Tax & Tax Planning

We attend to all of our clients' statutory tax requirements, including provisional tax, income tax returns, trusts, and all SARS-related queries and investigations. We also offer tax advice and tax planning, and our dedicated tax department is available to attend to all of our clients' requirements with skill, speed, and efficiency and in a professional manner.

Auditing

Historically, our focus on the auditing aspect of our business has been on owner-managed businesses and professionals. We ensure that every possible measure is taken to guarantee that our work is completed within the applicable legislative structures. We adopt all of the latest auditing standards and techniques and implement advanced technological support methods that enable us to be at the forefront of the latest and most sophisticated auditing trends.

Business Advisory Services

Our business advisory services provide our clients with the best corporate, business, or management advice. In fact, we encourage our clients to seek any advice that is relevant to their business and we will ensure that they receive only the best current and customised guidance.

Forensic Services

• Development and implementation of fraud prevention plans
• Due diligence reviews
• Forensic audits
• Internal audits
• Internal control reviews
• Risk reviews

Forensic Investigations

• Asset tracing and recovery
• Background checks and financial profiling
• Curriculum vitae investigations
• Financial statement fraud investigations
• Investigations of all types of commercial crime, including fraud, theft, corruption, and money laundering
• Tender application investigations

Forensic Computer Technology Solutions

• Extraction of digital evidence
• Imaging of hard drives
• Recovery of deleted data

Legal Services

• Dispute resolutions
• Employee disciplinary enquiries and hearings
• Initiator services
• Labour relations and workplace law processes
• Presiding officer services

With the ever-changing technological updates in the auditing industry, it has become absolutely essential to offer cutting edge training facilities. Octagon has recently upgraded to a state of the art in-house training facility that provides our staff with technical training and skills enhancement in all fields of auditing. The training division is headed by Tony Cianfanelli and its vision for 2011 is to become an all encompassing venture that provides exceptional service to both our clients and to other auditing firms.