Cybercriminals ramp up their attacks on tax practitioners

SARS responds to reports of hackers accessing practitioners’ eFiling profiles, removing clients, and changing banking details.

Three cases focusing on the insured’s reporting obligations following a vehicle theft

In two cases, the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance found the insurer should not have rejected the claims.

Tribunal’s ruling highlights a principal officer’s reporting obligations

The decision highlights numerous irregularities at the Private Security Sector Provident Fund that were not reported to the FSCA.

Trusts are facing a multitude of new reporting requirements

Trustees will have to report directly to Sars, outside of the current trust tax return process, and before the trust tax return is due.

Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player

The bearer of bad tidings sometimes gets it in the neck, too.

Reporting a vehicle accident – Limited online option now available

For minor damages, motorists can now report a crash online via the National Traffic Information System (NATIS) website in order to obtain a case number. However, there are a few stipulations, with only […]

Financial reporting – Exemption for certain pension funds

The FSCA has just published PFA exemption notice no. 3 of 2019 that exempts certain funds from the requirements of sections 9a and 16 of the Pension Funds Act. What does the PFA […]

The Importance of Cash Threshold Reporting

Moonstone Compliance recently sent a reminder to all its compliance officers on what appears to be stricter monitoring and resultant fines by the Financial Intelligence Centre on Cash Threshold Reporting (CTR) requirements. The […]