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What we do

Jeff Pulker and Associates are a professional accountancy and consulting firm providing strategic solutions for small and mid-size businesses and enterprise-level companies. We increase operational and financial efficiency using time-tested techniques. Having years of diverse experience, we are able to create cutting-edge recommendations that will transform your business and profitability. By analysing your current business practices and financial position we can create comprehensive solutions that are designed to fulfill your immediate needs, whilst also considering longer term vision and business requirements.
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For more than 40 years, Bain's superior capabilities have helped thousands of clients in every industry develop and deliver winning strategies.

We see things that others miss, offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights into how to create value in your business.

We work collaboratively, build lasting capabilities into your team and help your organization mobilize for change.
We define our success by your results. We care deeply our clients. We enjoy our work and we have fun doing it.

Our strategy consulting expertise includes:

Fundamentals of growth: Only 1 in 9 companies succeeds in achieving sustained growth. We help companies grow by defining and focusing on their core.
Business unit strategy: Effective strategy for business units requires making proprietary decisions about where to play and how to win. The goal is to enable a business to reach its full economic potential.

Corporate strategy: Corporate strategy involves a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. The most critical role of the center is to help business units achieve leadership positions.

Founder's Mentality: To win in the long term, most companies need the cost advantages and scale of global incumbents. Yet, in achieving that scale, companies often lose what we call the Founder’s Mentality—the very core strengths and values that helped them succeed.

Digital: We help companies develop digital strategies that deliver on core strategy, delight customers and enable them to operate smarter and faster.

BothBrain Innovation: Bain works with clients to transform innovation for new product development and make big ideas actionable by combining creative strategy and analytic approaches.

Emerging markets: Home to most of the world’s population and recording double-digit growth, emerging markets in Asia, Latin Ameri-ca and Eastern Europe are must-win areas for multinational companies. Bain helps companies navigate this unfamiliar terrain and successfully compete against indigenous companies and other multinationals.

Sustainability: Bain helps companies develop renewable energy policies, realize the full potential of recycling processes and identify the impact of new trends and regulations, among other things.

For more than 40 years, Bain's superior capabilities have helped thousands of clients in every industry develop and deliver winning strategies.

We see things that others miss, offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights into how to create value in your business.

We work collaboratively, build lasting capabilities into your team and help your organization mobilize for change.

We define our success by your results. We care deeply our clients. We enjoy our work and we have fun doing it.

Our strategy consulting expertise includes:

Fundamentals of growth: Only 1 in 9 companies succeeds in achieving sustained growth. We help companies grow by defining and focusing on their core. Business unit strategy: Effective strategy for business units requires making proprietary decisions about where to play and how to win. The goal is to enable a business to reach its full economic potential.

Corporate strategy: Corporate strategy involves a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. The most critical role of the center is to help business units achieve leadership positions.

Founder's Mentality: To win in the long term, most companies need the cost advantages and scale of global incumbents. Yet, in achieving that scale, companies often lose what we call the Founder’s Mentality—the very core strengths and values that helped them succeed.

Digital: We help companies develop digital strategies that deliver on core strategy, delight customers and enable them to operate smarter and faster.

BothBrain Innovation: Bain works with clients to transform innovation for new product development and make big ideas actionable by combining creative strategy and analytic approaches.

Emerging markets: Home to most of the world’s population and recording double-digit growth, emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are must-win areas for multinational companies. Bain helps companies navigate this unfamiliar terrain and successfully compete against indigenous companies and other multinationals.

Sustainability: Bain helps companies develop renewable energy policies, realize the full potential of recycling processes and identify the impact of new trends and regulations, among other things.

For more than 40 years, Bain's superior capabilities have helped thousands of clients in every industry develop and deliver winning strategies.

We see things that others miss, offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights into how to create value in your business.

We work collaboratively, build lasting capabilities into your team and help your organization mobilize for change.

We define our success by your results. We care deeply our clients. We enjoy our work and we have fun doing it.

Our strategy consulting expertise includes:

Fundamentals of growth: Only 1 in 9 companies succeeds in achieving sustained growth. We help companies grow by defining and focusing on their core. Business unit strategy: Effective strategy for business units requires making proprietary decisions about where to play and how to win. The goal is to enable a business to reach its full economic potential.

Corporate strategy: Corporate strategy involves a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. The most critical role of the center is to help business units achieve leadership positions.

Founder's Mentality: To win in the long term, most companies need the cost advantages and scale of global incumbents. Yet, in achieving that scale, companies often lose what we call the Founder’s Mentality—the very core strengths and values that helped them succeed.

