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18 February 2014 (2 Comments - view/add) The effect of corruption on tax morality » Author: Roula Hadjipaschalis (KPMG) The tax debate internationally and in South Africa is increasingly focusing on...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to the taxation of share incentive scheme benefits? » Author: Rone La Grange (KPMG) All eyes on next week’s budget. A taxpayer can apply to the South African Revenue Se...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Surbodination agreements: The 8F trap » Author: David Warneke (BDO SA) Section 8F of the Income Tax Act, dealing with hybrid debt instruments was substitu...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Reduce tax rates to grow the economy and increase tax collections » Author: Yasmeen Suliman (KPMG) It is well known that the growth of the South African economy is languishing, and that un...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Reduce tax rates to grow the economy and increase tax collections » Author: Yasmeen Suliman (KPMG) It is well known that the growth of the South African economy is languishing, and that un...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Diesel refunds in mining: Processing is out » Author: KPMG-Research Historically, the processing of ore was a contentious issue from a diesel refund perspective, due...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Exchange control and tax dispensation for "domestic treasury management companies" » Author: Peter Dachs (ENS) The Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 39 of 2013 contains proposed currency rules for "domestic tr...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) No big tax changes seen ahead of election » Author: Fin24 No fundamental tax changes are expected in the National Budget, professional services firm Deloitte said a...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Ruling on the definition of 'listed shares' for purposes of the foreign dividend exemption » Author: Heinrich Louw (Cliff Dekker Hofmeyer) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) released Binding Class...
17 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Employee share ownership plan ruling » Author: Andrew Lewis (Cliff Dekker Hofmeyer) The tax implications for the various participants of a share incentive...
13 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Cut taxes for the sake of job growth » Author: Yasmeen Suliman (KPMG) It is well known that the growth of the South African economy is languishing, and un...
13 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) How the employment tax incentive works for you » Authors: SARS and National Treasury The South African Revenue Service and National Treasury have jointly prepared...
12 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Toll fees and VAT invoices: Vendors must get the necessary documentation to substantiate VAT claims » Author: Johan van der Walt (Cliff Dekker Hofmeyer) SARS’s VAT 404 Guide states: "One of the underlying princi...
11 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Naspers hits out at Google over tax dodge » Author: Business Tech Naspers, through its subsidiary 24.com, says it is concerned by Google's competitive advantage thr...
11 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) New tax benefits for shipping related activities in South Africa » Author: Van Velden Pike Inc Attractive new shipping provisions in South Africa's new Taxation Laws Amendment bill g...
11 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) New tax treatment of medical expenses » Author: Fin24 At present taxpayers aged under 65 years are on a hybrid system with regard to the income tax treatment of...
10 February 2014 (2 Comments - view/add) Income Tax and VAT consequences of E-Tolls » Author: Beric Croome (ENSafrica) Introduction The levying of tolls for the use of certain highways in Gauteng, the so...
10 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Malema tax sequestration back in court » Author: Sowetan Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is expected to fight against sequestration over millions...
10 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Cosatu wants heavy tax for super rich » Author: Wiseman Khuzwayo The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) and Cosatu want the rich and s...
10 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) SA will not reach lower tax target, say analysts » Author: Amanda Visser (BDlive) The reduced tax revenue target of R895bn for the fiscal year ending March 30 will not be...
10 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Protecting your reputation: Deductibility of legal expenses » Authors: Nicole Paulsen and Danielle Botha (DLA Cliff Dekker Hofmeyer) The question of deductibility of legal expen...
10 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) On-charges and supplies subject to VAT » Author: Carmen Moss-Holdstock (DLA Cliff Dekker Hofmeyer) For a transaction in South Africa to attract Value-a...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Customs modernisation journey and effective tax collection will be a feature of 2014 budget » Author: Deloitte Steps to further enhance SARS’ ability to extend its reach to a much wider tax base through effective...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) South Africa reminds employers to make ETI claims » Author: Lorys Charalambous (Tax-News) South African businesses have been reminded that their first monthly claim fo...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) SA stands to gain R980m in tax thanks to VAT on e-commerce products » Author: Samuel Mungadze (BDlive) A move to levy tax on all e-commerce products bought from companies that do not have a...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Interpreting a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal » Author: PwC (Tax Synopsis January 2014) The South Gauteng Tax Court has recently had to make a determination ...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Applications to rescind a judgment secured by SARS by way of filing a statement with clerk » Applications to rescind a "judgment” secured by SARS by way of filing a statement with the clerk or registrar of a co...
06 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) The tension between the Tax Administration Act and the Uniform Rules of Court » Author: PwC (Tax Synopsis January 2014) The decision of the Pretoria High Court in Huang v Commissioner of the S...
05 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) On South African tax compliance, tax morality and taxpayers’ freedom to do tax planning » Author: Johan van der Walt (DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) On South African tax compliance, tax morality and taxpayers’ fre...
05 February 2014 (4 Comments - view/add) State ponders ‘sugar tax’ to fight cancer » Author: Tamar Khan (BDlive) The Department of Health is considering a "sugar tax" to encourage South Africans to consume...
04 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) On South African tax compliance, tax morality and taxpayers’ freedom to do tax planning » Author: Johan van der Walt (DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) On South African tax compliance, tax morality and taxpaye...
04 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Amalgamation transactions following asset-for-share transactions » Authors: Heinrich Louw (DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) recently r...
01 February 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) SARS takes on SA billionaire » Author: Fin24 South African billionaire Mark Krok's local assets, worth R298m, were placed under curatorship by the Nort...
31 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) SA digital tax coming in April » Author: Quinton Bronkhorst (Business Tech) Treasury has published new electronic services regulations, detail...
31 January 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Significant changes to e-commerce tax requirements not expected in 2014 Budget, says Deloitte » Author: Magna Carta (Deloitte) Although the application of VAT to e-commerce transactions is receiving increasing a...
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