by Taxation Compliance | Sep 21, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
The Bi-annual August 2015 PAYE reconciliation period is from 1 September 2015 – 31 October 2015. – All employers must prepare and submit their declaration (EMP501) and employees’ IRP5’s to SARS reconciling the PAYE/SDL/UIF paid during the period 1 March...
by Taxation Compliance | Sep 7, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
We have seen a significant increase in South African Revenue Service’s (SARS’) performance of audits as provided for in the Tax Administration Act of 2011 and other tax legislation. According to the 2013/2014 SARS Annual Report, SARS conducted in excess of 1.8 million...
by Taxation Compliance | Jul 31, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
The Davis Tax Committee’s First Interim Report on Estate Duty (“DTC Report”) was released for public comment on 13 July 2015. In essence, the DTC Report proposes that “a highly progressive tax that patches loopholes, helps provide equality of opportunity and...
by Taxation Compliance | Jul 27, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
Taxpayers seem to be unsure as to whether they are required to actually submit an actual income tax return to SARS or not. You do not have to submit a tax return if your total Gross remuneration (ie salary, bonuses etc) for the year is below R350 000 AND you meet the...
by Taxation Compliance | Jul 10, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
SARS has recently communicated that if you earn less than R350,000 in a year, and fulfil a series of complicated criteria, you may not have to file a tax return in 2015. However, we advise you to take GREAT CARE here, and understand your duties properly, because if...
by Taxation Compliance | Jul 1, 2015 | Taxation Blog | Juanita Roman
1 July 2015 officially starts the 2015 tax season and SARS is encouraging all taxpayers to use SARS e-filing channels to file their tax returns and avoid those never-ending queues at the SARS offices!!! SARS is advising taxpayers to use their updated “Help-You-eFile”...
