Dis heerlike lente, die winter is verby!
Dis heerlike lente, die winter is verby! Vir meeste van ons voel dit asof ons die koue berg van winter oorwin het en met elke dag se vroeër sonsopkoms en later sonsondergang, kry almal ‘n nuwe huppel in hul stap. Ons hoop julle sien soveel uit na die oorblywende deel van die jaar...
Beware of capital gains tax when you emigrate
While many people immigrate to South Africa, we also see many of our clients emigrating from South Africa. And while formal migration-status is not necessarily linked to tax residency, the time of tax migration often coincides with formal emigration linked to passport or visum status.
Your primary residence and capital gains tax
Capital gains tax is somewhat of a misnomer in that it does not represent a tax in and of itself, but rather operates to include a portion of a person’s capital gains realised when an asset is sold in that person’s taxable income, and which taxable income is then subject to income tax.
Gone are the days of tax-free salaries abroad
Many South African taxpayers earning a salary abroad have for many years been able to benefit from so-called “double non-taxation”. This would be the case where salaries are earned in countries where the employer country would not tax salaries earned in that country...
Ten business etiquette tips
No-one wants to work in an environment which is unpleasant, unproductive and ripe for litigation, which is exactly what you will get where employees are rude, careless and dismissive. Such behaviour will spill over to customers and will eventually lead to legal proceedings and loss of business.
Budget 2017
Following the annual national budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on 22 February, we highlight some of the most significant matters arising...
Tips to get the most out of your short term insurance
We take out short term insurance for peace of mind. You pay your premiums regularly and feel safe because you know you are covered should any of your insured assets become damaged. But do you really have the insurance cover you think you have?
Interest free loans and trusts
The recent introduction of section 7C to the Income Tax Act[1] brought the taxation of trusts, and the funding thereof specifically, under the spotlight again. Briefly, section 7C seeks to levy donations tax on loans owing by trusts to connected parties (typically beneficiaries or the companies they control).