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2026 Tax Season: Why You Should Still File Your Income Tax Return
With the 2026 tax season approaching, many clients have been asking whether they really need to submit an annual income tax return this tax year. Our ans
Read moreHow to inform SARS that you ceased to be a South African Tax Resident
Step 1: Please log into your SARS eFiling profile Step 2: Click on "Home" on the top menu Step 3: Click on "SARS Registered Details" and then
Read moreForeign Nationals and Non-Residents: Important SARS Update for this Tax Season
SARS (the South African Revenue Service) has made recent changes regarding how foreign nationals and some non-resident taxpayers are handled in the tax system.
Read moreNon-Residents: Please read this before you submit your tax return
If you are a non-resident for tax purposes but SARS still has you on record as a South African tax resident, you will face unexpected challenges when filing you
Read moreHave you ceased residency during the tax year?
SARS has made changes to the 2025 tax return to help taxpayers who ceased South African tax residency during the tax year. If this applies to you, your tax retu
Read moreForeign Employment Exemption Letter
COMPANY LETTERHEAD DateEmployee's Full NameAddress To Whom It May Concern,Subject: Confirmation of foreign employmentThis letter serves to confirm that__
Read moreTax residency
South African expatriates who ignore their tax obligations will soon find themselves facing the wrath of the taxman in the upcoming tax season. SARS has urged
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Top Questions on Income that is not taxed
Exempt or non-taxable income refers to certain types of income, which is not subject to income tax. (endpreview) There is a section in the tax return called &ls
Read moreHow to cash out your retirement annuity after emigrating from South Africa
Retirement annuities are tax-smart investments that help you to save for life after your nine-to-five. You generally can’t withdraw these funds before you
Read moreSARS has introduced a new online travel declaration system for South Africans & its residents.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it will implement an "online traveller declaration system" that will go into effect on November 1, 2022. According
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