Accounting, Tax & Outsourced Finance
Two BICA-registered accountants with extensive tax expertise run this practice hands-on. Your books, tax and reporting held to the same standard as an in-house team — often at a fraction of the cost.
Why clients move to Lightwork
We take responsibility for the numbers — monthly, quarterly and at year-end — with the tax expertise to structure the business efficiently as it grows. Boards receive one clean, credible pack; regulators receive filings that reconcile.
Capabilities
Monthly close, board packs and international-standard reporting on cloud platforms.
Corporate tax, VAT, withholding tax and transfer-pricing documentation.
PAYE, BURS, workers' compensation and skills levy — fully compliant, on time, every time.
Efficient group and cross-border structuring aligned with BURS practice and DTAs.
Audit-ready files and liaison with external auditors — statutory and group audits.
Full CFO-as-a-Service model for growing businesses and multinational subsidiaries.
Credentials
Every set of accounts and every tax filing is prepared or reviewed by a BICA-registered accountant — with senior oversight from a partner dual-registered with BICA (Botswana) and ICPAK (Kenya). That's the standard we hold ourselves to, and the assurance your board and auditors will notice immediately.
BICA
Botswana
ICPAK
Kenya
BURS
Tax practice
IFRS
Reporting
Taxes we handle
From annual corporate returns to the withholding taxes that catch cross-border groups off guard — we own the full compliance calendar so nothing slips.
Annual income tax
Corporate & individual returns
VAT
Registration, returns & reviews
VAT on imported services
Reverse-charge compliance
PAYE
Monthly payroll tax
Withholding tax — rent
Landlord & lease payments
Withholding tax — dividends
Shareholder distributions
Withholding tax — interest
Loans & intercompany funding
Withholding tax — construction
Contractor payments
Withholding tax — royalties
IP & licence fees
Finance & funding
We package your financials into the language lenders and grant committees respond to — and stay involved through the questions that follow.
Loan proposals
Bankable proposals to commercial banks and DFIs, with the projections and covenants they underwrite against.
CEDA applications
Full CEDA application preparation, from eligibility screening to business plan and financial model.
Financial & cost management
Costing, pricing, budgeting and management-accounting insight to protect margin as you scale.
Cash & working capital
Cash-flow forecasting, treasury discipline and covenant tracking for funded businesses.
Next step
30 minutes with a partner. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
