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Expat Confusion As SARS Disables Tax Residency Checkbox

20/07/2022

An ITR-12 checkbox, indicating a taxpayer ceased tax residency in South Africa, is greyed out this tax season. This has confused many eFiling users wishing to leave the country permanently. "Which line do I tick to ensure that I am a non-tax resident?" asked one taxpayer. "The second option is blank for me. However, I...

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SARS Letter Confirms SA Emigrants’ Non-Tax-Residency Status – If They Can Prove It

08/07/2022

With the introduction of a formal SARS Non-Resident Tax Status Confirmation Letter in 2021, South African expatriates may finally relax knowing that their foreign income is safe from local taxation. However, getting one of these is neither automatic nor easy, requiring applicants to follow stringent residency cessation and verification processes to qualify as non-residents for...

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SARS’ New Auto Assessments: Expats, Ensure Up To Date Status To Avoid The Crosshairs

04/07/2022

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We Want To Employ a SA Worker Overseas: What Are The Implications?

30/06/2022

We are a South African non-profit organisation looking to appoint a South African citizen in a European country on an employment contract. What would the tax implications be, and do we need to apply for approvals if we proceed? Thomas Lobban, l egal manager: cross-border taxation at Tax Consulting South Africa responds: We are not...

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Ceasing SA Tax Residency In Countries That Don’t Offer Permanent Residence

27/06/2022

To be released from their local tax obligations in relation to foreign income, emigrating South Africans must be able to prove to SARS that they have permanently left the country. But how can they do so if they are moving to a country, like the UAE in general, where long-term residence (for immigration purposes) is...

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Tax Implications Of Working “Remotely” In South Africa For A Foreign Company

17/06/2022

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Have You Emigrated Or Planning To Emigrate, Do You Know Your Tax Status With SARS?

13/06/2022

Most expatriates are not aware of their tax status with SARS. Whether you are only leaving now or have already left, it is important to know where you stand with SARS, to avoid non-compliancy. Simone Munsami Tax Diagnostic Specialist Alex Mahundla Tax Diagnostic Specialist If you are unsure of your tax status with SARS, we...

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Leaving South Africa – Planning Your Fiscal ‘Exit Strategy’

23/05/2022

Tax Consulting South Africa, South Africa’s largest independent tax practice, returned this week from the Netherlands after hosting tax and immigration planning sessions with recently emigrated South Africans. One thing that became clear during the presentations, is that despite the soft-landing opportunities provided in the Netherlands and other locations, there has not been enough focus...

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Netherlands Now Top Ranked Destination For Professional South Africans

20/05/2022

Tax Consulting South Africa and Xpatweb, South Africa’s largest tax and international mobility practice respectively, returned this week from the Netherlands after hosting tax and immigration planning sessions with recently emigrated South Africans. The sessions reaffirmed that the Netherlands has emerged as one of the new frontrunners as a destination for emigration of join professionals...

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Does Your Tax Residency Status Impact Your Ability To Receive An Inheritance From South Africa?

13/05/2022

The finalisation of a deceased estate is in itself a time consuming and frustrating process for South Africans. Further complexity and exasperation is caused when one of the heirs is an expatriate. Victoria Lancefield General Manager, Financial Emigration & Tax Residency Martin Bezuidenhout Expatriate Tax Attorney When inheriting from an SA source and you are...

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Tax Non-Residency Letter – What To Do When SARS Rejects Your Application?

12/05/2022

The obtaining of a SARS Non-Resident Confirmation Letter is a key part of the tax roadmap for many of our clients. This is where SARS formally confirms that you are non-resident for tax purposes. They run a system and check to make sure that they relinquish their world-wide taxing right, as this is not something...

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Questions Asked By South African Expats Returning Home

10/05/2022

There are many South Africans working abroad who have made the decision to return to their home country. For many, the pandemic was the roll of the dice that sealed their fates. For others, the idea of being far away from extended family was the drawing card that tugged at their heart strings. Regardless of...

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Expat Confusion As SARS Disables Tax Residency Checkbox

SARS Letter Confirms SA Emigrants’ Non-Tax-Residency Status – If They Can Prove It

SARS’ New Auto Assessments: Expats, Ensure Up To Date Status To Avoid The Crosshairs

We Want To Employ a SA Worker Overseas: What Are The Implications?

Ceasing SA Tax Residency In Countries That Don’t Offer Permanent Residence

Tax Implications Of Working “Remotely” In South Africa For A Foreign Company

Have You Emigrated Or Planning To Emigrate, Do You Know Your Tax Status With SARS?

Leaving South Africa – Planning Your Fiscal ‘Exit Strategy’

Netherlands Now Top Ranked Destination For Professional South Africans

Does Your Tax Residency Status Impact Your Ability To Receive An Inheritance From South Africa?

Tax Non-Residency Letter – What To Do When SARS Rejects Your Application?

Questions Asked By South African Expats Returning Home

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