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Scams and Phishing ATTACKS
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Scams and Phishing ATTACKS

  • 9th Mar 2020
  • by SD Management
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All taxpayers need to be aware of email scams that are currently doing the rounds. SARS has created a section of their website where they will post updates of any scams they have heard about. Similarly, they would like you…

OFFICE OF THE TAX OMBUD (OTO)
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OFFICE OF THE TAX OMBUD (OTO)

  • 20th Apr 2016
  • by SD Management
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The mandate of the Tax Ombud is to review and address any complaint regarding a service, procedural or administrative matter arising from the application of the provision of the Act by SARS. The office will investigate the matter and notify…

TAX COMPROMISE WITH SARS
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TAX COMPROMISE WITH SARS

  • 22nd Oct 2015
  • by SD Management
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If you owe SARS more money than you can afford to pay then you are a candidate for a tax compromise. In a nutshell SARS is willing to “park” some (not all) of your current debt in order to ensure…

Provisional Tax 2015
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Provisional Tax 2015

  • 18th Aug 2015
  • by SD Management
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31 August 2015 is the deadline for the 1st 2016 provisional tax return for individuals, trusts and companies with a February year end. It is an often misunderstood tax especially with regard to its workings. This is not helped by…

Severance Packages
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Severance Packages

  • 17th Aug 2015
  • by SD Management
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The loss of employment through retrenchment (forced or voluntary) is a reality many employees face in the current economic climate. Over the last number of years, various tax concessions have been made to ease the financial burden on employees facing…

To submit or not to submit
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To submit or not to submit

  • 17th Jun 2015
  • by SD Management
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The 2015 tax season (March 2014 to February 2015) opens on 1 July 2015 and this raises the annual question of which individuals are required to submit an IT12 annual tax return. As per Government Gazette 38874 dated 12 June…

Subordinated Debt Interest Deduction

  • 28th Apr 2015
  • by SD Management
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From 1 April 2014, interest incurred on subordinated debt is no longer tax deductible. Section 8F of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (“the Act”) is an anti-avoidance provision which deems the interest to be a dividend in specie and effectively…