by Steven Jones | Jun 7, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHOR: STEVEN JONES When it comes to tracking down tax-dodgers, SARS has the tools, the people, and the will TAX EVASION and illicit financial flows are two areas that have long undermined economic growth in South Africa, and public trust in governance. To counter...
by Steven Jones | Jun 7, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHOR: STEVEN JONES In the second part of this series, we focus on shares IF CLAIMING against our car allowances is the Number One thing that keeps us awake at night as taxpayers , then the fear of SARS lying in wait to lay their grubby paws on the slightest gain...
by Steven Jones | May 8, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHOR: STEVEN JONES No fancy schemes, loopholes, or expensive lawyers required—and it’s all perfectly legal PAYING TAX is a legal responsibility, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make the most of legal avenues to reduce your tax burden. Here are some of the easiest...
by Steven Jones | May 8, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHOR: STEVEN JONES There are three things that keep taxpayers awake at night. One of them is cars. WHAT KEEPS taxpayers awake at night? Judging by the many questions that I’ve been asked as a tax practitioner over the years, there is a definite ‘Big Three’ when it...
by Steven Jones | May 8, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHOR: STEVEN JONES Paying tax once on your pension is bad enough. Paying it twice is heartbreaking AS THE global workforce becomes increasingly mobile and retirees seek out international destinations for their golden years, the issue of cross-border taxation has...
by Forvis Mazars South Africa | Apr 3, 2025 | Tax Breaks
AUTHORS: ALTHEA SOOBYAH, ELMIEN THERON, ETIENNE LOUW, and ROBIN GALLOWAY VAT increase watered-down; not much else to get excited about Overall impression ONE OF the biggest issues with the budget every year is that South Africa is not investing in...
