Tax

June 17, 2016

Misuse of assessed losses

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 […]
September 9, 2016

Tax on pension funds and divorces

It is an unfortunate reality that marriages may after many years end up in divorce. When this happens the parties either have to agree on how […]
October 31, 2016

How South African dividends are taxed

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 […]
November 23, 2016

Proposed amendment to the taxation of trusts

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 […]
January 9, 2017

Explaining zero rated VAT

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 […]
March 8, 2017

Crunching the numbers: Budget 2017

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 […]
March 10, 2017

PAYE and directors’ (and members’) remuneration from 1 March 2017

Many would have noted reports in the national media that the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 16 of 2016, was signed into law by President Zuma on […]
March 28, 2017

Practice Note 31 in the spotlight

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. […]
April 24, 2017

Interest free loans to directors

It is very often the case that a company extends an interest free or low interest loan to a director. This manifests either as a true […]
October 13, 2017

Employment Tax Incentive: Why say no to R1280 per month per qualifying employee

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. […]
November 13, 2018

Tax allowances against assets used for purposes of trade

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 […]
May 6, 2019

Value-added remarks on value-added tax (VAT)

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 […]
July 9, 2019

Tax season 2019: Improvements made to eFiling

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 […]
July 31, 2019

2019 Tax Season: Officially open

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 […]
August 28, 2019

What is an audit certificate?

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 […]
July 2, 2020

Setting your business up for expansion

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 […]
March 9, 2021

Budget 2021: Corporate tax amendments

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 […]
April 7, 2021

IT’S HUNTING SEASON! ARE YOU READY?

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 […]
April 30, 2021

Value-Added Tax on vouchers

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 […]
September 8, 2022

Tax implications of cross-border remote working

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 […]
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