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Privacy check-in – POPIA pitfalls in the hospitality industry
24th July 2024 South Africa's hospitality industry is seeing a shift from traditional leisure-based tourism to experience-based tourism, focused on providing... →
SARS Compliance Cannons Target Undisclosed Secondary Income
23rd July 2024 In South Africa, resident taxpayers with secondary income streams are legally obligated to disclose all their income sources. Failing to do so can... →
Maintaining South African Bank Accounts and Financial Ties After Emigration
19th July 2024 South Africans who have taken the leap to finalise their cessation of tax residency often overlook the banking regulations and financial... →
The digitisation of payments in South African agribusiness
19th July 2024 South Africa's digital payments landscape has evolved significantly in recent years and currently consists of various payment methods such as... →
Changes on the Horizon for ESG Disclosures in South Africa
17th July 2024 Boards should be aware of changes that are on the horizon to South Africa's ESG reporting landscape, including the potential incorporation of the... →
Sars bolstering audit and prosecution power to target non-compliant high wealth taxpayers
16th July 2024 High-Wealth taxpayers naturally equate to high tax collections, but no matter how much money you have, you cannot afford to be non-compliant with a... →
Fairness in dealing with employee misconduct and poor performance
16th July 2024 Section 23 of the Constitution states that everyone is entitled to fair labour practices. This right is guaranteed for everyone – employees as well... →
SARS Non-Compliance Snipers Poised for Filing Season
15th July 2024 Under section 234 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011, containing a laundry list of criminal offences under a tax act, you could find... →
SARS Goes After Advisors: How Tax Practitioners, Lawyers, and Accountants May End Up Liable for their Clients' Tax Debts
15th July 2024 The Supreme Court of Appeal has backed Commissioner Kieswetter and issued a stern warning to all South Africans to refrain from assisting others in... →
Backfiring of tax advice gambit: R216-million payback looms for billionaire and tax advisor
15th July 2024 Billionaire Dr Wiese and three other defendants have suffered another litigation loss after the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) has released a... →