Originally Posted by
BusNavig8
Good advice regarding the business side of things. I understand what happended to you fully because we fix businesses in this category all the time. It is hard to swim in the sea of choas and the financial strain saps all your inner resources.
You can start a new by fixing the mistakes from hereon out...most definately. But for the past.. I would first approach SARS, explain the situation and get "nil returns" issued for the past years so that you do not have to do your books. I would get clearance from CIPC (legal Dept) and get all the FICA issues resolved so that your bank accounts can be unfrozen. That way the additional expenses will not be incurred on all fronts. The chances of suing and recovering money from the previous Bookkeeper is unlikely even though you may well have grounds. The problem with friends doing this function is that no proper mandates are in place so the claim is difficult to prove due to he said she said and who was to do what.
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