Category: Tax

“[Taxpayers] should give at least the same priority to tax obligations as their other responsibilities.” (SARS’ Short Guide to the Tax Administration Act) SARS has wide powers when it comes to the collection of tax debts and just one of these is the power to collect money owed by taxpayers from third parties who hold… Continue reading SARS Can Take Money from Your Account! Here’s How to Prevent It…

7 November – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 November – Excise Duty payments 30 November – Value-Added Tax (VAT) electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional payments.

“South Africa is aligned with the practice in many other countries of granting tax relief for medical expenditure.” (SARS) In South Africa, tax relief for medical expenses is provided through a medical tax credit system. This means the tax relief is provided as a tax rebate – a reduction in tax payable. If you are… Continue reading Are You Claiming Your Full Tax Relief for Disability-Related Medical Expenses?

7 October – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 October – VAT manual submissions and payments 28 October – Excise Duty payments 31 October – Value-Added Tax (VAT) electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional payments. Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted… Continue reading Your Tax Deadlines for October 2022

“This is a call for all South Africans to be part of the solution; to contribute in whatever way they can to ending energy scarcity in South Africa.” (President Cyril Ramaphosa) For more than a decade, local businesses have faced the huge challenge of an unreliable power supply from a state-owned monopoly that allowed very… Continue reading Loadshedding: Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Alternative Power

7 September – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 23 September – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 September – Excise Duty payments 30 September – End of the 2nd Financial Quarter 30 September – VAT electronic submissions and payments, PIT top-up & CIT Provisional payments. Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on… Continue reading Your Tax Deadlines for September 2022

“A trust is a ‘person’ for tax purposes and is therefore a taxpayer in its own right.” (SARS) SARS recently sent out a reminder confirming that in terms of the Income Tax Act, 1962 (ITA), all trusts are taxpayers and that the trustees, who are also the representative taxpayers of the trust, have a responsibility… Continue reading Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax?

5 August – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 25 August – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 August – Excise Duty payments 31 August – Value-Added Tax (VAT) electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional payments where applicable. Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice.… Continue reading Your Tax Deadlines for August 2022

“Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form.” (Laurence J. Peter) In this article, we look at the who, how and when of this 2022 Tax Season; highlight some issues that require special attention; and suggest practical next steps to help you avoid the last-minute rush,… Continue reading Tax Season 2022 Now Open: Beware, This Year’s Deadlines are Shorter!