“The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away” John S. Coleman If it weren't for the PAYE system, which forces employees to pay taxes as they earn their money, each of us would be liable for a lump sum...
(N.B. The increases highlighted below are extracted from the Employment and Labour Minister’s announcement of 9 February 2021, and emphasis has been supplied where helpful in enabling quick identification of your employment sector. Comment is in square brackets) “The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked...
If you think compliance is expensive - try non-compliance." (Paul McNulty, former US Deputy Attorney General) The extent of corporate taxes – from income tax, employment taxes and value added tax (VAT) to dividend taxes, capital gains taxes, transaction taxes and other indirect taxes – along...
There are five common tax pitfalls that owners of small businesses should look out for and avoid. These hazards include three value added tax (VAT) issues, one provisional tax matter, and the fifth item deals with the tax implications for owners of small businesses when they...
Globally, governments are responding to the vast amounts of information flooding into the public domain due to the growth in companies like Amazon, Facebook and Twitter. As much of this information is personal, POPIA seeks to regulate how this personal information is processed and stored. South...
"We like to give people the freedom to work where they want, safe in the knowledge that they have the drive and expertise to perform excellently, whether they at their desk or in their kitchen. Yours truly has never worked out of an office, and...
“Death, taxes, and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them” (Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind) This year’s tax season will unfold in a different manner to previous years. These changes have been driven by ongoing innovation at SARS and by the Covid-19...
When SARS have requested documentation from taxpayers who do not use eFiling, the taxpayers have had to take these documents into a SARS Branch. Now SARS have launched on online form that taxpayers can complete and upload with the documentation requested by SARS. The online form...
“I Have Bad News and - No, Actually I Just Have Bad News” (Rick Riordan) In the current year it has taken the average South African 126 days to pay off their taxes and only from the next day did the taxpayer then work for him...
We read about Eskom staff having to undergo lifestyle audits so that corruption can be identified and stamped out. SARS have been conducting lifestyle audits since 2007. These audits are conducted when SARS suspects that the taxpayer is not declaring all his or her income and...