SA Non-Tax Residency – The Rush Must Not Foreshadow Precision
With the 2025 annual tax filing season deadline fast approaching, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has quickly tightened its verification processes for taxpayers requesting to update their tax residency status to that of non-resident on a more urgent basis than they would have liked. John-Paul Fraser Team Lead: Cross-Border Taxation Bronwyn Jacob Process Specialist:...
Moving abroad may also require the right tax move at home
As South Africans seek new lives and opportunities abroad, many remain unaware that their tax obligations at home will continue to follow them until they formally cut tax ties with the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Ceasing to be a South African tax resident with SARS is a critical step for expatriates who do not...
Knowing Your SARS Status Matters: Here is Why a Tax Diagnostic Report is Essential
For many taxpayers, especially expatriates, managing South African tax obligations from a distance can be complicated. Years may pass without any direct interaction with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), and key details like contact information, banking details, and tax number status often become outdated. These issues should not be left by the wayside. It...
SARS Coming After Foreign Retirement Funds
South Africans who have worked abroad and accumulated foreign retirement funds, or foreign nationals who become South African tax residents, need to urgently be aware that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) now wants taxing rights on their foreign retirement funds. This proposed amendment is set to come into effect on 1 March 2026. Retirement...
SARS Latest Notice to Non-Resident Taxpayers: Here is What You Need to Know
On 28 July 2025 the South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued another notice specifically aimed at South Africans abroad concerning their tax residency status. It deals with how an individual who is a non-resident taxpayer on the SARS system, should complete their tax return this filing season. While SARS announced enhancements to this year’s ITR12...
The When, How and Why for Expatriates Considering Leaving the South African Tax Net
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is not beating around the bush with sharpening its focus on South African expatriate taxpayers as part of efforts to curb non-compliance that contributes to billions in lost tax revenue annually. Recent enhancements to SARS’ systems and record-keeping around tax residency status, send a clear message to South Africans...
Everyday Online Subscriptions and Shopping Can Push South Africans Over Their Offshore Spending Limit
For South African residents and expatriates living abroad, reaching the R1 million annual limit of offshore spending allowed under exchange control regulations, can happen far more quickly than expected. This can soon land them in hot water with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) who closely monitors funds flowing out of South Africa. While traditional...
SARS Sharpens Scrutiny of Expatriate SA Tax Residents
South African expatriates living and working abroad are firmly in the Tax Man’s sights. Recent enhancements clearly indicate the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is increasing its focus on the importance of expatriates legally confirming the basis on which they cease their tax residency status in South Africa to benefit from a reduced income tax...
Coming Home? SARS Tightens Record-Keeping for Returning Expats
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced enhancements to its record-keeping of taxpayers’ tax residency status this coming tax filing season, taking direct aim at returning South African expatriates. This move sends a clear message to expats who previously ceased tax residency that their re-entry into South Africa will now be closely monitored whilst...
Leaving SA Does Not Abruptly End All One’s Dealings Here, But The Devil Is In The Detail
It is not to say that all South Africans who have started a new life overseas - whether for an extended period or permanently – have or want to sever all ties with their country of birth. Many still have bank accounts and pension money in South Africa or may want to buy property here...
Do South African Expats Return Home for the Braais?
The fact that several countries abroad do not let you have a braai whenever and wherever you want, is not on its own the reason why South African expats return home after many years abroad. But when added to factors like cultural differences, the lack of traditional support structures, and the high cost of living...
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