NEWS | THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM TAX DEBT DURING COVID-19
Many businesses, and especially small and medium sized entities, have jumped at the opportunity to apply for debt deferral or debt compromises.
NEWS | FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT DOUBLE TAX AGREEMENT RELIEF
If a South African expatriate had to describe the year 2020 in one word, “uncertainty” would no doubt rank as one of the most appropriate.
NEWS | EMERGENCY BUDGET: FEW OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO GET SA OUT OF ITS ECONOMIC PIT
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is facing his own crisis. He will be delivering South Africa’s – probably first – emergency budget in the wake of a massive economic decline.
NEWS | THE NEW TAX CASE ALL SOUTH AFRICANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
The High Court in Pretoria recently ruled that taxpayers have a right to be notified before the South African Revenue Service (SARS) appoints an agent to collect ‘outstanding tax debt’.
NEWS | HOME OFFICE EXPENDITURE: WHEN CAN YOU CLAIM FROM SARS?
With the ever-looming threat of COVID-19 still hanging over South Africa at large, business has had to come to terms with a “new normal”, which has and will continue to result in many taxpayers needing to work from home for the foreseeable future.
NEWS | BINDING RULINGS#339: TRANSFER OF LISTED SHARES TO A COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME IN EXCHANGE FOR PARTICIPATORY INTERESTS
Issue The Applicant and the Fund approached SARS to determine the tax consequences of a transfer of listed shares from the applicant to a collective investment scheme in exchange for participatory interests in that collective investment scheme, in terms of sections 9C and 42 of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962 (the ITA) […]
NEWS | CANYON RESOURCES (PTY) LTD V C:SARS (68281/2016) (27 MARCH 2019)
Issue The issue in this matter relates to whether the taxpayer was entitled to claim a diesel refund in respect of diesel purchases in conducting its mining operations, in terms of section 75(1)(d) of the Customs and Excise Act, No. 91 of 1964 (the Customs Act) and Schedule 6 thereto.
NEWS | EMPLOYEES OF LIQUIDATED COMPANIES MAY NOT SUFFER PAYE
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked chaos on economies across the globe. Lockdowns, travel bans, and business closures has pushed several companies into liquidation; resulting in an inability to pay employees.
NEWS | EXPATRIATE TAX FOR ROTATIONAL WORKERS AND SEAFARERS
Rotational Workers – The Victims of 01 March 2020 Expatriate Tax Having just returned from visiting South Africans in remote locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE etc;
NEWS | ENSURE YOUR PAYROLL SYSTEM DOES NOT CAUSE CONFUSION OR DISCREPANCIES
Oops payroll – what happened to my net take home pay? Starting a new job in an employee’s career is usually an exciting event with the additional prospect of increasing their earning potential in most cases.