Sasfin fires employees implicated in money-laundering investigation
The South African Reserve Bank intends to impose sanctions for alleged contraventions of FICA, the Exchange Control Regulations, and the Banks Act.
Exchange Control Regulations
The lowdown on living annuity income payments to foreign bank accounts
Whether living annuity income can be paid into your foreign bank account will depend on your tax residency, the Sarb and Sars requirements, and your insurer’s processing procedures.
Opposition MPs criticise Sarb for ‘narrow’ Phala Phala investigation
Bringing foreign currency into the country is regulated by the customs and excise legislation and falls under Sars, Kganyago tells MPs.
Judgment sends a warning about abusing the R1m offshore allowance
High Court rejects argument that a person can use the allowances of other individuals because the transfers were approved by an authorised dealer.
Crypto assets as a financial product: what are the exchange control and tax implications?
It’s possible that, at some point, providers of crypto asset services will be required to submit third-party data to Sars.
Sarb wants answers from Ramaphosa’s lawyers by 8 September
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has asked legal advisers to President Cyril Ramaphosa to respond by September 8 to requests for further information as it probes the theft of foreign currency from […]
EFF’s Shivambu rebukes Kganyago for ‘no comment’ on whether foreign currency regulations were violated
EFF MP Floyd Shivambu lambasted South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago for not responding to a letter asking the central bank to confirm or deny whether President Cyril Ramaphosa had disclosed […]
Exchange control restrictions ease, but regulatory net tightens around crypto
The government intends introducing several amendments to legislation that will affect exchange control in general and crypto assets in particular. The 2022 Budget Review set out the following proposals that will ease the […]
