We are living in unprecedented times, and each day brings new developments as the COVID-19 coronavirus situation is evolving around the world. We are here to help our customers navigate the uncertainty.
We are committed to the safety, health, and well-being of our colleagues, clients and community. As a responsible business, it is our shared responsibility to ensure business continuity and to provide ongoing meaningful support to all our clients.
With a positive attitude and focus on finding solutions, we will grow stronger together.
A reminder that the SARS biannual EMP501 submission period closes on 31 May.
Let us do your EMP501 submission for you via TeamViewer to avoid any errors or penalties. It usually takes no more than 1 hour per company.
Make use of this quiet lockdown period to get your SARS submissions done.
We support Sage VIP, Sage Pastel Payroll & Sage Business Cloud Payroll.
A reminder that we are also able to assist companies with outsourced payroll, monthly VAT submissions and monthly EMP201 submissions.
Please contact us for more information.
We hope you are doing well and staying safe during this time.
We have been getting a lot of requests for more information regarding the COVID-19 relief mechanisms and the funding instruments that are being offered by government and private organisations.
The SARS biannual EMP501 submission period runs from Wednesday 15 April until 31 May.
Let us do your EMP501 submission for you via TeamViewer to avoid any errors or penalties. It usually takes no more than 1 hour per company.
We hope you are doing well and staying safe during this time.
We remain fully open during South Africa's Coronavirus lockdown period.
We are able to assist remotely using either TeamViewer, AnyDesk, UltraViewer or Remote Desktop - saving our clients time and money.
With the rise in high-speed internet, the increase in loadshedding and the risk of COVID-19 many companies are taking advantage of cloud products so that their employees can work away from the office without getting cut off. Advantages of the cloud are:
- Mitigate against loadshedding
- Access your data from anywhere
- Safety and security
- Ease of updates
- Reliable processing speeds
- Faster & simpler support
There are 2 main ways to migrate your data to the cloud. We will explain these in the following paragraphs.
1 March is almost here. Let us do your year end on your Sage product & avoid any errors.
Why should you trust us to do it?
- We check the data for errors and correct them.
- We can remove old data that is not required.
- We speed up your system during the procedure.
- We ensure that the procedure is done correctly, avoiding errors.
Make 2020 your best year ever!
Optimising performance & creating success
Date: 28 February 2020
Time: 9:00am
Venue: Nederburg Wine Estate
Cost: R2,500
It's important that you keep your Sage software updated to ensure that you've got the latest features and bug fixes.
To check the version of your product, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.2.3
Pastel Payroll: 2020 Update 3a
Pervasive: Version 13
To assist our clients, we are once again offering prepaid hour bundles at discounted rates. These prepaid consulting hours never expire and can be used at any time in the future.
5 hours: R 3,330 (10% discount)
10 hours: R 5,920 (20% discount)
This offer expires on 31 January 2020.
Our new hourly rate will be R780 per hour billed to the nearest 15 minutes. This is a 5.4% price increase.
To see more information on all our prices, please see www.cj-k.co.za/2020-price-increase.html
Take advantage of our Cyber Monday savings and give your business the best opportunity to succeed!
You now have access all Cyber Monday deals, across our desktop and cloud product stack!
Take advantage of our early access Black Friday savings and give your business the best opportunity to succeed!
From 26-29 November, you have EXCLUSIVE access to all Black Friday deals, across our desktop and cloud product stack!
We can supply you with a powerful antivirus for as little as R21/user per month.
We highly recommend that you switch your antivirus to Panda Security. It is 100% compatable with Sage products.
We can install a free 2 week trial for you if you would like to go ahead.
See the various options below.
We have had a lot of interest in the Sage, Excel & Bookkeeping self-study courses. We have listed our most popular self-study courses below.
For the month of October, we can get software at the old pricing.
Also, any clients that are on end-of-life Pastel versions (version 14 and below) can upgrade at the upgrade price instead of the new price.
This means about a 40% discount to upgrade than normal.
So if your company is on an old Pastel version, October would be the best time to upgrade.
These specials are only for October and only available through us.
Did you know that we offer self-study courses for Sage / Pastel products - which you can do in your own time through the Sage University website.
We are a Sage Pastel Authorised Training Centre and all of our licences are up-to-date.
The SARS biannual EMP501 submission period runs from today (23 September) until 31 October.
Let us do your EMP501 submission for you via TeamViewer to avoid any errors or penalties. It usually takes no more than 1 hour per company.
We support Sage VIP, Sage Pastel Payroll & Sage Business Cloud Payroll.
Please contact us if you would like to book a time for us to do your biannual SARS submission.
Did you know that lots of computers have hidden programs installed which are using the computer's processing power to mine cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin? This slows down the internet and processing speeds.
We've also seen many computers with antivirus programs installed get infected by ransomware or get hacked. This leads to data loss, frustration, wasted money and lost intellectual property.
If you aren't using a cloud server already, we can help you migrate your server data along with your existing Sage Pastel Accounting & Payroll systems to the cloud using IronTree's specialised virtual private server hosting.
