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Panic, Uncertainty about Expatriate Tax Law

13/09/2018

Tax practitioners say their clients remain panicked and concerned about the ‘expat tax’, despite National Treasury adopting a relatively softer stance. “I see a lot of panic coming our way,” Bari Duvenhage, personal tax specialist at Regan van Rooy, told delegates at the Tax Indaba. She says expats are unsure how it will impact their...

South Africans Abroad: Know your Tax Affairs

24/08/2018

Incorrect information and advice from tax practitioners, or in some cases South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials, has resulted in the misunderstanding of complex South African expatriate tax legislation, which has landed many South African in deep water with SARS. This has led to many expats being under the incorrect impression that their tax affairs...

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South Africans are emigrating abroad in record high numbers

07/08/2018

According to experts operating within the field of emigration, South Africans are expected to break emigration records in 2018. Speaking to 702 Talk Radio, the manager at Financial Emigration, Jonty Leon, discussed the sharp spike in the number of South Africans looking to relocate abroad. Leon’s sentiments echo those shared by UK visa solutions specialists,...

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What is CRS and why should I care?

19/07/2018

What is CRS and why should I care? Jurisdictions that have agreed to and signed the recently implemented “Common Reporting Standard” (CRS) are obligated to obtain pertinent financial information from their financial institutions and automatically exchange this with other jurisdictions on an annual basis. Put simply, if you are living in a jurisdiction that has...

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SARS Update – “Ordinarily Resident” – South Africans abroad, do you pass the test?

12/07/2018

The term “ordinarily resident” is not defined in South African legislation but has been interpreted by South African courts for almost a century when dealing with tax law matters. The South African Revenue Service (“SARS”), in 2002, released an Interpretation Note (“IN3”) that assisted taxpayers in understanding the term, and which considered case law as...

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Deceased Estates – Inheritance planning for South Africans Abroad

05/07/2018

A death of a family member is never a topic that is likely to be discussed nor a discussion that is wanted however a reality that one needs to prepare for in future. Preparing for such events is key for a smooth transition in the closure and pay-out of deceased estates and inheritances. Thousands of...

South African Expats – Is your South African Passport at Risk

26/06/2018

There appears a remarkable amount of misinformation flying about between South African expatriates abroad on when you can legally lose your South African passport. Is there any truth in that as a South African living and working abroad, you cease South African citizenship and must hand in your South African passport? Expatriate Tax Exemption Changed...

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What’s best? Financial Emigration VS Double Taxation Agreement

04/06/2018

There is so much misinformation flying around the South African expatriate community at the moment. Service providers perpetuate this using scare tactics and promoting what will benefit them and their bottom line over what is best for expats at large. First of all, there can never be a one size fits all approach. Financial Emigration...

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South Africans Abroad: Tax Requirements

17/05/2018

South African Expats Abroad: Understanding the Tax Law

24/04/2018

South African expatriates need not only understand the new expatriate tax law but also act on it or face dire tax consequences come 1 March 2020. The Expat Tax Amendment The amendment to section 10(1)(o)(ii) of the South African Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 formed part of the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill of...

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South African Expats – Hiding from SARS could lead to a criminal record without you even knowing

19/04/2018

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has stepped up their mission to reduce a massive tax deficit, by initiating a campaign with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to prosecute non-compliant taxpayers who have failed to submit returns. This was announced in the media release dated 16 April 2018, indicating various court cases covering multiple parts...

Can I Return To Live And Work In South Africa If I have Financially Emigrated?

28/03/2018

Being declared a non-resident does not mean you are giving up your South African citizenship. Unless you formally renounce your citizenship, you will always legally be South African. You are able to come back to live and work in South Africa whenever you wish. To ensure you do so legally and without any restrictions, you...

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LATEST NEWS

Panic, Uncertainty about Expatriate Tax Law

South Africans Abroad: Know your Tax Affairs

South Africans are emigrating abroad in record high numbers

What is CRS and why should I care?

SARS Update – “Ordinarily Resident” – South Africans abroad, do you pass the test?

Deceased Estates – Inheritance planning for South Africans Abroad

South African Expats – Is your South African Passport at Risk

What’s best? Financial Emigration VS Double Taxation Agreement

South Africans Abroad: Tax Requirements

South African Expats Abroad: Understanding the Tax Law

South African Expats – Hiding from SARS could lead to a criminal record without you even knowing

Can I Return To Live And Work In South Africa If I have Financially Emigrated?

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