Warning to anyone selling their house in South Africa right now
South African homeowners in the process of selling their primary property may find their profits from the sale are taxed more than they expected.
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South African homeowners in the process of selling their primary property may find their profits from the sale are taxed more than they expected.
A look at how tax collection has improved since 1994.
The taxman isn’t just collecting, Sars is overhauling the rules of the game. Here’s what Sars 3.0 means for every taxpayer.
As Sars tightens its net, automation and targeted focus are changing how the revenue service detects issues, enforces rules and encourages voluntary action.
Tug-of-war applications in regard to dollar-based reference price.
‘Sars has been trying to reopen prescribed assessments through the back door – and we want clarity in the law that it can’t increase an assessment or go back more than three years if a taxpayer wants to dispute a matter’: Nina Keyser of Webber Wentzel.
Charles de Wet, uitvoerende bestuurder by ENSafrica, gesels oor die voorgestelde dobbelbelasting.
Is only a shortcut around the hard questions, says the author, and risks undermining a provincial system that has held firmly for 30 years.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says that R20 billion in additional tax measures for 2026 could be withdrawn if SARS fulfils its end of the bargain and collects more debt as promised.
Tax agency says it may amend its pleadings or appeal parts of the judgment.