Income Tax Law

Never-before-seen IRS files reveal how the wealthiest avoid tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive…

Jesse Eisinger
Jeff Ernsthausen

29 min read

South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

APARTHEID

3 SEP 2019

Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens

Wealth inequality in South Africa is not only intolerably high, its also not reducing.

Ingrid Woolard

7 min read

The widows’ salaries are below the tax threshold. However when the spousal pension is added to their income, they qualify for tax and end up owing Sars. (Gallo)

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

29 MAR 2019

Income tax law leaves widows poorer

Widows of government employees have called for a relaxation of the income tax law.

Lester Kiewit

3 min read