This article aims to clarify what the newly announced and increased R500,000 threshold means, providing the prerequisites thereof as well as giving an overview of the 2019 filing season.

From 1 June 2019, the all new Carbon Tax Act 15 of 2019 (CTA) will be effective, and the final method of reporting and administration thereof is said to follow shortly thereafter. This new tax type will affect any person or entity who conducts an activity which results in the emission of greenhouse gases above the allowed threshold.

SARS released new rules regarding the compulsory use of a logbook, which are applicable from the 2019/2020 financial year. Previously, taxpayers only had to keep a logbook for business travelling purposes, but in terms of the new rules, taxpayers must declare all travelling, including private travelling, in a travel logbook.

Hierdie artikel is ‘n opvolgartikel van ons Maart 2019 uitgawe. Wonder u moontlik oor die kostes verbonde aan finansiële emigrasie en watter inligting u aan die owerhede moet verskaf? FHBC is opgewonde om aan te kondig dat ons u van hulp kan wees met die opweeg van belange, die insameling van die nodige dokumentasie/bewysmateriaal, die berekening van die belasting en ander kostes verbonde aan die proses asook die voltooiing van die aansoek om finansieel te emigreer.

The million-dollar question on everybody’s lips, is whether a sponsor may deduct its sponsorship expenditure as an advertising expenditure in terms of section 11 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962. This is quite an open debate within a grey area of our law. Read more for an update on this topic.

Hierdie artikel handel oor die wegval van die vergunning van die 183-dae reël waar in gevolge Suid-Afrikaners wat oorsee werk en woon, se buitelandse inkomste vrygestel word van inkomstebelasting indien hulle vir 183 dae (waarvan 60 dae aaneenlopend moet wees) in die betrokke oorsese land fisies teenwoordig was. Bykomend, brei die artikel ook uit op finansiële emigrasie as ‘n moontlike oplossing tot die wegval van die 183 dae reël.

This article serves to enlighten the reader about the relocation of an employee to a new place of residence for employment purposes and identifies which expenses will be exempt from tax, if paid for by an employer.

A subsistence allowance is an allowance given to an employee in respect of incidental costs incurred when away from home for at least one night (sunset to sunrise) on company business. Do you also travel for work-related purposes?

This article serves as a summary of the main amendments to the tax legislation in Namibia expected to be implemented in 2019, as proposed during the 2018/2019 Budget Statement, earlier this year.

Hierdie artikel sluit aan by Oktober se inleidende artikel van “transfer pricing” en dien as ‘n opsomming van drie van Suid-Afrika se belangrikste reëls in hierdie verband, soos ingevolge die Inkomstebelastingwet 58 van 1962.