By Ashley Mhona and Willem Oberholzer … Can the expenses incurred as a result of working from home – electricity, rent or mortgage bond repayments (home office expenses) – be claimed as a tax deduction against the income earned by […]
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What is Provisional Tax?
Provisional tax is not a separate tax from income tax. It is a method of paying the income tax liability in advance, to ensure that the taxpayer does not remain with a large tax debt on assessment. Provisional tax allows […]
SARS Covid-19 Business Tax Relief Measures
Skills Development Levy (SDL) Business tax relief measures – All employers who are registered for SDL automatically qualify for the SDL Payment Holiday The zero amount SDL Liability will be defaulted on the EMP201 return for the four-month period from […]
Business Tax, Corporate Income Tax (CIT) 2020
Corporate Income Tax (CIT), also known as a business tax, is a tax imposed on businesses incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South. What is corporate income tax (CIT) or business tax? Corporate Income Tax (CIT) is a […]
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SARS Media Release 2020
23 April 2020 – Press release from Treasury: Further Tax Measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Finance announced the details of an initial set of measures on 29 March 2020 to assist tax compliant businesses with cash […]
COVID-19 tax relief: a snapshot of what’s out there
Across the globe, many governments have been forced to lockdown their countries in an attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of African countries have adopted similar measures. This has stalled, if not brought to a […]
SARS Mobile Tax Units Schedule 2020 Tax Season
19 March 2020 – Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) all tax workshops and mobile tax units (MTU) have been SUSPENDED until further notice. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Mobile Tax Unit will be visiting the areas listed below to […]
SARS Takes COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AT BRANCHES & PORTS OF ENTRY
PRETORIA, Sunday 8 March 2020 – South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that it has taken several precautionary measures in response to risk of infection from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said SARS tax, customs and excise operations would […]
How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story
In a recently published study on the political activities of the soft drinks industry in the lead up to South Africa introducing a sugar tax, we outlined the complex and systematic way in which big corporations and business associations misrepresented evidence to the […]
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Forgot your SARS Efiling Login Password
Forgot your SARS eFiling login password? The YOUTube video will help if you forgot your efiling username or password. Watch the tutorial video to find out how to retrieve your username or reset your password: