The deadline for financial emigration has come and gone but emigrants can still access and transfer retirement funds offshore if they have been tax non-resident for 3 years. Tax emigration, however, is not a straightforward process and it has implications that you need to consider before making any decision.
Huiswerkers is nou geregtig om by die Vergoedingskommissaris (WCA) te eis in geval van ‘n besering, siekte of afsterwe aan diens. Werkgewers van huiswerkers is verplig om hulself en hul huiswerkers by WCA te registreer en jaarliks die assesseringsopgawes in te dien – selfs al is u huiswerker net tydelik in u diens.
On 15 January 2021, the president has signed new tax and finance-focused bills into law, including the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (TLAA), and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act (TALAA). These Acts came into effect on 20 January 2021.
The Office of the Tax Ombud plays a vital role to ensure fair administrative justice in South Africa, as far as tax related matters are concerned. It can assist taxpayers in resolving complaints against SARS which is of a service, procedural or administrative nature.
The time of disposal is an important core rule which dictates when a capital gain or capital loss must be brought to account for Income Tax purposes.
Everybody knows The South African Revenue Service (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.
Whether you are earning Dollars, Euros or Yen, as a South African resident, it’s more than likely you’ll have to pay tax in South Africa on this income.
SARS has made 8 specific commitments as to what you, the taxpayer, could expect from them in the 2020 Filing Season. All taxpayers should familiarize themselves with these commitments.
Flexible work arrangements have become increasingly popular as the needs of employers and employees change in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Op 3 Julie 2020 het die Kommissaris van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens, Edward Kieswetter, die regulasies bekragtig wat bepaal wie inkomstebelastingopgawes moet indien vir die 2020 jaar van aanslag. Hierdie artikel gee ʼn uiteensetting van die persone wat opgawes moet indien en van diegene wat in 2020 vrygestel is van die indiening van opgawes.
