SARS Coming After Foreign Retirement Funds
South Africans who have worked abroad and accumulated foreign retirement funds, or foreign nationals who become South African tax residents, need to urgently be aware that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) now wants taxing rights on their foreign retirement funds. This proposed amendment is set to come into effect on 1 March 2026.
How to Successfully Claim Additional Medical Expenses from SARS This Tax Season
With the 2025 annual tax filing season underway, many South Africans who have incurred significant out-of-pocket medical expenses during the year of assessment, continue to enquire about how they can possibly claim an additional medical tax credit to lower their tax liability.
No Hiding from Payroll Non-Compliance: Why the Voluntary Disclosure Programme Is Your Best Defence
In the complex world of payroll, many employers have historically taken a head-in-the-sand approach, particularly when it comes to the taxation of employee benefits. If you are not 100% confident that every fringe benefit in your payroll is correctly taxed, now is the time to act, as the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is clamping down on all forms of tax non-compliance.
SARS Latest Notice to Non-Resident Taxpayers: Here is What You Need to Know
On 28 July 2025 the South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued another notice specifically aimed at South Africans abroad concerning their tax residency status. It deals with how an individual who is a non-resident taxpayer on the SARS system, should complete their tax return this filing season.
Rethinking Remuneration Flexibility: A Must in the 2-Pot Retirement Era
The fact that millions of South African taxpayers withdrew R43 billion from their accessible retirement savings under the Two-Pot System in the previous tax year, and many are already dipping in again this year, clearly shows that employees need real-time financial relief.