Accountant for retail, wholesale & spaza shops in South Africa Stock, VAT and margins, kept clean.

Brick-and-mortar shops, spaza stores, wholesalers and boutiques. We keep the books, the VAT and the tax tidy — and give you the numbers to know which lines make money and which are quietly costing you.

What owners tell us
No clear view of margins by product line
VAT returns and stock a constant headache
Cash sales and record-keeping all over the place
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How we help retail & wholesale businesses

Retail lives on stock turn and margin. We keep the books clean and show you, line by line, where the money's actually made.

Everyday finance

  • Bookkeeping & management accounts
  • Point-of-sale & stock reconciliation
  • VAT201 returns & SARS compliance
  • Payroll — PAYE / UIF / SDL

Margin & cash

  • Margin analysis by product line
  • Cashflow & stock-holding forecasting
  • Credit control for wholesale accounts
  • Virtual FD as you grow

Tax & growth

  • Provisional & income tax
  • Multi-store structuring
  • Capital allowances on fit-out & equipment
  • Growth & expansion planning

Growing, selling or raising capital?

When the question turns from running the business to buying, selling, merging or raising capital, that's a transaction — and it sits with our corporate finance colleagues at Caban Corporate Advisors. One group, seamless handover.

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Frequently asked questions

Short, plain answers to what South African business owners ask us most.

What accounting do retail shops and spaza shops need?

Bookkeeping and management accounts, point-of-sale and stock reconciliation, VAT201 returns, payroll and provisional and income tax, with margin analysis by product line.

Can you show which product lines make money?

Yes. Retail lives on stock turn and margin, so we analyse margin line by line and show where the money is actually made.

Do you help wholesalers with credit control?

Yes. We support credit control for wholesale accounts and cash-flow and stock-holding forecasting.

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Talk to an accountant who knows retail.

Tell us about your shop and a named, qualified accountant will look at your margins, VAT and cash — no queue, no junior.

Spaza shop owner and accountant reviewing figures on a tablet at the counter