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Remote Work, Global Employer: Can Salaried Employees Still Claim Home Office Expenses in South Africa? Thokozile KumaloTax Consultant FEATURED IN: As the 2025 tax filing season approaches, many South Africans working from home are asking what home office expenses they can claim as tax deductible items, and how to do it correctly. This question is

SARS Discontinues Printing and Posting of Letters: What Taxpayers Need to Know Delano AbdollLegal Manager: Cross-Border Taxation Richan SchwellnusTax Attorney FEATURED IN: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced enhancements to its record-keeping of taxpayers’ tax residency status this coming tax filing season, taking direct aim at returning South African expatriates. This move sends

SARS Discontinues Printing and Posting of Letters: What Taxpayers Need to Know Lambert Roberts Legal Expatriate Tax Team Manager FEATURED IN: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has officially discontinued the printing and posting of all system-generated letters, effective 31 May 2025. From this date forward, all SARS correspondence will be delivered electronically via eFiling and other digital platforms.

SARS invokes Sections in Tax Law to make your worst fears come true – Judge confirms Constitutional Validity Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) Delano Abdoll Legal Manager: Cross-Border Taxation FEATURED IN: It is well within the powers of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to limit a taxpayer’s

High-Wealth Individuals and Crypto Traders High on SARS’ Hit-List Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: SARS has confirmed its compliance radar is focused on both High-Wealth Individuals and taxpayers engaging in cryptocurrency related transactions for the next fiscal year! Both taxpayer segments have been a recurring

SARS Achieves Record Gross Collections of R2,303 Trillion for the 2024/25 Fiscal Year! Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: SARS confirmed record highs on a number of fronts in its Revenue Announcement which took place on 01 April 2025. This included taxpayer compliance behaviour, improved voluntary

SARS Allocated R7,5 Billion Budget to Bolster Crackdown on Non-Compliance Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: The 2025 Budget Speech, which finally took place on 12 March 2025, confirmed R7.5 billion to be allocated to resourcing of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), aimed at “broadening

SARS Preying on Personal Liability – Constitutionality Confirmed! Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) Micaela PaschiniTeam Lead: Tax Legal FEATURED IN: The Constitutional Court judgement in Greyvensteyn v Commissioner for SARS and Others has been welcomed by SARS! Serving to reaffirm the constitutionality of SARS holding individuals personally

SARS Specialised Crypto Unit Cracks Down on Non-Compliance Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) Micaela PaschiniTeam Lead: Tax Legal FEATURED IN: SARS have unearthed a new source of tax revenue collection – cryptocurrency trading and investing! With their purview unlimited, SARS has confirmed their ability to receive information

SARS’ Say Extends to Approving and Removing Public Officers for South African Companies Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) Tasneem PandorCIPC Secretary Compliance Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: Business-critical update – annual tax law amendments result in the requirement for the immediate appointment of a Public Officer, upon