by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Featured Articles
It seems the SARS Commissioner had an epiphany – make an example of delinquent taxpayers so others will fall in line, writes Jean du Toit, Head of Tax Technical at Tax Consulting SA . Apparently, following SARS’ media briefing on 30 July 2020, this is a deterrence...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 14, 2020 | Sustainability
Detailed scrutiny and careful analysis around Carbon Tax regulations is needed to apply for allowances, some of which were only laid out in detail last month. This was the message of a high-level webinar hosted on 9 July 2020 by experts from business consultants Cova...
by Dianne Bayley | May 11, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
On 5 May 2020, the Commissioner for SARS gave a media statement that comprised a detailed account of projected revenue collection in light of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as valuable insight of what we can expect from SARS in coming months. Jean du Toit, Head of Tax...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2020 | Workplace 2020
The 2020/1 Budget Speech from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni contained few earth-shattering announcements from a payroll perspective, and we are still waiting for clarity on key issues such as the National Health Insurance (NHI) and annuitisation of retirement funds....
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 24, 2020 | Sustainability
President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the urgency of South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis in his State of the Nation Address, promising a wide range of programmes to help put young people in work, notes Yolandi Esterhuizen, registered tax practitioner &...