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Clearer Numbers. Better Decisions. Helping established business owners find their bearings. Led by experience. Create value, not complexity.

SARS ResolutionIQ | Accounting and compliance | Cash, profit and control
Powered by technology. We connect accounting, tax, payroll and management reporting through a disciplined financial operating rhythm so you can understand your cash, profit and what needs attention next. Our services:
• SARS ResolutionIQ — advisory and support
• Personal Income Tax
• Business Accounting and Compliance
• Audit Preparation & Support
• Bookkeeping Catch-Up and Recovery
• Cloud Accounting Setup & Migration
• ProfitIQ™ Management Accounts
• Payroll and Employer Compliance
• DecisionIQ Business Planning

Have a question about your situation? Explore our free guidance: https://coachaccountant.co.za/find-your-bearings/

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Powered by technology. Debbie-Ann Paterson
Professional Accountant (SA) | Professional Tax Practitioner (SA)
Cape Town

30/10/2026

❓ My accounts are up to date. But can I trust my numbers?

Just because your bookkeeping is up to date doesn't necessarily mean your financial information is accurate.

Transactions may have been recorded, bank accounts reconciled and reports produced.

But what if an expense was allocated incorrectly? An invoice was never recorded? Or a liability was overlooked?

These things can change the picture of how your business is really performing.

💡 Reliable numbers aren't just about getting the bookkeeping done. They're about making sure the information reflects what's actually happening in your business.

🎯 At Coach Accountant, we believe business owners should be able to trust the numbers they're using to make decisions.

That's why IntegrityIQ is part of TheControlPoint™ — connecting accounting records, evidence and financial controls to help produce reliable information.

Not sure whether your numbers are telling you the full story?

👉 Get free guidance:
https://coachaccountant.co.za/find-your-bearings/

Clearer Numbers. Better Decisions.

Create value, not complexity.

30/10/2026

🎯 My accounts are up to date. But can I trust my numbers?

Just because your bookkeeping is up to date doesn't necessarily mean your financial information is accurate.

Transactions may be recorded, but are they recorded correctly?

Are your bank accounts reconciled?
Are expenses allocated correctly?
Are your debtors and creditors accurate?
Does your reported profit reflect what's really happening in your business?

💡 Reliable numbers are about more than compliance. They're the foundation for understanding your business and making informed decisions.

At Coach Accountant, we focus on the integrity of your financial information so you can move forward with greater confidence.

Because before you can make better decisions, you need numbers you can trust.

👉 Not sure where your business stands? Explore Free Guidance through the link in our bio.

Clearer Numbers. Better Decisions.

Create value, not complexity.

28/10/2026

🎯 Why the word “Coach” in Coach Accountant?

Because good accounting should do more than give you reliable numbers.

It should help you understand what those numbers mean and what to do next.

I don't just want to take care of your accounting. I want you to understand your business better because we've worked together.

💡 For me, coaching means sharing knowledge, encouraging questions and helping business owners develop the confidence to make informed decisions.

It's not about making decisions for you. It's about helping you understand the information behind them.

That's also why I introduced Free Guidance.

You don't need to become a client to begin finding your financial bearings.

👉 Get to know Coach Accountant and discover why we do things a little differently.

https://coachaccountant.co.za/about/

Clearer Numbers. Better Decisions.

Create value, not complexity.

27/10/2026

💚 My business is busy. But where's the money going?

Sound familiar?

You're making sales, paying suppliers, managing staff and keeping customers happy.

But at the end of the month, you still wonder why there isn't more money in the bank.

Being busy doesn't always mean being profitable. And being profitable doesn't necessarily mean having cash available.

The answers may lie in your expenses, profit margins, debtors or the way money moves through your business.

🎯 At Coach Accountant, we believe that understanding your numbers is the starting point for making better business decisions.

That's why we've introduced Free Guidance — a place where business owners can explore common financial concerns, ask better questions and identify a sensible next step.

💡 You don't have to become a client to start finding your financial bearings.

👉 Get free guidance:
https://coachaccountant.co.za/find-your-bearings/

Clearer Numbers. Better Decisions.

Create value, not complexity.

25/08/2026

🇿🇦 Could live accounting become non-negotiable for VAT-registered SMEs?

⚠️ Not yet. SARS's Digital VAT Model is still a proposal — not the VAT rules today.

But if VAT moves closer to real time, there could be a much bigger change coming for SMEs than simply how we submit a VAT201.

It could change how we do our accounting every day.

Think about the way many businesses still work:

📄 Documents pile up.
💻 The books get updated later.
🧾 VAT time arrives.
🔍 We find the missing invoices and fix the coding.
✅ Then we submit the VAT201.

If SARS eventually receives VAT information much closer to when transactions happen, that routine may simply stop working.

Instead, businesses will increasingly need to:

📥 Capture it — get invoices and evidence into the accounting process as the business happens.

