NEWS | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT GIVES HEFTY SARS BLOW TO FRANCHISE INDUSTRY
Talk about bad timing. The Constitutional Court on 21 July 2020, after some 250 days of deliberation, decided that the way in which many franchise operators have been claiming their tax expenses does not rank for tax relief.
NEWS | IMPORTANT COURT WIN FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AGAINST SARS
The Pretoria High Court granted on 14 July 2020, a small business owner, on an urgent basis relief against the South African Revenue Service (SARS) who depleted the taxpayer’s bank account without following due process. The court ordered SARS to set aside the third appointment of Absa who collected R1.3m on behalf of SARS from […]
NEWS | WHEN SARS UNLAWFULLY HELP THEMSELVES TO YOUR BANK BALANCE
Everybody knows SARS is under collection pressure and they have grown rather fond of appointing 3rd parties, such as banks, to recover outstanding tax debts directly, which leaves taxpayers stunned.
NEWS | 2020 TAX SEASONS CHANGES
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions implemented, SARS has made changes to the 2020 season process.
NEWS | CALM IN THE STORM: DTA’S PROVIDE QUIET RESPITE FOR EXPATS
The lockdown in South Africa followed shortly after the introduction of the expat tax limitation in section 10(1)(o)(ii) of the Income Tax Act.