Provisional Tax Penalties and Interest Risk

NEWS | PROVISIONAL TAX: PENALTIES AND INTEREST RISKS

Provisional taxpayers must comply with all requirements for filing returns and making payments in order to avoid risk of penalties and interest.

Constitution Court Gives Hefty SARS Blow To Franchise Industry

NEWS | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT GIVES HEFTY SARS BLOW TO FRANCHISE INDUSTRY

Talk about bad timing. The Constitutional Court on 21 July 2020, after some 250 days of deliberation, decided that the way in which many franchise operators have been claiming their tax expenses does not rank for tax relief.

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NEWS | IMPORTANT COURT WIN FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AGAINST SARS

The Pretoria High Court granted on 14 July 2020, a small business owner, on an urgent basis relief against the South African Revenue Service (SARS) who depleted the taxpayer’s bank account without following due process. The court ordered SARS to set aside the third appointment of Absa who collected R1.3m on behalf of SARS from […]

When SARS Unlawfully Help Themselves To Your Bank Balance

NEWS | WHEN SARS UNLAWFULLY HELP THEMSELVES TO YOUR BANK BALANCE

Everybody knows SARS is under collection pressure and they have grown rather fond of appointing 3rd parties, such as banks, to recover outstanding tax debts directly, which leaves taxpayers stunned.

2020 Tax Season Changes

NEWS | 2020 TAX SEASONS CHANGES

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions implemented, SARS has made changes to the 2020 season process.