SARS to Exchange Tax Information with over 50 Jurisdictions

SARS to Exchange Tax Information with over 50 Jurisdictions The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has committed to the automatic exchange of tax information with the revenue authorities of over 50 other jurisdictions under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) Common Reporting Standard (CRS) by September 2017. This international initiative goes hand-in-hand with […]

President Jacob Zuma Signs Bills Into Law

The following Bills were promulgated and signed on 11 January 2017 by President Jacob Zuma: The Taxation Laws Amendment Act; The Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2016; The Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (Administration) Act, 2016; and The Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act, 2016. Several changes have […]

eFiling Profile Hacking

VISIT YOUR NEAREST SARS BRANCH TO VERIFY CHANGES TO YOUR PERSONAL Some taxpayers recently received messages from SARS about the changing of their personal details. If you received this message (and to ensure that the resultant changes are not fraudulent) you are kindly requested to visit your nearest SARS branch as soon as possible with […]

Guide: SVDP Version 1.2

A draft guide on the special voluntary disclosure program was issued and deals with the time frame as well as the relief offered to taxpayers on international un-declared assets. For access to the entire guide, please click here.