February 20, 2018

Borrowing to purchase listed shares – 100% Tax ineffective?

Where a person borrows money to purchase shares, the general rule would be that the interest paid on the funds borrowed to fund that acquisition would […]
January 11, 2018

Provisional tax when you sell your property

The provisional tax regime operates as a continuous cash flow mechanism in favour of Government whereby tax on income earned is paid over provisionally in anticipation […]
January 11, 2018

SARS to intensify action against tax offenders

Despite the fact that SARS has upheld their philosophy of education, service, and thereafter enforcement, they have noticed an increase in taxpayers not submitting their tax […]
November 21, 2017

Do you need a tax clearance certificate?

Taxpayers may require SARS to issue them with a tax clearance certificate for various reasons. This includes a general confirmation that the relevant taxpayer’s affairs are […]
October 19, 2017

Gone are the days of tax-free salaries abroad

Many South African taxpayers earning a salary abroad have for many years been able to benefit from so-called “double non-taxation”. This would be the case where […]
August 15, 2017

Submit your Provisional Tax Return to Avoid Interest and Penalties!

Provisional tax payments must be made by natural persons registered for provisional tax on or before 31 August each year. This means that a provisional taxpayer […]
August 15, 2017

Extention of learnership allowances and employment Tax incentive

With the focus on skills development and job creation, the existing allowance for learnership agreements has been extended to all agreements entered into before 1 April […]
July 6, 2017

VAT consequences where agents are involved

A practical problem often encountered in the VAT context is when services or goods are supplied to and from VAT vendors via agents. (In this context, […]
July 6, 2017

The VAT consequences of change in intended use of goods

It happens very often that a business would purchase goods, and subsequently apply those goods in a different manner than it had initially intended to at […]
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