Tax avoidance and "murky" deals by major international firms are depriving African states of tens of billions of dollars each year, says Kofi Annan.
Tax hunter wants its cut of the offshore windfall from online sales, as net closes on global giants.
Tax-base erosion and profit-shifting by multinational corporations pose risks for SA, the African continent and many countries around the world.
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Google’s chairperson, Eric Schmidt, says he welcomes promises by international leaders to crack down on tax loopholes exploited by the search firm.
British retailer hopes to grow its business in a difficult economic climate.
Big banks, energy giants and internet multinationals won’t change their bad behaviour by themselves – they must be forced to play nice.
Google is under fire for the amount of tax it pays, particularly in smaller countries. So how un-evil is Google? Stuart Thomas takes a closer look.
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This week is all about the Brics summit, Riah Phiyega’s evasive testimony at the Marikana commission, Julius Malema’s Polokwane farm loss and more.
The establishment of a health promotion body in SA would save lives – and billions of rands.
Good news – for those who haven’t been using loopholes to avoid paying their dues.
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Record Christmas takings have swollen Amazon’s cash pile to as much as $9-billion, the online retailer is expected to declare.
President Barack Obama has issued a stern summons to congressional leaders to approve legislation before year’s end to prevent tax increases.
Targeted collection of R40-billion would hamper the industry’s ability to invest in growth, the proposal says. Lynley Donnelly reports.
Experts say the promulgation of the Tax Administration Bill is set to have serious and significant ramifications for taxpayers.
British American Tobacco warns it could choke from the onslaught of rules and grey imports, writes Lisa Steyn
Anglo American’s Cynthia Carroll and her lieutenants seem to have dropped the ball in persuading the company’s board to approve their last dividend.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will block attempts to introduce EU-wide financial transaction tax based on fears of harming jobs and prosperity.
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/ 23 November 2010
Buyers and sellers should both be aware of legalities that can prevent a transfer from going through.
Sars has become much more aggressive about tracking down tax evaders and making them cough up what they owe, an auditing firm said on Monday.
If you have a company car you may face a nasty tax surprise once the draft tax Bill is passed.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Thursday that by midnight on Wednesday Sars had collected R598,5-billion in tax for the financial year.
Despite a budget shortfall of as much as R60-billion, experts say everything is more or less under control.
South Africa, grappling with its first recession in 17 years, expects tax revenues to decline, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday.
Once you have decided to invest offshore, you need to work out how to do it, writes Geoff Candy.
Angola is set to exempt companies exploring for natural gas from paying taxes and will increase pressure on oil companies to hire more local workers,
Government on Friday urged taxpayers not to withhold their taxes in protest against poor service delivery.
The taxpayer has to fork out nearly a R1-million a month for the protection of Jacob Zuma and has given millions for the legal fees of Jackie Selebi.
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/ 17 February 2009
Despite a R13,6-billion tax cut for individuals, higher-income earners will be worse off, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 14 January 2009
The finance ministry has again invited the public to send their suggestions on what they would like to see included in the country’s 2009 Budget.
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/ 9 December 2008
The tax benefit of investing your bonus in an RA means that the receiver of revenue helps pay for your retirement.
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/ 20 October 2008
In trying to encourage South Africans to save, the Treasury has realised that it has unintentionally opened a loophole in the country’s tax laws.
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/ 25 September 2008
Sars aims to achieve a return-free tax system for the majority of salaried individual taxpayers within the next five years.