Other Briefs
Voluntary disclosure programme: A last chance for crypto traders before the 2026 crackdown?
19th September 2025 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is preparing to enforce far-reaching new international standards from 1 March 2026, aimed squarely at... →
Sars targets prominent persons for their company’s tax debts
18th September 2025 SARS are leveraging their powers under the Tax Administration Act, which provides for instances in which the Directors, Public Officers, or other... →
Beyond textbooks: The tax lessons you only learn on the job
18th September 2025 What you think you know about tax when coming out of university changes quickly once you step into a top tax practice. Within the first few weeks... →
National Treasury’s Tax Amendment Bills Puts “Bona Fide Inadvertent Error” on the Chopping Block
17th September 2025 For years, taxpayers and their advisors have relied on a small phrase in the Tax Administration Act (TAA) as a defence against understatement... →
Navigating the tides of taxation: Increased scrutiny on seafarer exemptions
17th September 2025 South African seafarers, whose careers on cruise ships, geographical vessels or fishing vessels often take them across international waters, are... →
Sars holds crypto-traders to account per the “International Tax Standard”
16th September 2025 The draft Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and revised Common Reporting Standard (CRS) regulations, proposed to be effective 01 March 2026,... →
Sars’ new segment to target non-compliant social influencers and the Gig Economy!
15th September 2025 Social influencers in South Africa must declare all income, including non-monetary compensation, as clarified by Sars! On 5 September 2025, Sars... →
SA non-tax residency – The rush must not foreshadow precision
11th September 2025 With the 2025 annual tax filing season deadline fast approaching, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) has quickly tightened its verification... →
