July 25, 2023

IRP5 not uploaded? Expect significant delays

When an employer’s failure to upload an IRP5 brings SARS to a grinding halt. One of my clients has recently retired and like all retirees, they […]
June 20, 2023

Lenders of money are not all ‘money lenders’

In many groups of companies, intra-group loans make sense as a way of funding the operations of the group. If the funds are sourced from outside […]
May 17, 2023

How to object to your income tax assessment

You and SARS are entitled to have a difference of opinion. This article, which was originally published in the May 2014 issue of Tax Breaks, has […]
April 20, 2023

Disclose your defaults before SARS finds them!

A grim warning for South African taxpayers. Long gone are the days when tax fraudsters could run circles around SARS, which has intensified its efforts to […]
February 28, 2023

Deducting bond interest when using an access bond facility

You can use a loan re-advance against your house to purchase a rental property, and get the interest allowed as a tax deduction – it just […]
January 20, 2023

Tax compliance lives beyond death

A deceased estate takes on a (tax) life of its own while being wound up I started my first job back in September 1987 at the […]
January 24, 2022

Personal servitudes and it’s effect on transfer duty

According to reports, given current low interest rates, there have been an uptick in property transactions. Therefore, it is worthwhile considering the potential impact of any transfer duty taxes to […]
November 17, 2021

Can SARS correct my assessment?

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 […]
May 4, 2021

Arbitrary practices by SARS when issuing assessments

The Tax Administration Act provides for the audit and verification of taxpayers’ tax returns for all taxes administered by the Commissioner for the South African Revenue […]
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