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Public Officer appointment – key compliance changes

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Annual tax law amendments now require a Public Officer appointment immediately upon forming a company. Recent updates to Section 246 of the Tax Administration Act, No. 24 of 2011 (TAA) took effect on 24 December 2024. These changes remove the one-month window for appointing a Public Officer. This amendment creates a critical shift for businesses across South Africa.

Remote Work Visa – Cape Town is wooing more digital nomads

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Almost three months after South Africa introduced the long-awaited Remote Work Visa to attract foreign digital nomads who can choose any exotic destination in the world to work from, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) sees an uptick in enquiries from these remote workers who want to move to South Africa, and specifically to Cape Town.

Trust tax compliance – avoiding SARS penalties

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After years of threatening non-compliant trusts with penalties for late tax return submissions, South African Revenue Service's (SARS) leniency seems to be ending.
SARS compliance and enforcement

SARS compliance and enforcement

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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) continues to face challenges in collecting receivables and addressing disputes with taxpayers. The SARS Annual Report for 2023/24 highlights intensified efforts in tax debt collection and dispute resolution. SARS is implementing new strategies and refining processes to tackle challenges in enforcing tax compliance.

Trusts – tax compliance with SARS

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With 2024 being the first year that trust taxpayers are tasked with submitting third party IT3(t) returns to South African Revenue Service (SARS) by 30 September 2024, this change of the filing season could potentially offer a silver lining for trust taxpayers, granting them additional time to prepare for their 2024 tax return filing along with the added compliance measures that come with the submission.

Digital nomads – visa, tax and employment implications

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An increasing number of jurisdictions are embracing digital nomads as a potential source of economic good, lightly taxed but who contribute to the fiscus through their daily and considerable spending habits. South Africa is no exception, following some recent exciting developments within the immigration policy space.

REPORT | Taxation of Africa’s digital economy is on the rise

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Twenty-one African countries have already enacted rules for non-resident suppliers to account for Value-Added Tax (VAT) / Goods and Sales Tax on electronically supplied services. The digital economy is more than just technology and the internet.

Staying in SARS’ good books on business trips

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Tax season inevitably means digging out all those airline boarding passes, fuel slips and receipts from your travels over the past year. As a frequent business traveller, you've likely accumulated quite the collection in hopes of a decent refund on allowable expenses. However, the taxman wants more than a shoebox stuffed with crumpled receipts.

Ceasefire of Section 164 in SARS’ war on non-compliance

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Dispelling accusations of any revenue collector can feel like the fight of your life, especially where you are factually not on the wrong side of the law! Amongst these collectors, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) stands firm as one of the most strategic movers, turning the fight into an all-out war, the war on non-compliance!

Taxi industry and the complexity of tax compliance

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The South African taxi industry, a cornerstone of the nation's transport landscape, has long been under scrutiny for its apparent underpayment of taxes. However, a closer examination reveals a more complex reality. In 2021, the industry paid only R5 million in annual Corporate Income Tax (CIT). This is a small amount compared to the industry’s estimated annual revenue of R90 billion.

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