Jonathan Gardiner

Chartered Accountant (SA) │ Registered Auditor

Jonathan Gardiner has been in the accounting and financial industry since 2002. In this time frame he has had the best of both worlds in the industry, which includes the In-Practice and Out-of-Practice sides to the Chartered Accountant designation. For five years he was part of a reputable auditing firm in the Vaal Triangle after which he was the Financial Manager for a well known medical brand that has +-70 branches country wide and in Africa. In 2010 he founded his own auditing firm, Gardiner Business Solutions, and joined forces with a reputable auditing firm in greater Gauteng, D5bsg Registered Auditors, Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners.

Bragging rights: He passed both Qualifying Examinations first time around, to obtain the sought-after Chartered Accountant Qualification.

Jonathan's main focus of expertise includes Statutory Audits & Reviews, Forensic Audits, Tax Planning and Structuring including Estate Planning, Assessing & design of Internal Controls, and also Business Valuations.

Jonathan Gardiner is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor and is held accountable by The South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as well as The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
Here are some of the latest posts on our Blog.

  • How you can miss the bus with VAT and SARS E-filing
    A decade ago busness owners, or for the most of them, their financial staff, submitted their Value-Added-Tax (VAT) returns on a hard copy document together with the necessary payment due to SARS. A […]
  • What is dividends tax?
    In simple terms, Dividends Tax (DT) is a tax imposed on shareholders at a rate of 15% on receipt of dividends, whereas Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) is a tax imposed on companies (at a rate of […]
  • Money Laundering
    The term “money laundering” is said to originate from Mafia  ownership of Laundromats in the United States. Gangsters there were earning huge  sums in cash from extortion, prostitution, […]
  • Why make use of a Trust?
    A trust can have various functions and can be used for various reasons.                     Here are a few reasons why you would want a trust formed: […]
  • Company audit requirement
    The new Companies Act, which came into effect on 1 May 2011, has caused confusion amongst shareholders and directors of companies for various reasons. One of these reasons being the statutory audit […]
  • Retaining company records
    Very often a business owner asks the question: “For how long must I retain my company records?”. Well, the answer is very clear in the new Companies Act. The legislation reads as follows: […]
  • The importance of Estate Planning
    Many individuals only concentrate on their day-to-day lives, focussing on providing for the ‘current’ needs of their family. The reality is that it is difficult, and some would even say it’s […]
  • Who needs to register for Value-added-tax?
    Persons who make taxable supplies in excess of R1 million (from 1 March 2009) in any 12-month consecutive period are liable for compulsory VAT registration, but a person may also choose to register […]
  • What is Value-added-tax?
    In practice, and as a common misinterpretation by many business owners, VAT is often confused with income tax. The two taxes are very different from each other, not only by the mere definitions of […]
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