SARS VAT Modernisation and the Shift to Real Time Compliance

The End of Period-based VAT ComplianceSARS is accelerating its VAT Modernisation Project, signalling a decisive shift toward real time data transmission, automation and enhanced transparency.This development forms part of a broader digital transformation initiative...

Get your transfer pricing documentation in order, or risk unwanted scrutiny from SARS

Transfer pricing is moving rapidly up the risk agenda for tax authorities across Africa, and South Africa is no exception. As economic pressure mounts and governments search for reliable revenue sources, transfer pricing has become a focal point for more assertive and...

Foreign Property Ownership Is Now on SARS’s Radar: What Taxpayers Must Know

For many years, foreign property ownership represented one of the last remaining blind spots in global tax transparency. While tax authorities could already see offshore bank accounts, investment portfolios and even crypto assets, immovable property held outside a...

Why SARS’s Expanded Bank Account Powers should concern every taxpayer in 2026

As South Africa moves into 2026, the South African Revenue Service has made its position on tax compliance unmistakably clear. Enhanced enforcement, deeper data analysis, and expanded access to taxpayer financial information are now central to SARS’s operating model....

Transfer Pricing Back in the Spotlight

A regional case with global implicationsA recent Zambian Supreme Court judgment in a transfer pricing dispute involving Nestlé Zambia has redefined the expectations placed on multinational companies operating across Africa. By ruling in favour of the Zambian Revenue...

SARS tightens its grip on Crypto traders

The age of anonymous crypto trading is endingThe South African Revenue Service (SARS) is preparing to enforce a new era of tax transparency in crypto trading, with the introduction of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Once implemented, this framework will...