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SARS Mobile Tax Units Schedule 2023 Tax Season

Taxpayers, your tax matters are in better hands when you make use of eFiling or the SARS MobiApp. Register your profile now to ensure a smooth filing experience.  No need to call us, you can register online or download the MobiApp on your phone or tablet. To make […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Connecting the dots in South Africa’s VAT increase and inflation

Shutterstock Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa is bracing itself for the first increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) in many years. The hike is part of the government’s efforts to contain a budget deficit. VAT is set […]

Create Tax Relief Through Your Property (and Use the Bank’s Money to Invest in Unit Trusts)

Are you paying too much tax? With a property rental loss system you can create an investment strategy that will work both ways: 1. give you significant tax relief; and 2. utilize the best proven investment vehicle – Unit Trust Investments.

This way you will be able to enjoy a property portfolio as well as a Unit Trust portfolio that is growing stronger than property.

How Much Tax Will You Pay After the 2017 Budget Speech?

BUDGET SPEECH | and TAX Implications of Section 7C for Trusts?

Most of the 2017 budget speech speculations were around whether Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan would increase VAT, introduce a new ‘supertax’ on wealthy individuals or be ‘braaied’ himself.