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.
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/ 23 September 2008
Universities expressed concern last week about whether payments to postÂdoctoral students should be taxed.
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/ 15 September 2008
Cabinet is backing a radical new tax policy to combat climate change, writes Kevin Davie.
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/ 3 September 2008
The new system forces employers to place more pressure on wayward tax employees, writes Barrie Terblanche.
Reforming tax administration is crucial to addressing poverty and achieving acceptable health services, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says.
Offices of Sars will stay open longer from Monday to accommodate the anticipated increase in employers wishing to submit their payroll records.
On paper the new tax system looks promising, but you need to consider your options carefully.
A prosecutor has asked the Wynberg Regional Court to convict former Springbok cricketer Garth le Roux and his accountant on tax-fraud charges.
Oil prices are rocketing and billions are flowing into the fiscus, Lynley Donnelly reports
The Mozambican government is to suspend temporarily customs duties and value-added tax on all imported fuel products.