The questions every business here asks.
Plain-language guides to fiscalisation, two-currency books, payroll and imports, written from what CrownCore has to get right every day. Where the law or rates matter, your adviser has the final word.
ZIMRA fiscalisation (FDMS), explained for business owners
What ZIMRA's Fiscalisation Data Management System asks of a VAT-registered business, how fiscal devices, fiscal days and receipts work, and how to go live.
Read the guide 5 MINUTE READKeeping one set of books in USD and ZWG
How to record sales, purchases and payroll in two currencies without losing track: exchange rates, gains and losses, revaluation and reporting.
Read the guide 6 MINUTE READZimbabwe payroll: PAYE, NSSA, NEC, ZIMDEF and pay in two currencies
The statutory deductions a Zimbabwean employer works out monthly, how split-currency pay is taxed, the returns that follow, and what to agree with an adviser.
Read the guide 5 MINUTE READLanded cost: the true price of imported stock
Why a supplier's invoice price understates what imported stock costs, which charges belong in it, how to share them across goods, and the effect on margins.
Read the guide 5 MINUTE READVAT at 15.5%, and claiming input tax with fiscal evidence
What changed with the 15.5% standard rate, how zero-rated, exempt and export sales differ, and the evidence you need before claiming input VAT.
Read the guide 4 MINUTE READITF263 and withholding tax on supplier payments
When to withhold tax from a supplier's payment, what a valid ITF263 tax clearance looks like in your records, and how to track expiring certificates.
Read the guide 6 MINUTE READChoosing an ERP in Zimbabwe: a practical checklist
The questions to ask before you choose: fiscalisation, two currencies, payroll, offline selling, branches, data, support and the real cost of getting started.
Read the guide 5 MINUTE READMoving from Sage/Pastel or QuickBooks: a step-by-step checklist
What to export, when to switch, how to check opening balances to the cent, and how to run payroll in parallel before the old system is retired.
Read the guide 5 MINUTE READKeeping the till running through load-shedding and internet outages
How to keep selling when the power or internet goes, what an offline till must get right, and the daily habits that stop sales going missing.
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