This can be done if you are using Pastel Xpress, Pastel Partner, Pastel Evolution, Sage 50 or Pastel Payroll.
Do you know that you can link your Sage Accounting or Payroll account to us?
Doing so has the following benefits:
- We will be able to see your details with Sage. This allows us to update your contact details on your behalf.
- We can see and notify you if you have any free upgrades which you haven't yet registered.
- Enjoy priority support.
- Discounts on software, stationery, training, seminars and support when ordered through us.
Have you checked that you are using the latest version of your Pastel product?
To check the version of your product, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.2.2
Pastel Payroll: 2020 Update 1b
The SARS tax season for individual employees opened on 1 July 2019.
We can assist your employees with their tax returns and do submissions on their behalf (with their consent).
At this stage, we cannot assist if there was any income earned from self-employment or rent.
Who Must File
Any employee who had any of the following items between 1 March 2018 and 28 February 2019 must submit a tax return:
- Earned more than R500,000 for the tax year (R41,667 per month)
- Worked for more than 1 employer
- Had a travel / petrol / allowance or an employer provided vehicle
- Had a provident or pension fund
- Had a medical aid
- Earned interest income
We can provide you with Sage payslip, invoice and statement paper
- Get an upfront discount on the recommended retail price - always!
- Free delivery when your order is over R1,000.
- Automatic credit terms of 30 days.
Contact us if you would like more information, would like to order stationery or request a quote.
We would like to let you know that we offer an outsourced payroll service.
Don't want to do your payroll internally? Let us do it for you. Simply provide us with the information for each period and we will do your payroll for you and send your employees their payslips.
What we do 10 Reasons to outsource your payroll
- Full outsourced payroll process
EMP201 reports
EMP501 mid-year submissionsLet us know if you would like us to quote you on this service.
- Reduce operating costs as you don’t need to invest in and maintain specialist payroll software.
- You do not need to purchase payroll stationery
- You do not need to recruit, train & pay for specialist staff
- Access to leading edge technology and skills
- Statutory compliance and consistent service delivery
- Free up internal resources for other purposes
- Access to skilled and dedicated payroll services
- Secure, risk free and confidential payroll environment
- Increased flexibility and responsiveness
- More time to focus on core business functions
It's always good to ensure you're on the latest version of your Sage product.
To check the version of your product, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.2.1
Pastel Payroll: 2020 Update 1a
Latest Features - Sage Pastel Xpress & Partner Latest Features - Sage Pastel Partner Payroll
- Re-branding to Sage 50cloud Pastel (to align with global Sage products)
- Office 365 integration (contacts, Sage receipt capture, storage & backups)
- New customer and supplier search (search by any field)
- Delete inventory assistant (bulk deletion of inventory)
- New assistants (step-by-step indicators)
- Bug and error fixes
- Speed - opening and processing
Let us know if you would like us to upgrade you to the latest version.
- Address tab changed to cater for new address formats
- Legislative updates
- A new e-learning icon
- Bug fixes
- Compatability adjustments for E@syFile & efiling
The SARS biannual EMP501 submission period runs from today (17 April) until 31 May.
Let us do your EMP501 submission for you via TeamViewer to avoid any errors or penalties. It usually takes no more than 1 hour per company.
Why should you trust us to do it?
- We are able to repair any data errors before the submission is done
- We do hundreds of submssions every year and have years of experience
- We are registered tax practitioners - registered with SAIT
- We hold the CSPAIcba(SA) designation through the ICBA
- All of our payroll consultants have the Sage PCA qualification
We support Sage VIP, Sage Pastel Payroll & Sage Business Cloud Payroll.
Please contact us if you would like to book a time for us to do your biannual SARS submission.
1 March is almost here. Let us do your year end on your Sage product & avoid any errors.
Why should you trust us to do it?
- We check the data for errors and correct them
- We speed up your Pastel system during the procedure.
- We ensure that the procedure is done in the correct way, minimising the chance of errors.
With the rise in high-speed internet, many companies are taking advantage of cloud products. Advantages of the cloud are:
- Access your data from anywhere
- Safety and security
- Ease of updates
- Reliable processing speeds
- Faster & simpler support
- Migitage against loadshedding
We hope that you've had a good start to 2019.
It's always a good idea to ensure that you're on the latest version of your Sage Pastel prodcut.
To check the version of your product, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.1.2 / Sage 50cloud
Sage have announced that they are not fixing any errors or bugs in any prior versions to version 19. Therefore, it's advisable to upgrade to ensure that your Sage program is bug and error free. The new version is called Sage 50cloud as it has cloud elements (such as Office365) integrated into the software. There is also a new customer and supplier search function and a new assistant to delete inventory. The search (zoom) screen sizes have been adjusted to show more information. The new version is also faster to open. If you're paying an annual or monthly fee to Sage, the updated software will be free and you can update at any time.
Pastel Payroll: 2019 Update 3b
It's essential to be on the latest update of Pastel Payroll. The update is provided for free to all Pastel Payroll clients. This is because the latest version contains legislative changes which affects tax and SARS biannual submissions. The latest version also has changes to the address format which is required by SARS.