Digital: We help companies develop digital strategies that deliver on core strategy, delight customers and enable them to operate smarter and faster.

BothBrain Innovation: Bain works with clients to transform innovation for new product development and make big ideas actionable by combining creative strategy and analytic approaches.

Emerging markets: Home to most of the world’s population and recording double-digit growth, emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are must-win areas for multinational companies. Bain helps companies navigate this unfamiliar terrain and successfully compete against indigenous companies and other multinationals.

Sustainability: Bain helps companies develop renewable energy policies, realize the full potential of recycling processes and identify the impact of new trends and regulations, among other things.

For more than 40 years, Bain's superior capabilities have helped thousands of clients in every industry develop and deliver winning strategies.

We see things that others miss, offering you more creative solutions that combine our deep geographic experience, intimate sector knowledge and clear insights into how to create value in your business.

We work collaboratively, build lasting capabilities into your team and help your organization mobilize for change.

We define our success by your results. We care deeply our clients. We enjoy our work and we have fun doing it.

Our strategy consulting expertise includes:

Fundamentals of growth: Only 1 in 9 companies succeeds in achieving sustained growth. We help companies grow by defining and focusing on their core. Business unit strategy: Effective strategy for business units requires making proprietary decisions about where to play and how to win. The goal is to enable a business to reach its full economic potential.

Corporate strategy: Corporate strategy involves a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. The most critical role of the center is to help business units achieve leadership positions.

Founder's Mentality: To win in the long term, most companies need the cost advantages and scale of global incumbents. Yet, in achieving that scale, companies often lose what we call the Founder’s Mentality—the very core strengths and values that helped them succeed.

Digital: We help companies develop digital strategies that deliver on core strategy, delight customers and enable them to operate smarter and faster.

BothBrain Innovation: Bain works with clients to transform innovation for new product development and make big ideas actionable by combining creative strategy and analytic approaches.

Emerging markets: Home to most of the world’s population and recording double-digit growth, emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are must-win areas for multinational companies. Bain helps companies navigate this unfamiliar terrain and successfully compete against indigenous companies and other multinationals.

Sustainability: Bain helps companies develop renewable energy policies, realize the full potential of recycling processes and identify the impact of new trends and regulations, among other things.

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Accounting & Business Valuations

We are committed to providing our clients with accurate and timely financial information without compromise. Well-organised accounting records that are meaningful to your particular business ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis.

Our experienced team will step in to update your accounting records, produce a full set of financial statements, and ensure you meet your regulatory and tax deadlines.

Our team is also experienced in providing comprehensive valuation reports of your business, as well as providing advice on how to increase the value of your business.

Our range of accounting services include the following:

  • Establishing accounting systems for new businesses
  • PAYE monthly returns
  • PAYE bi-annual returns and annual reconciliations
  • VAT monthly returns and reconciliations
  • Processing monthly transactions in Pastel, and preparation of management accounts
  • Providing financial information for banks and other institutions
  • Reconstruction of lost, incomplete or compromised accounting records


We are registered suppliers of all Pastel products.

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Audit and Assurance

The function of a professional audit is to provide the highest level of assurance that financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects and in accordance with the appropriate accounting framework. An audit should serve the purpose of a methodical and objective examination of the financial statements and the verification of specific information.

Our commitment to our clients is delivery of the highest level of auditing excellence.

The audit considers the internal controls, testing of selected transactions and communication with third parties. The results of an audit are reported as to whether the financial statements are fairly stated and free of material misstatements.

The audit gives both management and external parties the assurance that the financial data is credible and can be relied upon in the process of making informed decisions.

In terms of the Companies Act, 2008 (effective May 2011), private companies in South Africa are required to have an audit if they have a measure of public interest and qualify in terms of their turnover, number of employees, number of shareholders and level of third party debt.

All public companies are required to have an audit annually.

Legitimate audits can only be performed by Registered Auditors accredited by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).

Our Audit & Assurance Division can offer you the following services:

  • Statutory independent audits
  • Financial reporting (IFRS and IFRS for SME)
  • Analysis of financial information to further business efficiency and risk identification
  • Comprehensive experience with all manner of charitable and non-profit organisations, both large and small
  • Independent reviews
  • Forensic audits
  • Compliance engagements
  • Business valuations and due diligence

Our practice is registered as a training office with SAICA (South Africa Institute of Chartered Accountants) and has been authorised to accept four trainee accountants by SAICA.

