Bookkeepers Guide to VAT Expense Deductions Course

Bookkeepers Guide to VAT Expense Deductions Course

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Bookkeepers Guide to VAT Expense Deductions Course
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This course offers a practical, in-depth guide to VAT expense deductions, helping bookkeepers understand what input tax can and cannot be claimed with confidence.

Participants will cover core VAT principles, apportionment, change-in-use adjustments, and high-risk areas such as entertainment, motor cars, accommodation, exempt supplies, and zero-rated transactions.

The session also unpacks documentation requirements, common mistakes, and SARS audit considerations, with practical guidance on imports, second-hand goods, and mixed supplies. Designed specifically for bookkeepers, this webinar strengthens VAT accuracy, compliance, and defensible claims in practice.


Topics Discussed:

  • Introduction and Basic Concepts
    • The Big Picture: What Are VAT Expense Deductions?
    • Core VAT Concepts You Must Know
    • What Counts as Input Tax on Expenses?
    • Denied and Restricted Input VAT: Know These by Heart
    • Apportionment: When You Have Mixed Supplies
    • Change in Use Adjustments
    • Special Topics: Notional Input Tax on Second-Hand Goods
    • Import VAT and Customs: Claiming Input Tax on Imports
  • What you CAN and CANNOT deduct
    • Taxable, Zero-Rated, and Exempt Supplies
    • Claimable Expenses for VAT Purposes
    • Non-Claimable Expenses
    • Apportionment of Input VAT
    • Documentation Requirements
    • Common Mistakes to Avoid
    • SARS Audits and Record-Keeping
  • Time and Value of Supply
  • Entertainment
  • Motor Cars
  • Accommodation
  • Exempt Supplies
  • Zero-Rated Supplies


Presented by: Ruzel Van Jaarsveld

Ruzel brings many years of financial and bookkeeping expertise across a wide range of industries and corporate environments. Her extensive experience spans trial balance management, payroll administration, VAT and PAYE compliance, inventory control, management accounts, e-filing, and import/export procedures. As a seasoned facilitator with Biz Facility, Ruzel has spent many years delivering practical, hands-on financial workshops to business owners and corporate finance teams nationwide. Her approachable teaching style and deep technical knowledge make complex financial concepts accessible and actionable for every level of learner.


All Included:

  • Video presented course
  • Downloadable course material
  • Certification of training
  • Assessment (optional)
  • SAIT Accredited (2 verifiable CPD hours)
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