THE DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT (DTA) PROCESS ALLOWS YOU TO CEASE YOUR TAX OBLIGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR RELOCATION OR EMIGRATION. IN SHORT, THIS PREVENTS YOUR HARD EARNED FOREIGN INCOME AND ASSETS FROM BEING TAXED IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Delano Abdoll
Legal Manager: Cross-Border Taxation
Admitted Attorney, LLM
John-Paul Fraser
Team Lead: Cross-Border Taxation
Admitted Attorney
Richan Schwellnus
Cross-Border Taxation Attorney
Admitted Attorney
General Tax Practitioner (SA)™ (SAIT)
A DTA is an internationally binding agreement between two countries that regulate which country has the sole and exclusive right to tax an individual’s income and proceeds from assets.
The DTA allows for expatriates to cease their tax residency in one of the countries (i.e., the home country or, alternatively, the host country) to ensure that your hard-earned foreign income is not taxed twice.
Paying tax once is tough enough, paying it twice is something everyone wants to avoid.
The good news is that the South African DTA applies to most of the sought after relocation and emigration destinations around the world. Some countries who have a DTA with South Africa include The Netherlands, New Zealand, The UAE and Australia.
