by Simone | Jul 7, 2026 | SARS, Vat
Reading Time: 5 minutes South African businesses have become accustomed to an increasingly digital tax environment. From eFiling and electronic submissions to automated assessments and enhanced third-party data matching, SARS has steadily modernised the way it...
by Simone | Jun 29, 2026 | SARS, Tax
Reading Time: 5 minutes SARS is undergoing one of the most significant modernisation and enforcement transformations in its history. While many taxpayers focus primarily on tax rates and filing deadlines, the real shift is happening behind the scenes through what is...
by Simone | Jun 24, 2026 | SARS, Tax
Reading Time: 5 minutes Recent amendments to South Africa’s Tax Administration Act have materially strengthened SARS’s ability to impose understatement penalties on taxpayers. The changes, which came into effect on 1 April 2026, significantly narrow the scope of the...
by Simone | Jun 10, 2026 | SARS, Trust
Reading Time: 5 minutes SARS has intensified its compliance enforcement against trusts, introducing automated administrative penalties for non-compliant trusts with outstanding tax returns. Its compliance environment has become increasingly automated, data driven, and...
by Simone | Jun 1, 2026 | SARS, Tax
Reading Time: 5 minutes SARS has officially outlined the rules for the 2026 tax season, including important filing deadlines and updated guidance on which taxpayers are required to submit income tax returns. While many taxpayers will still need to file returns, SARS...
by Simone | Apr 22, 2026 | SARS
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why the first objection matters When taxpayers disagree with an assessment issued by SARS, the instinct tends towards lodging an objection quickly and dealing with the finer details later. A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment...
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