SARS targets foreign trusts for tax collection yet again
Article by: Regan van Rooy It is no secret that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is suspicious of trusts, especially international ones. They are…
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Judgment: Big G Restaurants vs SARS Full Judgment and Summary
Summary supplied by: Ms Deone Roos (Pieterse TRM Erasmus) Download the full judgment here: Summary
SARS can’t just order a bank to pay over your tax debt, court rules
The High Court in Pretoria recently ruled that taxpayers have a right to receive “sufficient” notice before the SA Revenue Service instructs a bank to…
Tax Ombud’s investigation into SARS reveals non-adherence to the Dispute Resolution Rules
Article by: Roula Hadjipaschalis, Lesley Bosman & Shivona Hansraj (KPMG) The Tax Ombud, Judge Bernard Ngoepe, has released his second Report on the investigation into…
CR’s promised “listening government” certainly true at Kieswetter’s SARS
Among the Ramaphosa Administration’s ambitions, its leader told us in Davos two years ago, is to be a “listening government”. Those who’ve attended high level…
Tax Case in South Africa dealing with Taxpayers’ rights
The High Court in Pretoria recently ruled that taxpayers have a right to be notified before the South African Revenue Service (SARS) appoints an agent…
African Transfer Pricing Update
Article by Regan van Rooy OECD Guidance on financial transactionsIn February 2020, the OECD published its formal transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions. The new…
IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES EMANATING FROM THE COLLINS KHOSA CASE
Written by Deone Roos Please view the original article here by DailyMaverick: BACKGROUND On 15 May 2020, the High Court in Pretoria delivered a judgment…
So you think you’re no longer a South African tax resident?
Article by Regan van Rooy Your absence does not make SARS’s memories fade! So, you think you’re free of the South African tax net after leaving…
Cashflow measures during lockdown
Article by: Joanna Haralambous Claim some employee cost from the UIF At this early stage, this claim (from UIF) only applies to those workers who…
