Small Business Tips & Tricks to Work Smarter, Faster, and More Accurately
The Fun Accountant shares quick, precise accounting tips, tax facts, and tools to streamline your business admin.
I’m Louis Munro CA(SA), and yes — “Fun” is in the name because I make business and tax content practical and enjoyable.
With over 20 years of experience, I’ve helped hundreds of small businesses turn chaos into clarity using cloud accounting and proven systems.
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How to correct a Validation Failure on SARS E@syFile
Read more: How to correct a Validation Failure on SARS E@syFileThis is Part two of a two part series on a payroll taxes validation failure received from SARS when submitting The…
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Refreshing an ITR12 (individual taxpayer) income tax return: How? When? and Implications?
Read more: Refreshing an ITR12 (individual taxpayer) income tax return: How? When? and Implications?I am going to show you how to refresh your ITR12 tax return on the SARS eFiling system, when this is…
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Where to View Errors on a payroll Taxes Validation Failure
Read more: Where to View Errors on a payroll Taxes Validation FailureThis is Part one of a two part series on a payroll taxes validation failure received from SARS when submitting The…
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How to do an Annual Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) submission for a company using SARS E@syFile.
Read more: How to do an Annual Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) submission for a company using SARS E@syFile.Real employer help with regards to things such as Revenue Services submissions that are useful are hard to find. The information…
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How to get a list of debtors from Sage Accounting
Read more: How to get a list of debtors from Sage AccountingA client recently asked me “Where can I get a list of debtors from Sage Accounting?” This seams like a simple…
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Take a Sneak Peek into Sage Cloud Payroll
Read more: Take a Sneak Peek into Sage Cloud PayrollWe open the curtain slightly on Sage Cloud Payroll for those who want to get a quick look and feel before…
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Sage Accounting: DO THIS when adding bank transactions via OFX
Read more: Sage Accounting: DO THIS when adding bank transactions via OFXThis article supplements our YouTube video about importing OFX bank statements into Sage Accounting. which replaces the manual capturing of bank…
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Importing Bank Transactions into Sage Cloud Accounting from CSV Bank Statements
Read more: Importing Bank Transactions into Sage Cloud Accounting from CSV Bank StatementsThis article accompanies our explanation YouTube video about importing bank statements into Sage Cloud Accounting which replaces the manual capturing of…
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How to connect and use ABSA bank feeds with Sage Business Cloud Accounting (AME)
Read more: How to connect and use ABSA bank feeds with Sage Business Cloud Accounting (AME)Many small businesses have bank accounts with Absa Bank Limited which is one of the largest commercial banks in South Africa…
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Speed up your bookkeeping with Dext and Sage
Read more: Speed up your bookkeeping with Dext and SageIn this blog I show you how the Dext mobile in conjunction with Sage Business Cloud Accounting can speed up your…
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How to link Dext to your accounting package
Read more: How to link Dext to your accounting packageDext & Sage form a powerful combination for small business owners who want to be paperless, efficient businesses. The power of…
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Financial Dashboard
Read more: Financial DashboardFinancial dashboards give us an instant overview of our businesses that helps us to assess our business’ financial health and financial…
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An intro to Sage Business Cloud Accounting.
Read more: An intro to Sage Business Cloud Accounting.Sage Business Cloud Accounting is a comprehensive business solution. A quick overview will never be enough to give you all the…
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Sage Tutorial 2: Set up your company in under 5 minutes
Read more: Sage Tutorial 2: Set up your company in under 5 minutesIt is very easy to set up your company in Sage Cloud Accounting. It can be done in under 5 minutes.…
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How to sign up for Sage Cloud Accounting
Read more: How to sign up for Sage Cloud AccountingYou can sign up for Sage Cloud Accounting without providing your credit card details. This makes the 30-day free trial period…
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Online storage within your cloud accounting software
Read more: Online storage within your cloud accounting softwareStoring documents online instead of printing and filing it, is a wonderful way of becoming more productive as a “solopreneur” or…
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We are in the phase of transformation to live extraordinary lives
Read more: We are in the phase of transformation to live extraordinary livesWelcome to The Fun Accountant! Today I am sharing information from Bashar that I viewed on Youtube. The information that I…
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Sage Business Cloud Accounting Time Tracking
Read more: Sage Business Cloud Accounting Time TrackingService industries that charge time, always have difficulties finding a good solution for project management and their employees to record time.…
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The 7 bookkeeping steps before generating monthly reports
Read more: The 7 bookkeeping steps before generating monthly reportsWhat is the shortest route from point A to point B? Most people will say a straight line. What are the…
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The best cloud document management software
Read more: The best cloud document management softwareIn order to work uninterrupted from anywhere but still collaborate with people was an unattainable reality 10 years ago. Humans evolve…
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Which is the best: Desktop accounting software or Cloud accounting software?
Read more: Which is the best: Desktop accounting software or Cloud accounting software?For the first time I encountered an argument against cloud accounting software. In the article “The Worst-Kept Secret About Quickbooks Online”…
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Quickbooks Online Cloud Accounting Review
Read more: Quickbooks Online Cloud Accounting ReviewName: Quickbooks Online (QBO) Website: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ Price: Simple Start – R229 per month Essentials – R351 per month Plus – R473…
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How to add bank account details to an invoice
Read more: How to add bank account details to an invoiceI have received many requests to show how to add bank account details automatically on an invoice in Sage Cloud Accounting.…
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How to change your accountant access in Sage Accounting
Read more: How to change your accountant access in Sage AccountingCan you change your accountant and appoint someone new as your accountant in Sage Accounting? I am going to show how…
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The best accounting software for a small business: Sage Accounting Review
Read more: The best accounting software for a small business: Sage Accounting ReviewThe importance of accounting software for a small business Many business owners ask these questions: Do I need accounting software for…
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Reasons for canceling my Xero accounting subscription
Read more: Reasons for canceling my Xero accounting subscriptionXero is a cloud-based accounting software that is primarily used by small businesses. Xero is popular among many accountants and it…
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Sage Accounting 30-day free trial
Read more: Sage Accounting 30-day free trialSage made it possible to test their Cloud Accounting system for free, for 30-days. During the 30-day free trial, you receive…
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How to remove a Lockdown Date in Sage Cloud Accounting
Read more: How to remove a Lockdown Date in Sage Cloud AccountingAt times, you would want to process transactions in the prior year in your Sage Cloud Accounting books. You may get…
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Key elements of a business plan that you should know
Read more: Key elements of a business plan that you should knowHave you ever had a brilliant idea that may turn into a lucrative business? In most cases what follows is the…
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How to create passive income
Read more: How to create passive incomeWe live in a society where most people dream of having a sufficient passive income that will take care of their…