Who pays tax in South Africa?
When we think about tax, we immediately think of the deduction called PAYE that’s reflected on our payslips. The truth is that …
Commission & home office expense
If you earn commission income as part of your salary package and it comprises more than 50% of your income, there are …
Help! I’ve forgotten my e-filing log in details.
Tax returns are only submitted once a year, so it is understandable that your log-in details may be forgotten. Getting it back …
Budget speech 2015- South Africa
Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene, will deliver the 2015 budget speech in parliament on Wednesday 25/02/2015. For readers who are wondering what a …
Help- Issues with documents not opening on SARS e-filing (Chrome and IE)
When using SARS e-filing, on Internet Explorer and Google Chrome browsers we had issues with documents and returns not opening correctly. These …
VAT registrations- Our opinion on the practical side of things
From our experience, an average SARS visit takes about 3 hours. 2 Hours waiting (so long because of personal income tax filing …
Valuations of companies- Buying out a partner/partners
When the opportunity arises to buy out a fellow shareholder’s interest in a business, or for that matter when it comes to …
“Help, I don’t know what’s my tax number” Here’s what you do..
We receive a lot of queries from taxpayers asking us what their tax number is. And it is understandable. You use it …
SARS hoax emails/scams
There are many scams and hoax emails from people purporting to be from SARS. Hoax emails usually look something like the one …
“How much refund will i get from SARS?”
This is by far the most popular question we receive. We feel it is an issue that needs to be addressed. It’s …