SARS pays back R10bn, but some taxpayers’ refunds are being withheld
Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.
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Pre-retirement savings withdrawals ‘make sense in certain cases’
Preservation must be encouraged, but the reality is that a retirement fund is many South Africans’ only source of savings, says Alexforbes.
Watch out for these tell-tale signs of a tax-filing season scam
Fraudsters are contacting taxpayers who are issued with auto-assessments and impersonating SARS.
Dispelling misconceptions about the two-pot retirement system
Members particularly need to understand pre-retirement withdrawals, and the implications of these withdrawals, including tax and liquidity at retirement.
Important lessons from the Constitutional Court in the Coronation case
The departure point in determining whether a company qualifies for the foreign business establishment tax exemption is what it actually does.
Constitutional Court’s ruling in tax dispute a relief for SA multinationals
Coronation withdraws cautionary to shareholders following victory in litigation with SARS over the foreign business establishment tax exemption.
Tax Ombud to investigate widespread taxpayer profile hijackings
The tax fraternity is concerned about the apparent ease with which scamsters can bypass SARS’s security protocols.
Who does and does not have to submit a tax return in 2024
Pay attention to the conditions that must be met to be exempt from filing a return.
Here are the filing deadlines for the 2024 tax season
Auto-assessment notices will be sent out from 1 July, SARS says.
Constitutional Court to rule on remission of interest post-VDP agreement
The decision could set a precedent for taxpayers seeking relief from interest after reaching a Voluntary Disclosure Programme agreement with SARS.
Final countdown for administrators and employers to prepare for the two-pot system
Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits provides a checkist of what employers should be doing before 1 September.
Members can expect payment delays when making withdrawals from the savings pot
The allocations to the savings component can happen only from 1 September onwards, says Old Mutual.
Taxpayer’s (legitimate) refund stuck in limbo after profile hacked
A cyberattack not only removed his account from his tax practitioner’s profile but also led to an erroneous VAT refund being paid back to SARS.
Cybercriminals ramp up their attacks on tax practitioners
SARS responds to reports of hackers accessing practitioners’ eFiling profiles, removing clients, and changing banking details.
Hefty sentences for members of syndicate who defrauded SARS of R100m
The group claimed R200m in VAT refunds for importing, storing, and selling diesel.
Celebrity chef sentenced to 10 years in jail for R5.3m VAT fraud
Lusizo Henna laundered the R3.1m refund within 14 days of SARS paying the money into his business account.
Ruling confirms that a layperson can represent a taxpayer in a Tax Court
The ruling makes the Tax Courts more accessible, but there are risks to taking on SARS without a qualified and experienced legal representative.
