Johannesburg · Namibia live
Invoices that meet SARS section 20. VAT201, EMP201 and IRP6 drafted from the books. Payslips that already contain PAYE, UIF and SDL. Hosted in South Africa.
Not a foreign product with the labels swapped. The engines were written for SARS first. They now run the same ledger in Namibia.
BMS is one ledger with three doors. The business keeps the books. The accountant runs many companies from one login. The sponsor funds seats and sees impact — never the invoice lines.
The document your client receives already carries a sequential number, your VAT number, theirs, the rate, and the bank details. That is SARS section 20 — not a template you dress up after the fact.
Quotes convert in one step. Credit notes and statements sit on the same sequence. Recurring invoices run without a reminder in a notebook.
BMS
12 Rivonia Road
Sandton 2196
VAT 4123456789
Tax invoice
INV-0148
Bill to
Thandi Consulting
88 Commissioner Street
Johannesburg
VAT 4876543210
| Description | Qty | Amount | VAT | Line total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy workshop — Q2 | 1 | 8,400.00 | 15% | 9,660.00 |
| Monthly retainer — April | 1 | 12,500.00 | 15% | 14,375.00 |
| Document pack | 1 | 3,200.00 | 15% | 3,680.00 |
SubtotalR 24,100.00
VAT 15%R 3,615.00
Total dueR 27,715.00
South African Revenue Service
VAT201
Value-Added Tax return · draft
Output VATR 48,200.00
Input VATR 35,782.00
Amount payableR 12,418.00
Drafted from the invoices and expenses already in the workspace. You review it. You file it on eFiling. BMS does not submit to SARS for you.
Output, input and the amount payable come off invoices and expenses you already captured. EMP201 and IRP6 work the same way. Monthly and bi-monthly VAT periods are first-class. Provisional tax is on the calendar.
BMS does not log into eFiling for you. It puts a reviewed draft in your hands before the 25th.
PAYE, UIF and SDL are calculated when you run payroll — not added in a second spreadsheet. EMP201 is drafted with the run. Optional email to staff. 13th cheque and IRP5 export at year end.
Payslip
Lerato Nkosi
Technician · April 2026
PAYE · UIF · SDL
calculated on the run
GrossR 24,000.00
PAYE− R 3,840.00
UIF− R 240.00
SDL− R 240.00
Net payR 19,680.00
EMP201 is drafted with the run. 13th cheque and IRP5 at year end. Optional email to staff.
The founder lost a first business to CIPC filings, PAYE and provisional tax that nobody had put on a calendar. BMS is the invoice, tax and payroll engines written after that — for SARS first, then for every jurisdiction that sits on the same ledger. Namibia is live.
The company storyReceipt scanning, bank feeds, WhatsApp send and the Brain are not on these plans. They are not live.
Starter
R 150per month
For a founder who needs to look proper.
Growth
R 499per month
Where most companies settle.
Business
R 999per month
A team running real operations.
A free plan exists (1 invoice a month). Enterprise is unlimited seats and multi-currency — talk to us.
BMS is business-management software for South African companies. It is the invoices, the client file, the expenses, the SARS drafts (VAT201, EMP201, IRP6), payroll (PAYE, UIF, SDL) and document signing — one workspace, hosted in South Africa.
Every South African bank. Today you upload statements and reconcile by hand. Forwarding bank notification emails, and direct feeds from FNB, Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank, Capitec, Discovery and TymeBank via Stitch, are on the roadmap — not live.
Yes. Invoices use a non-VAT layout until you register, and the calendar only shows obligations that apply to you — PAYE if you have staff, IRP6 if you are on provisional tax, CIPC if you need the declaration.
Often yes, for annual financials and advice. Day-to-day — invoices, expenses, payroll drafts, SARS calendars — BMS handles. Invite your bookkeeper as a user today. A marketplace to match you with a vetted accountant is coming, not live.