Other Briefs
Mining giant loses R17.5m input VAT battle over ‘entertainment expenses’
18th March 2025 A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling should deliver a stark warning to businesses claiming input VAT deductions without a watertight legal... →
Budget 2025: South Africans seeking opportunities abroad now have more choices under an expanded tax treaty network
18th March 2025 The 2025 Budget had some good news about lessening the tax liabilities for South Africans seeking career, business and lifestyle opportunities... →
Sars allocated R7.5-billion budget to bolster crackdown on non-compliance
18th March 2025 The 2025 Budget Speech, which finally took place on 12 March 2025, confirmed R7.5-billion to be allocated to resourcing of the South African... →
Proposal to Define "Bona Fide Inadvertent Error" in the Tax Administration Act
13th March 2025 The concept of a "bona fide inadvertent error" is a critical yet regrettably undefined term within the Tax Administration Act, No. 24 of 2011... →
No More Headroom: 2025 Budget Speech is Bad News for Taxpayers
12th March 2025 The unexpected postponement of the annual Budget Speech last month sent shockwaves through South Africa, unsettling market sentiment. Now, the... →
2025 Budget 2.0: The VAT increase is dead, long live the VAT increase
12th March 2025 The shocks, surprises and shortfalls in the initial Budget that never saw the light of day on 19 February, made way for a reworked National Budget... →
New earnings threshold as from 1 April 2025
11th March 2025 Employees who earn in excess of a certain amount per year (the “earnings threshold”), do not enjoy the same protection under our labour legislation... →
No budget speech certainty, but Sars’ conviction to tax collection remains unwavering
3rd March 2025 The unprecedented postponement of the 2025 Budget Speech has left many people uncertain about South Africa’s financial future. Even though the... →