Please contact us if you would like us to upgrade you to the new version. The software is often free. However, we will charge for our consulting time.
All the best for 2019!
Travis Sinclair | Colleen Brown | Mark Pearson | Neville Bailey | Colin Kaiser
CJ-K (Accounting, Payroll & HR)
We wish all of our clients a happy festive season and a wonderful new year.
We look forward to serving you again in 2019.
We're open for business - ready to assist you with purchasing Sage products. We can also assist you with any training & consulting you may need.
This time may be a good time to upgrade your Sage products. To check the version you're on, go to Help, About. The latest versions of the products are:
Xpress & Partner: Version 19.1.2 / Sage 50cloud
Sage have announced that they are not fixing any errors or bugs in any prior versions to version 19. Therefore, it's advisable to upgrade to ensure that your Sage program is bug and error free. The new version is called Sage 50cloud as it has cloud elements (such as Office365) integrated into the software. There is also a new customer and supplier search function and a new assistant to delete inventory. The search (zoom) screen sizes have been adjusted to show more information. The new version is also faster to open. If you're paying an annual or monthly fee to Sage, the updated software will be free and you can update at any time.
Pastel Payroll: 2019 Update 3b
It's essential to be on the latest update of Pastel Payroll. The update is provided for free to all Pastel Payroll clients. This is because the latest version contains legislative changes which affects tax and SARS biannual submissions. The latest version also has changes to the address format which is required by SARS.
Please contact us if you would like us to upgrade you to the new version. The software is often free. However, we will charge for our consulting time.
Have a wonderful festive season and all the best for 2019!
We are already at the end of 2018!
This is a reminder that we can assist you with putting your employees on leave and paying their leave pay and bonuses.
We recommend that you book your payroll consultant early.
Click on your payroll consultant's name below for more information.
Travis Sinclair | Colleen Brown
CJ-K (Accounting, Payroll & HR)
We are offering discounts on all new Sage Pastel Accounting and Sage Pastel Payroll software packages until the end of the year.
This discount also applies to upgrades, new users and new modules
The discount is not applicable to Sage Pastel Xpress Start-Up packages, Pervasive or stationery orders.
Note that Sage Pastel Payroll's prices increase on 1 January 2019.
Click on your consultant's name below or reply to this email for more information on our Cyber Monday specials.
Travis Sinclair | Colleen Brown | Mark Pearson | Neville Bailey | Colin Kaiser
CJ-K (Accounting, Payroll & HR)
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Click on your consultant's name below for more information on our Black Friday specials.
Travis Sinclair | Colleen Brown | Mark Pearson | Neville Bailey | Colin Kaiser
CJ-K (Accounting, Payroll & HR)
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We are now offering our clients who are using Pastel Accounting Version 12 and older the opportunity to upgrade their package instead of having to buy brand new.
Older versions of Pastel Accounting (version 12 and below) are considered "end of life" and Pastel no longer supports them.
This means that if you're using an old version of Pastel, you will get just over 40% off the new price to upgrade to Sage Pastel Accounting Version 18, which is a massive saving in rand value.
This offer applies to Pastel Xpress and Pastel Partner.
Click here to contact us for more information or to take advantage of this offer.
The mid-year reconciliation (EMP501) season is in full swing.
During the Interim Reconciliation submission period, employers are required to submit an Employer Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) and an interim Employee Income Tax Certificate [IRP5/IT3(a)s] for the six month period - 1 March to 31 August 2018.
The Employer Interim Reconciliation submission period closes on 31 October 2018.
We can assist you with the submission if you use Sage VIP Payroll, Sage Pastel Payroll or Sage Payroll in the cloud (previously Sage One Payroll).
Click on your payroll consultant's name below for more information.
Travis Sinclair | Colleen Brown
Click here to contact us
With Sage Pay you can capture details for recurring and once-off salary and supplier payments online to all South African banks and account types.
- By using bank account validation you will avoid unnecessary last minute rejections when processing payments. You have the peace of mind that all payments will be accepted by the banks on payday.
- Ensure that you pay money into the correct bank account by using our account verification service.
- For added security you can decide on the levels of access, the number of authorisers per batch and use One Time Pins to authorise payments.
- Our flexible payment options ensure that all payments reflect on the same date in the beneficiaries’ account, irrespective of where the bank account is held.
- Extensive reporting and audit trails together with payment notifications allows you to be in control of every aspect of a transaction.
A lot of businesses are moving to cloud-based accounting systems.
If you're only managing 1 company on your accounting system, it may be useful to consider moving to Sage Accounting, which is a cloud-based accounting system. It has previously known as Sage One Accounting. This system is easy to use and can be accessed from any computer that has internet access. You simply log into the accounting system from an internet browser or on the smartphone app.
You may find that Sage Accounting offers you more features than your current package.
Is your data being backed up in case of fire, theft or data corruption?
We have the affordable solution! IronTree backs up your data to the cloud. It's the backup solution that Pastel recommends.
Incremental backups mean that the program doesn't use a lot of data.