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Tax Compliance and Advice

We offer advice to our clients on how to lawfully minimise their tax liabilities through efficient tax planning. We also offer Value Added Taxation returns, submit tax returns on our clients’ behalf, resolve tax problems, offer advice on tax implications and litigation matters, and generally assist clients with all their personal financial affairs.

We will assist you navigate and keep abreast of the constantly changing tax laws in order to provide ongoing cost-effective value to your business, and to your business’ stakeholders.

Our tax services encompass:

  • Individuals
  • Companies
  • Trusts
  • Tax clearance certificates
  • Capital gains advice
  • VAT administration
  • Income tax planning and administration
  • Liaison with tax authorities
  • Tax reviews
  • PBO registrations and returns
  • PAYE
  • Dividends withholding tax
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Trust Management

We offer full trust management services which include formation and administration of trusts, linking estates of beneficiaries to their trust, and offering guidance and advice to ensure that the sound corporate governance of a trust is maintained.

JJ Pulker is available to serve as independent trustee on our clients’ trusts on request. This is necessary to avoid any trust being disregarded as an alter ego trust.

Having at least one independent and impartial trustee governing a trust, ensures that the trust cannot be mistaken for, or disregarded as, an alter ego trust.

Despite the numerous articles in the press relating to the advantages and disadvantages of trusts, we still maintain that a trust can fulfill a very beneficial role in financial planning.

We are available to serve as independent trustee on our clients’ trust on request.

Members of our professional team are available to serve as independent trustees on our clients’ trusts on request.

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Property Management

We have a wide range of body corporate clients, and as such, our Property Management Division is dedicated to servicing these clients specifically.

Our property team is experienced in managing rental properties, whether through a body corporate, investment property or share block company (fractional ownership).

We offer a ‘one stop’ solution for property and management services of fractional ownership companies. This includes the financial management and accounting services for the units.

Our Fractional Ownership Division offers the following services:

  • Processing of accounting records
  • Production of monthly levy invoices and collection of outstanding levies
  • Preparation of monthly management reports and financials
  • Adherence to, and monitoring of, budgeted cash flows
  • Preparation of payments due to service providers and reconciliation of statements
  • Sourcing of reliable and affordable service providers
  • Maintenance of funds in TPFA (Third Party Fund Administration) trust accounts
  • Follow up on outstanding financial matters
  • Administration of secretarial services, including purchase and sale agreements and transfer of shares
  • Facilitation of the annual general meeting of the company

Our Property Management Division deals with the day-to-day management of the units, inclusive of the following services:

  • Preparation and maintenance of rotating registers
  • Managing and dealing with queries to and from shareholders and directors
  • Communicating occupancy of units to shareholders
  • Facilitating property rentals, sales and share swaps
  • Ensuring cleaning and general repairs are carried out and, if applicable, golf carts are maintained
  • Providing regular feedback to shareholders
  • Telephonic assistance service after hours in case of emergencies
  • Updating and maintenance of inventory lists per unit
  • Facilitating the maintenance of small assets and furnishings
  • Conducting site visits to ensure smooth running of units, and also to identify current or possible future issues with the unit
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Wills and Testaments

Your last will and testament is a fundamental part of your estate planning.

We have the necessary expertise to prepare your last Will and Testament according to your wishes.

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Investment Advice

With our full house of experienced experts, we are equipped to offer uniquely tailored financial investment advice to best serve our clients’ particular circumstances and requirements on an ongoing basis. In a landscape of constant economic flux, our experts are ever-mindful of changing conditions and global economic trends, and are able to keep our clients abreast accordingly.

We are committed to helping our clients grow financially.

Having your accountant, auditor, tax consultant and financial planner in the same office is always a beneficial approach to managing your entire financial life. Not only does it provide you with a superior wealth management platform, but it will also ensure optimal efficiency in managing your wealth portfolio, and save you time.

Our services include:

  • Insurance advice for you and your business
  • Life assurance and employee benefits
  • Retirement savings and planning
  • Unit trust investments
  • Financial health profiling
  • Offshore investment opportunities
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Deceased Estates

Our team is experienced in ensuring a very difficult time for your family is treated with the necessary sensitivity, care and attention it deserves.

In terms of South African law, upon the death of an individual, ownership of his or her assets passes from that individual to an Executor. The Executor is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the Deceased’s Estate devolves correctly according to the Deceased’s Will and/or according to law.

We can ensure your family that your estate is wound up correctly by experienced professionals.