🎯 Get it right — deal with VAT treatment and coding earlier, rather than fixing it at VAT time.

🔄 Keep it current — keep the accounting records sufficiently up to date to be ready when the information is needed.

And here's the part I think really matters:

👉 Live accounting isn't just having accounting software.

It's making sure your financial information keeps pace with your business.

Because if you're doing that properly, you're not only preparing for where VAT may be heading.

You're giving yourself better information to manage your business today.

💰 Cash.
📈 Profit.
🎯 Control.
💎 Business Value.

That's exactly what we're building with TheControlPoint™.

SARS may eventually give SMEs another reason to operate closer to real time.

But your business already has one. 🧭

📅 These changes are still being proposed. SARS is consulting now, with consultation closing 16 October 2026.

22/08/2026

Sometimes you only realise a message has really landed after you’ve left the room. 🎤🍑

On Wednesday evening, I had the privilege of sharing my Signature Keynote with young accountants at SAIPA:

Thinking Beyond the 9 to 5 — Finding Your Bearings in a Changing World.

One of the things I spoke about was the peach pip. 🍑

Life can bruise us a little.

Plans change.
Careers change.
People change.
We change.

But underneath all of that, there is still something we can return to.

Our values.
Our character.
Our integrity.
The parts of ourselves that really matter.

Our pip.

The following day, SAIPA contacted me to ask for a few key touchpoints and assessment questions for the delegates.

But it was the personal note at the end of the message that stopped me.

She said she had recently found herself needing to revisit her own “peach pip” and had realised that perhaps there is no set timeline for how often we need to do that throughout life.

I loved that. ❤️

Because finding our bearings is not something we do once and then tick off the list.

Sometimes we lose them.

Sometimes we need to pause.

Sometimes we need to return to what matters.

And sometimes we simply need to ask ourselves:

🧭 What happened?
🧭 What’s happening?
🧭 What happens next?

We don’t always need the whole map.

Sometimes we just need to know where we are.

And perhaps, every now and then, we need to go back and check that our peach pip is still pointing us in the right direction. 🍑🧭

22/08/2026

🎯 Business value is built 90 days at a time.

You don’t need a perfect 2-year plan.

You need to know:

👉 What happened?
👉 What’s happening?
👉 What happens next?

Then focus on the next 90 days.

That might mean:

💰 Better cash flow
📊 Better margins
🧾 Better numbers
⚙️ Better systems
🛡️ Less risk
👤 Less owner dependency
🧭 Better decisions

Then review. Re-measure. Decide what matters next. 🔄

Because a more valuable business is not built in one big move.

It is built through better decisions, repeated over time.

Better decisions today.
A more valuable business tomorrow. 💚

20/08/2026

Your business doesn’t need every financial capability at once. 🧭

It needs the right capability, in the right order.

📂 Evidence first.

🔍 Trusted numbers.

✅ Compliance handled.

📈 Know what drives profit.

💡 Decide what happens next.

That’s how accounting moves beyond keeping records and starts helping you build a stronger business. 🚀

Start where your business is. Build what it needs next.

💰 Cash. Profit. Control. → Business Value. 💎

Helping Business Owners Find Their Bearings. 🧭

📲 Want to find out what your business needs next? WhatsApp us on 082 412 4437.

16/08/2026

Every accountant knows the words:

“I’ll send it to you.”

And then we wait... ⏳

Funny? Yes.

But there’s a serious business issue behind it.

🔴 WHAT HAPPENED?

A transaction happened.
Money moved.
Something was bought, sold, paid or received.

But the evidence didn’t arrive with it.

🟠 WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Without the evidence, the accounting process starts to slow down.
Reconciliations wait.
Questions accumulate.
Numbers become harder to verify.
Deadlines get closer.

And what began as one missing document can eventually become a business — and professional — risk.

Evidence isn’t paperwork for paperwork’s sake.

It is what allows us to turn transactions into trusted numbers.

🟢 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Good evidence routines change the journey:

📄 Evidence
→ 🔢 Trusted Numbers
→ 🧭 Better Decisions
→ 💎 Business Value

That’s why EvidenceIQ sits right at the beginning of how we work.

Because better decisions need trusted numbers.

And trusted numbers need evidence.

Something happened in your business?

Let’s find your bearings.

🌐www.coachaccountant.co.za⁠

23/03/2026

This week at BNI Chapter One, we’re looking forward to our feature presentation by Debbie-Ann Paterson from Coach Accountant.

If your business has grown, but your financial structure hasn’t kept up, this is one you don’t want to miss. Debbie-Ann will be unpacking the rules that change as your business evolves and what most business owners only realise too late.

Join us on 26 March for practical insight that could save you time, money and unnecessary stress.

Get Your Invitation by following this link: https://bni-capetown.co.za/en-ZA/howtojoin

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