An assessed loss for income tax purposes is a potentially valuable asset: it represents past losses made by a taxpayer which is able of being carried […]
Dividends received by a South African taxpayer are generally exempt from income tax. The major exemption though being dividends received from so-called REITs (these being some […]
National Treasury published its much anticipated proposed annual amendments to tax legislation earlier in July. This year the proposed amendments were widely anticipated to shed led […]
Value-Added Tax, or VAT, is currently typically charged at 14% on all taxable supplies of goods or services rendered by registered VAT vendors. Taxable supplies exclude […]
It is an astounding exercise to go through the numbers behind the annual national budget presented recently and to start to understand what it is that […]
The deductibility of interest for income tax purposes recently came under scrutiny in Mr X vs SARS,[1] and specifically the application of SARS’ Practice Note 31. […]
What is it? ETI is a tax incentive awarded to qualifying employers aimed at encouraging employers to employ employees between the ages of 18 to 29. […]
The Income Tax Act[1] allows for various income tax allowances to be claimed in respect of moveable assets used for purposes of a taxpayer’s trade. Most […]
VAT is an integral part of our economic society and is something that influences everyone, especially businesses in South Africa. In this article, we will discuss […]
SARS recently released two media statements, in which it notes several improvements made to eFiling for the 2019 tax season, including the issue of customised notices […]
The 2019 tax season officially started on 1 July 2019. Different filing periods apply, depending on the way a taxpayer chooses to submit their return: Taxpayers […]
The South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) issued Interpretation Note 112 (“IN112”) on 21 June 2019 to provide guidance on the interpretation and application of the audit […]
When businesses expand, they often look beyond national borders. With such an expansion, there are several added advantages for establishing a holding company, which then owns […]
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his third annual budget address on 24 February 2021. The corporate tax rate reduction from 28% to 27% for years of assessment commencing on or after […]
As the traditional winter hunting season approaches and South African borders are (somewhat) more open after the stricter COVID-19 lockdown, it is important revisit the Value-Added Tax (VAT) impact […]
On 12 January 2021, the Gauteng High Court delivered judgement in the matter of MTN (Pty) Ltd v CSARS (79960/2019) [2021], in respect of a declaratory order that […]
Remote working from foreign jurisdictions has become increasingly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the lockdown rules being relaxed in most jurisdictions, it appears that employers […]