COVID-19 Updates from Anlo

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‘To be courageous, to be patient, and above all, to show compassion’.

These were our President’s words in his address to the nation on the 23rd of March 2020.

And we will listen!

So Thursday will be our last day at the Anlo office and we will all be working from home. But - we will be working and we will be using technology and all the resources available to still give our clients the very best service and support.

Pumeza and Simone will take the phones home and we will be available if our clients needs to call us. We will have access to our emails as normal and we all have access to our server.Please note we will endeavour to respond to your email as soon as possible. For urgent queries please contact us by telephone. 

A few point to highlight:

Flexibility - Our team members will be allowed to work flexible hours.

Accountability – We are fully committed to achieving our deliverables and commitments.

Availability – We will be available on our usual communication channels during business hours, and although we might be delayed in our response, we will prioritise getting back to you. 

Considerate – We will encourage web meetings during this time Here is a link to download the app to facilitate web meetings. We will also be available for Facetime video callsCommunication - Good and clear communication is vital during this time.  

Load shedding might come into effect during this time and unfortunately not all our homes are equally equipped to deal with its effect. We will be planning around the effects of load shedding as the needs arise.

You can be assured of our utmost commitment to keep our promise to deliver excellent service and stewardship to all our clients during this period.

Should you have any concerns or need any additional services and advice concerning your business in this difficult time, please do not hesitate to contact us. We trust that you and your family will be safe during this time, and that the impact will be minimal to you and your business.Thank you for your continued support and understanding during this time. 

Summary of the statement by Cyril Ramaphosa that could help our clients and SME’s:

The government is providing seed capital of R150 million, but we don’t know yet how this will be distributed or what the criteria is.

  • The government is consulting on special dispensation for companies that are distressed because of COVID-19. 

  • Any employee who falls ill through exposure at their workplace will be able to claim from Workmen’s Compensation

  • There will be a tax subsidy of up to R500 per month for the next 4 months for private sector employees earning below R6500 under the Employment tax incentive scheme. 

  • There will be an acceleration for the payment of employment tax incentive reimbursements from twice a year to monthly.

  • Tax compliant business with a turnover of less than R50 million will be allowed to delay 20% of their PAYE liabilities over the next 4 months, and a portion of their provisional corporation tax payments (due in August 2020) without penalties and interest over the next 6 months.

  • They are exploring the temporary reduction of employers and employee UIF contributions monthly

  • The Department of Small Business Development has made over R500 million available immediately to assist SME’s that are distressed through a simplified application process.

The above means that UIF payments will be decreased, PAYE payments monthly for employers will decrease and low-income earners will possibly get R500 per month extra.

The above assistance is aimed at helping companies not retrench employees and help employees keep their job.

At Anlo we will stay true to our values of being ethical, responsible and nurturing and we will try and support our clients as much as possible to help them and their business through this trying time.

Please let me know if you have any questions and we will try and see if I can get more information for you from either the SAICA, SARS or other resources

It is important in this trying time that we communicate more and not shut ourselves off from everyone because we are scared. Use technology like Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp etc. to communicate with your clients, family and friends, and that includes Anlo.

We want to help, but we won’t know about any problems unless you tell us. We will try our best to communicate with all our clients over the next couple of weeks but please reach out to us if you need to.