Taxation Blog

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"In a world buffeted by extreme weather events and social upheaval, assessing the performance of corporates has undergone a paradigm shift. No longer are financial ratios the only measure of success, as both customers and investors test companies’ impact on...

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After wide consultation, National Treasury and SARS have made some changes and clarifications to the original proposals on introducing a “two pot” retirement system. On 29 July 2022, the 2022 Draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill was released for public comment, setting...

SARS has published a tax guide for small businesses. The guide contains information about the tax laws and some other statutory obligations applying to small businesses. It describes some of the forms of business entities in South Africa, namely sole proprietorships,...

As the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that automatic registration will be initiated for Personal Income Tax for an individual that is not registered for tax, but SARS detects 3rd party data that indicates economic activity. The person is...

"The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) core function is the efficient and effective administration of tax Acts." Click on the image below to read further: Post shared courtesy of: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Written by: Tsanga Mukumba

SARS has published a Guide on Taxation in South Africa in 2022. It is a general guide providing an overview of the most significant tax legislation administered in South Africa by the Commissioner for SARS, including the: Customs and Excise Act; Disaster Management...

The Bi-annual August 2022 PAYE reconciliation period is from 19 September 2022 - 31 October 2022. 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 2022 to 31...

South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned taxpayers to be aware of emails or SMSs that ask for personal, tax, banking, and eFiling details. Taxpayers may receive random emails which are made to look as if they were sent from SARS but which are fraudulent emails...

We refer to our recent email to you on 22 June 2022 - The Start of 2022 Tax Season - What you need to know to save you time and costs!! As discussed, SARS will again be issuing ‘estimated’ assessments automatically to some taxpayers without the submission of a tax...

1 July 2022 is the official start of the 2022 Tax filing season – SARS is encouraging all taxpayers to use SARS e-filing channels to file their tax returns with amended deadline dates: Type of Taxpayer Channel Due Date Non-provisional and provisional taxpayers...

What are the new assessed losses rules?  Companies could previously offset the full balance of any assessed loss carried forward from a previous tax year against all its taxable income for the current year. In addition, companies could carry over any assessed loss...

After 2 years of Covid, how has SARS aligned the tax deductions with the “new normal” with many South Africans still working from home (permanently or temporarily) - can you claim for “home office” expenses, and how does this impact your taxes?? Currently, SARS tax...

Post shared courtesy of: Marianne Merten | https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ "Finalising income tax return verifications is one of three systemic concerns of the Tax Ombud, as illustrated by Fairness for All Case 13, or the taxpayer whom the tax collector verified five...

The Annual Reconciliation Declaration (EMP501) submission period has opened on 1 April 2022 with the final submission deadline being 31 May 2022. Employers who comply fully, in turn, make it easier for their own employees to fulfil their individual tax obligation when...

Click on the image below for MD’s current Tax Card for your easy referral (2022/2023):   Prior years MD Tax Cards and MD Tax Guides here.  

We have highlighted important changes for your easy referral: Tax-and-Exchange-Control-Alert-17-March-2022 Post shared courtesy of: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

The 2021 Return of Earnings (ROE) for Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) submission deadline has been extended to 31 May 2022 (the initial deadline was 31 March 2022). The Workmen’s Compensation website for online submission/transacting on...

With the change in legislation from 1 March 2022 onwards, taxpayers who have multiple sources of income and Retirement income will be contacted by the Retirement Funds. The Funds are now required to deduct a higher rate of PAYE in line with the taxpayer’s total income...