TGS South Africa News
November 29, 2017
There are no important tax deadlines for December, so let’s look at some potentially great news for taxpayers. Could the “pay now, argue later” principle be […]
October 30, 2017
TV and other media have extensively covered natural disasters recently – fires in Knysna, storms and floods in Gauteng and KZN and then more fires along […]
October 30, 2017
SARS recently issued a draft Tax Bill which proposed taxing South African residents the difference in taxation on offshore income earned. Thus, if 10% tax was […]
October 30, 2017
Since the introduction of double entry bookkeeping in the fifteenth century, it has been widely accepted that profit equates to value. This concept moved to nation […]
October 30, 2017
“Forewarned is forearmed” (wise old proverb) The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) has been in the public domain for several years and has been enacted […]
October 30, 2017
Access to the Special Voluntary Disclosure Program (SVDP) closed at the end of August 2017 and the government netted a little over R1 billion. There were […]
October 30, 2017
Every year we report on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index. This year South Africa slipped from 48th to 61st in the rankings. What […]
October 30, 2017
Non-provisional taxpayers using eFiling or electronically submitting from a SARS office need to file their 2016/2017 Income Tax Returns on or by 24 November. Secondly, tax […]
September 28, 2017
To date only our Rand denominated debt (about 10% of our total debt) has been classified as junk. On the 25th of October, the new Minister […]
September 28, 2017
“Normally, the employer should conduct an investigation to determine whether there are grounds for dismissal. This does not need to be a formal enquiry. The employer […]
September 28, 2017
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.” (Steve Jobs […]
September 28, 2017
Getting payslips correct for your staff carries legal responsibilities for both you and the staff member. Payslips are of course often used in the public domain, […]
September 28, 2017
“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it” (John Naisbitt, futurist and author of ‘Megatrends’) A recent survey identified three major trends for […]
September 28, 2017
Your Tax Deadlines for October Your EMP501 Interim Employer Reconciliation is due on 31 October. It pays to begin this early as it is a lengthy […]
August 30, 2017
The Companies Act (the Act) gives directors the power to run and manage the company’s business. In return it places responsibilities and personal liabilities on directors […]
August 30, 2017
Many people nominate either their spouse or children to be the executor/s of their deceased estate. When the nominated person presents him or herself to the […]
August 30, 2017
As the law currently stands, if a South African tax resident works abroad for 183 days or more (of which 60 days must run consecutively) in […]
August 30, 2017
How many times have we entered a website and been asked to enter a new password which is at least 8 characters long and contains 1 […]
August 30, 2017
Provisional and non-provisional taxpayers who do their 2017 Income Tax returns manually and post them or use a SARS branch drop box need to get their […]
August 22, 2017
Co-ownership is when one or more people jointly own the same property. In essence, it is when they legally share ownership without dividing the property into […]