by Steven Jones | Dec 12, 2025 | Tax Breaks
Certain tax treatments seem unfair on the face of it – but taxpayers need to understand the rules, and make provision accordingly DO YOU ever get the sense that SARS sometimes wants to have their cake and eat it? By this, I’m talking about situations where it appears...
by Casey Sprake | Dec 12, 2025 | Tax Breaks
MTBPS 2025: A measured turn SA’s 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement angles towards fiscal credibility ON 12 November 2025, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered South Africa’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), a key mid-year fiscal update that...
by Beatrix and Vaughn van der Spuy and Harrison | Nov 10, 2025 | Tax Breaks
The perfect crypto storm SARS, crypto, and compliance THE RISE of cryptocurrencies – or crypto – combined with a recent landmark court ruling and SARS’ intensified compliance drive, has created both opportunity and uncertainty. If you manage cross-border flows,...
by Steven Jones | Nov 10, 2025 | Tax Breaks
Is a tenant’s deposit taxable? Understanding rental deposits and their income tax implications WHEN ENTERING into a property lease agreement, it is common for a landlord (lessor) to require the tenant (lessee) to pay a rental deposit, also known as a security...
by Azwinndini Magadani | Oct 7, 2025 | Tax Breaks
‘Burden of proof by taxpayer’ affirmed Court case clearly shows that taxpayers must prove that an amount is not income WHILE IT is entirely within a taxpayer’s rights to contest the outcome of a SARS assessment, doing so requires thorough preparation. This means...
by Hayley Ivins-Downes | Oct 7, 2025 | Tax Breaks
SARS knows about your undeclared crypto transactions VDP is the last-chance saloon for crypto investors to get their tax affairs in order THOUSANDS OF South Africans who have traded or invested in crypto assets may soon face severe penalties. SARS has started issuing...
