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1 MARCH 2020 – DO YOU AS EMPLOYER HAVE YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW?

20/08/2019

DO YOU AS EMPLOYER HAVE ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW? The amendment to section 10(1)(o)(ii) of the Income Tax Act (“foreign employment exemption”) takes effect from 1 March 2020. Presumably, employees that would be affected thereby have done the necessary planning to sidestep any potential additional tax that may follow the amendment; or at...

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MASSIVE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS APPLYING TO FINANCIALLY EMIGRATE

14/08/2019

With D-Day for overseas tax looming, expats are seeking ways to counter becoming sitting ducks for corner-cutting tax agents coming out of the woodwork for a kill. Sleazy tax agents have their sights on South Africans working abroad who are jittery about the looming expat tax law changes coming into effect in March, with “experts”...

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SOUTH AFRICAN EXPATS IN SHARK INFESTED WATERS - EXPAT TAX LAW CHANGE COMMENCING MARCH 2020

06/08/2019

EXPAT TAX LAW CHANGE COMMENCING MARCH 2020 South African expats have been subjected to vast amounts of conflicting information regarding the amended expat law change, causing uncertainty and panic in their preparations for 1 March 2020. The cause for this is no doubt linked to the many “specialists” creeping out of the woodwork, so to...

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THE EXCHANGE CONTROL REGULATION OF MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA TO ABROAD

24/07/2019

With several alarming indicators showing that more South Africans are leaving the country, an increasing number of people have started to research their options on how to move money offshore. Tax Consulting SA has also noted a large increase in individuals who are expatriating funds and investing these funds offshore. There are various speculative reasons...

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SOUTH AFRICAN TAX LAW - IS MAURITIUS YOUR NEW HOME

08/07/2019

IS MAURITIUS YOUR NEW HOME? South Africans living and working abroad are faced with possible taxation on their foreign earned income. The reason for this, is the amendment of section 10(1)(o)(ii) of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 – this section is commonly known as the “expat exemption”. The Expat Exemption Amendment The...

EXPAT TAX: EXPERT ANSWERS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS LIVING AND WORKING ABROAD

21/06/2019

EXPERT ANSWERS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS LIVING AND WORKING ABROAD Thanks to popular demand, here are more ‘Expat Tax’ questions submitted by SAPeople members, with answers kindly provided by the expert tax team at Tax Consulting South Africa. Legal Privilege, Confidentiality and Liability When we operate in our practice, our advice comes with legal privilege (as...

FINANCIAL EMIGRATION IS THE NEW WAY OUT

14/06/2019

The taxman targets foreign earnings in excess of R1m – but at what cost to the country? Financial emigration is on the rise – by 30% over the last two years, according to Claudia Apicella, head of Financial Emigration, a specialist advisory group targeting financial emigres. The main reason? The imminent change in the law...

TAX FILING SEASON – HERE ARE SOME CHANGES FROM SARS

10/06/2019

HERE ARE SOME CHANGES FROM SARS The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is acutely aware of the decline in tax moral and tax compliance, say Thamasanqa Msiza, senior tax consultant & Darren Britz, senior tax attorney at Tax Consulting SA. Many of the changes to the annual tax Filing Season this year is to lower...

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MASSIVE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS APPLYING TO FINANCIALLY EMIGRATE

07/06/2019

The number of people enquiring and actually going through with the process of financial emigration has “skyrocketed”, says Jonty Leon, legal manager at Financial Emigration. The main reason for this is the amendment to section 10 of the Income Tax Act – otherwise known as the expat exemption – which will come into effect from...

TAX FILING SEASON: DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR TAX RETURN

05/06/2019

DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR TAX RETURN Taxpayers earning less than R500 000 per annum from one employer in a single tax year are not required by SARS to file their tax returns. However, tax consultants advise that taxpayers should still file their returns if there is a chance they would get a tax refund....

FINANCIAL EMIGRATION - REQUIREMENTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

28/05/2019

There is a lot of misinformation circling in the South African expatriate community about the amended expatriate tax law taking effect on 1 March 2020 and the process of Financial Emigration. We often have clients approach us where they have been subjected to scaremongering or solicited by “one-man” bands promoting their own agenda. These so-called...

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPAT TAX: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE EXPERTS

22/05/2019

With South Africans who live or work abroad facing the imminent introduction of “expat tax”, there has been a lot of scaremongering and confusion. Recently the expert tax team at Tax Consulting South Africa kindly offered to answer SAPeople members’ questions. Here you will find a selection of the questions submitted and answers by Jerry...

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1 MARCH 2020 – DO YOU AS EMPLOYER HAVE YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW?

MASSIVE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS APPLYING TO FINANCIALLY EMIGRATE

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPATS IN SHARK INFESTED WATERS - EXPAT TAX LAW CHANGE COMMENCING MARCH 2020

THE EXCHANGE CONTROL REGULATION OF MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA TO ABROAD

SOUTH AFRICAN TAX LAW - IS MAURITIUS YOUR NEW HOME

EXPAT TAX: EXPERT ANSWERS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS LIVING AND WORKING ABROAD

FINANCIAL EMIGRATION IS THE NEW WAY OUT

TAX FILING SEASON – HERE ARE SOME CHANGES FROM SARS

MASSIVE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS APPLYING TO FINANCIALLY EMIGRATE

TAX FILING SEASON: DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR TAX RETURN

FINANCIAL EMIGRATION - REQUIREMENTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPAT TAX: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE EXPERTS

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