With discussions on imposing a wealth tax being rife in preceding years, policy makers are turning to the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) to look into the feasibility of this new proposed tax, to bridge the “widest wealth gap in the world”.
Of late, digital news platforms have been awash with volumes of contradicting information regarding the Emigration Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN and SARS Non-Resident Tax Status Confirmation Letter. For the benefit of the taxpayers, more especially expatriates, we see it necessary to clarify the different uses and benefits of these two very important documents in […]
Xpatweb hosted a South African first full-day Global Mobility conference on 30 June 2022, the purpose of the conference was to discuss the current landscape of immigration and mobility in South Africa and the wider African market.
South African expatriates living in Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man are under grave threat from the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
Expatriates, beware! If you ceased your tax residency through the Financial Emigration process, you may require substantial reasoning for your return to avoid any repercussions from the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
An ITR-12 checkbox, indicating a taxpayer ceased tax residency in South Africa, is greyed out this tax season. This has confused many eFiling users wishing to leave the country permanently.
A long period of silence on cryptocurrency regulation in South Africa has finally been broken. South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) deputy governor, Kuben Naidoo, has now confirmed that new regulations are set to be implemented within the next 12 – 18 months.
Since its inception in 2009, there have been many misconceptions about crypto assets, often referred to as cryptocurrencies. These confusions have cost eager investors millions of Rands and have subsequently been addressed or explained on numerous media platforms.
Already a popular destination with South Africans, recent developments in Mauritius promise to make this tiny island paradise more accessible to expatriates than ever.
In view of July being just around the corner, and with it, the opening of the 2022 tax season, there is an increasing need for voluntary compliance throughout the taxpayer population. This is even more imperative for taxpayers who have income-generating assets, as should taxpayers have failed to declare any income in prior years, and […]