Victory for taxpayers as state-controlled pension fund proposal is withdrawn
by Amanda Visser The sudden withdrawal of the controversial Green Paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform (state pension)…
Huge uncertainty around taxation of retirement savings on emigration
By Amanda Visser A raft of changes and proposed changes to the taxation of retirement savings have raised, quite understandably,…
Several savings options available in South Africa
By Amanda Visser Choose the right one It will come as no surprise to most that the South African Household…
High earning taxpayers and their money leaving the country, forever
By Amanda Visser Top skills and big money are leaving South Africa daily. Never to return. A small Western Cape…
Many South African expats face double taxation through no fault of their own
By Amanda Visser Many South Africans who have been repatriated to South Africa and found themselves being impacted by the…
Questions about constitutionality of the three-year emigration rule
The introduction of a three-year tax non-resident rule to access to the lump sum withdrawal from retirement annuities and some…
The three-year rule and what it means for South Africans leaving the country
National Treasury has stuck to the three-year rule to determine tax non-residency for South African emigrants. This new rule will…
SA residents who are stuck at home may be in for a tax shock
South African tax residents who have been unable to return to their offshore assignments because of the international COVID-19 related…
Be aware of withholding tax rates on your foreign dividends
Most countries have a withholding tax on dividends that are taxed in the hand of the shareholder. In some instances,…
Expats – go through the tax resident checklist
South Africans living and working abroad should be very clear about their current tax status given the looming change to…
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