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SARS Debt Write-Offs – The Gift that will Keep on Giving in 2025 Jaswhin BaijooAssociate Director and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance Law & LLB) Junaid BhaylaAdmitted Attorney (BCom Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: What Happens If You Owe SARS Money Where a tax debt is rightfully due to SARS, the Debt Management Division

Understanding South Africa’s Exit Tax and the Proposed Tax on Retirement Interests Mbalenhle MahlabaExpatriate Tax Specialist (BCom Law & LLB) FEATURED IN: A misunderstanding of certain sections in the Income Tax Act has many South Africans who moved abroad and ceased tax residency, worried that they will also be liable to pay Capital Gains Tax

Expats should not have to wait unduly long for their SA funds to be transferred offshore An elderly South African expatriate who has been living in Spain for close to a decade, faced one hurdle after the other over the past two years while trying to transfer his annuity funds from South Africa – which

NEW STUDY REVEALS CONCERNING TREND AMONG TAX PROFESSIONALS SIGN UP TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE SURVEY RESULTS A recent survey conducted by the Professional Partner Network (PPN), revealed an alarming trend in the tax profession. It found that just over two thirds of tax practitioners would opt to self-learn the performance of a

Non-provisional, Individual taxpayers, who file via the E-filing portal, your time to file your tax return is around the corner. The South African Revenue Services (SARS) confirmed that the filing date will be 1 July 2022 to 24 October 2022 and registered provisional, Individual taxpayers, who file via the E-filing portal, 1 July 2022 –

With a swiftly growing economy and the demand for skilled workers far exceeding available domestic supply, the Netherlands is increasingly enticing highly skilled South Africans wishing to take advantage of the country’s attractive work/life balance and impressive salary packages. “We have observed an unprecedented demand from various industries in the Netherlands for highly-skilled, qualified South

Property Practitioners, including Estate Agents, Candidate Estate Agents, and Property Managing Agents (“the Agents”), have for years been regulated by the Estate Agency Affairs Act, 112 of 1976 (“EAA”). However, as of 01 February 2022, this era has come to an end, with the enactment of the Property Practitioners Act, 22 of 2019 (“the Act”).

With the grim petrol price increase prediction of over R3,00 per litre for June 2022, employees are feeling the pinch where disposable cash is rapidly dwindling and are doing everything in their power to try keep their heads above water. Employers are feeling the ultimate pressure with the conundrum of how to remunerate employees more

“A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March”. These famous Shakespearean words forewarning the misfortune of Julius Caesar (which Julius Caesar ultimately ignored and led to his demise) may not be as archaic as appears at first sight; especially in the realm of tax, and when SARS’ new “audit strategy” is considered. In recent

Unlike its predecessor, the Act serves to provide grounds of disqualification from practicing as a property practitioner, including, but not limited to, not being in possession of a valid tax clearance certificate (“TCC”). The knock-on effect here is the Agents are then unable to procure / renew their Fidelity Fund certificate (“FFC”), which has always