Insights
Guidance on the compliance and reporting questions Zimbabwean businesses actually bring us. Written to be used, not to rank.
How to read these
Procedures and principles are stated directly. Specific rates, thresholds and deadlines change — often through the annual Finance Act — so where a figure belongs you will find a flagged note telling you what to confirm against current ZIMRA, RBZ or legislative sources. Nothing here is a substitute for advice on your own facts.
Landlords and tenants now need to distinguish clearly between residential and commercial use. From 1 January 2026, qualifying commercial rent attracts a 15% presumptive tax; purely residential rent does not, but it is not tax-free either.
Trading informally feels cheaper until a bank, a tender board or a creditor asks who you are. We register every kind of business, from sole traders to public companies, for a fixed USD 150, and handle tax clearance for USD 30.
Budget announcements affect tax, costs and funding. Preparing before the statement lets you respond quickly rather than react late.
Late financial statements are one of the most common problems in the public sector and among SMEs. Most delays are predictable, and therefore avoidable.
A practical guide for investors and entrepreneurs weighing up a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a Private Business Corporation, or a limited company — and what each choice actually costs you in liability, control, and credibility.
A technical briefing for finance directors and reporting teams on IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements — the three new categories, the two mandatory subtotals, management-defined performance measures, and the work that needs to happen during 2026.
An audit committee that only meets to tick a box adds cost without value. Here is what separates effective committees from ceremonial ones.
Most small business fraud is committed by someone the owner trusts. These red flags help you notice it early.
Many businesses pay more income tax than they need to, simply because they don’t claim what the law allows. Here are the areas most often overlooked.
Most loan applications fail on preparation, not on the strength of the business. Here is what lenders look for, and how to get it in order within a month.
Weak controls are the root cause of most audit findings and most losses. This checklist helps your board and management see where you stand.
The same procurement weaknesses appear year after year in audits of public entities. Most are fixable with documentation and discipline.
Profit is an accounting result. Cash is what pays salaries. A rolling 13-week forecast shows problems while you can still fix them.
A ZIMRA audit notice is stressful, but a calm, organised first week usually decides how the audit ends. Here is what to do, day by day.
A single view of the recurring filings a Zimbabwean company owes ZIMRA across the year — PAYE, VAT, QPDs, annual returns and tax clearance — and how to build a calendar that survives staff turnover.
How compulsory and voluntary VAT registration work, what the turnover test actually measures, and the obligations that begin the day your registration takes effect.
Employees’ tax under the Final Deduction System puts the accuracy burden on the employer. A guide to registration, benefits valuation, remittance and the year-end reconciliation.
Statutory record-keeping obligations under the Companies and Other Business Entities Act and the tax Acts, and a filing structure that makes an audit or a ZIMRA review straightforward rather than traumatic.
Zimbabwe’s exchange control framework, the role of authorised dealers, and the accounting and tax questions that arise when a business earns or spends across borders.
What to do in the weeks before and after your financial year end so that financial statement preparation — and any audit that follows — runs to plan rather than to crisis.
The three levels of engagement over a set of financial statements, what each actually provides, and how to work out which one your lender, regulator or shareholders require.
Most of what we publish started as a client question. Send us yours — if it is a quick one we will just answer it.
