VAT · 12 October 2026
The deposit is when VAT is due
Taking a deposit: why VAT is due at the first invoice or payment, the rule for building work, and what to do when the balance is never paid.
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Payroll · 12 October 2026
Payroll's three hands: PAYE, NSSA and ZIMDEF
The three amounts every payroll leaves owing: PAYE and the AIDS levy, both shares of NSSA, and the ZIMDEF levy. The bands, the ceiling, who pays what, and when.
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Fiscalisation · 11 October 2026
US$25 a day: what not fiscalising really costs
Who must fiscalise, what ZIMRA's penalties are, and why a receipt that is not a valid fiscal tax invoice costs your customer their VAT claim.
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