The draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (“TLAB”) was published on 31 July 2020. As announced in the Budget Speech, any South African leaving in future will be subject to a much stricter process from 1 March 2021 onwards. But there was also a surprise 3-year lockup announcement for anyone with a South African pension fund, […]
SARS’ announcement that it has started auto-assessing certain taxpayers may lead some people to believe they no longer need to worry about their tax submissions.
The draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (“TLAB”) was published on 31 July 2020 and with it comes an overhaul of the regime for taking your retirement funds abroad.
Should the tax consequences of renting out a garden flat deter homeowners from earning some extra income? We weigh up the risks and rewards of residential rentals.
It seems the SARS Commissioner had an epiphany – make an example of delinquent taxpayers so others will fall in line.
The new Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (“TALAB”), released on 31 July 2020, proposes a law change that will effectively lower the threshold for SARS and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to criminally prosecute taxpayers.
Government Moving to Hold onto South African’s Retirement Funds On 31 July 2020, the Draft Tax Law Amendment Bill (“TLAB”) contained a hidden announcement, which may prove to be the final straw for many ex-South Africans who still have retirement investments left in South Africa. The TLAB seeks to legislate to prevent a South African […]
The great trek by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) to e-services, including the newly unveiled automated assessment, is not only motivated by efficiency in revenue collection, but will also deal with, and shame, rogues.
The SA Revenue Service (SARS) is currently sending out 3.1 million SMSes to taxpayers whose returns will be assessed automatically this year.
COVID-19 has far-reaching effects for the South African taxpayer and, unbeknown to many, may be silently increasing their tax liability for the 2021 year of assessment.