Dear [TAX Payer], Tax reference Number: 0000000000 You have been selected for auto-assessment by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). You can view your auto-assessment on eFiling or the SARS MobiApp. We auto-assess based on the data we receive from […]
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SARS Media Release 2022
Latest Tax Practitioner newsletter is available SARS, 7 June 2022 – Due to ongoing maintenance, eFiling may be intermittently available on Saturday, 11 June, from 20:00 until Sunday, 12 June at 01:00. Our apologies for the inconvenience. eFiling downtime alert SARS, […]
SARS Media Release 2021
SARS announces start dates and details for 2021 tax season in South Africa – what you should know BusinessTech, 25 May 2021 – The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has announced that taxpayers will be able to file their tax returns […]
Important notice: Experian data breach
Dear Customer The banking industry has been made aware that Experian Information Solutions – a consumer, business and credit information services agency – has experienced a breach of data. Although this information is not related to your personal banking details, […]
Experian Credit Bureau data breach
Dear Customer, The South African banking industry has been made aware of a data breach within the external Credit Bureau, Experian. With our banking partner, ABSA, we are taking proactive steps to protect our customers and ensure the matter is […]
Home office expenses and tax deductions
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]