November 11, 2021

Employee share schemes: Spur restaurants suffer a blow

In October 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment upholding the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service’s appeal against an earlier decision […]
October 12, 2021

Readily apparent error in tax returns

A taxpayer who is aggrieved by an assessment or decision of SARS against that taxpayer has the right to dispute that assessment or decision. If an […]
October 12, 2021

Transfer of assets between spouses: What are the tax implications?

Section 9HB of the Income Tax Act provides for a roll-over of a capital gain or loss when an asset is transferred between spouses during their lifetimes. […]
September 9, 2021

Understanding VAT when temporarily leasing property

The VAT Act makes provision for the supply of residential fixed property by a VAT vendor (being a property developer) to be subject to VAT at […]
February 9, 2021

Why do I need to know my rights as taxpayer?

Since the introduction of the Tax Administration Act in 2011, which aimed to consolidate most of the administrative matters in tax acts, taxpayers have become ever more […]
August 24, 2016

TAX OMBUD – RECOURSE FOR AGGRIEVED TAXPAYERS

The Tax Administration Act that came into effect on 1 October 2012 is a valiant attempt to balance the rights of the tax man with those […]
March 2, 2016

FRINGE BENEFITS AND INCOME TAX: CAN EMPLOYEES STILL BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM FRINGE BENEFITS?

In the past there were definite financial gains attached to certain fringe benefits granted by an employer to employees. There were also quite a few loopholes […]
January 27, 2016

SARS PRESCRIPTION

Imagine the following scenario: a taxpayer named Andrew is on his annual vacation for four weeks. On the fifth day of his vacation, he is lying […]
January 27, 2016

THE VALIDITY OF TAX INVOICES – IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

The audits of Value-Added Tax (VAT) returns by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), have increased the focus on the validity of tax invoices for the […]
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