive financial reporting.
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Special Offer

  • Sign up for the monthly plan and get the first month free.

Additional Free Features

  • The Flex Package includes Pervasive Workgroup or Client Server at no extra charge.

  • Ensure robust data management and seamless integration with your accounting software.

Free Installation and Setup

  • Sign up with us and receive free installation and setup (valid until 30 September 2024).
  • Our experienced team will ensure a smooth transition to the new system.
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Ready to upgrade?

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.

Supercharge your business with Sage 200 Evolution

An all-in-one business management solution solution that grows with you

Sage 200 Evolution is an end-to-end business management solution designed for growing small and medium businesses in all industries.

It gives you the ability to control your financial situation as well as your relationships with your customers, suppliers and employees, bringing all aspects of your operating environment together.

If you are an expanding business experiencing fast growth or have increasingly complex needs, Sage 200 Evolution makes things easier by providing a single place to manage your administrative requirements. It lets you consolidate multiple tasks, such as financial management and accounting, purchase orders, cashflow, sales and reporting, stock management, and more. These tools and systems make your business more efficient, allowing you to refocus on your strategy and your people.

The benefits include:

Working as one team: 

  • Give your team the power of productivity and clarity in one solution, accessible from anywhere.

Seamless operation from the get-go

  • Intuitive, fast and easy to set up, Sage 200 Evolution is cost-effective and simple to use.

Scalable as you grow

  • Sage 200 Evolution grows with you, allowing you to level up and meet your specific needs if you’re a growing small or medium business.

Reliable and trusted

  • Risk is minimised with a compliant, reliable solution that also covers your tax and legal admin requirements.

Ready to supercharge your business? 

info@mrbm.co.za or 031 818 9030.