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            <description><![CDATA[A growing number of South African companies are reporting that they have received demand notices from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), warning of pending deregistration for failure to file annual returns, despite still being within their prescribed filing periods. The notices appear to have been issued in error, and the affected companies are not at fault. Nevertheless, they must now formally address the matter with CIPC to ensure its records accurately reflect their compliance status and avoid wrongful deregistration.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Business has welcomed the admission of an additional 71 companies to South Africa’s Trusted Employer Scheme (TES) under Phase II, extending the benefits of faster work visa processing and reduced administrative burdens to more qualifying employers that regularly recruit skilled foreign professionals for their South African operations. The outcome of the second round of TES applications was communicated by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 5 November 2026.]]></description>
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            <title>Incapacity Dismissals: Why Dismissal Must Always Be the Last Resort</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Labour Court has reaffirmed that employers must meaningfully investigate reasonable accommodation and alternatives before dismissing an employee for ill-health or incapacity. Dismissals based on ill-health or incapacity present some of the most sensitive challenges in employment law. Unlike misconduct dismissals, incapacity cases are not concerned with employee fault, but rather with whether the employee remains capable of performing the inherent requirements of the job and whether the employer has taken reasonable steps to accommodate the employee before considering dismissal.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Taxpayers beware: the person you trust to keep you compliant with Sars could be the very person exposing you to financial ruin, criminal prosecution and reputational damage. For many South African taxpayers, appointing a tax practitioner is an exercise in convenience. You hand over your financial documents, provide access to your Sars eFiling profile and assume your tax affairs are in capable hands.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Gambling Board's (NGB) latest annual report highlights the substantial economic contribution of South Africa's licensed gambling industry, raising questions about the potential impact of Treasury's proposed additional 20% online gambling tax on jobs, provincial revenue and the viability of licensed operators. According to gambling law expert Garron Whitesman of Whitesmans Attorneys, the new figures underscore the need for government to demonstrate that the proposed tax will achieve its stated objectives without undermining the regulated industry or driving consumers towards illegal gambling platforms.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The upcoming Local Government Election Day on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, was declared a public holiday throughout the Republic of South Africa. Employers are reminded that it should be treated the same as any other public holiday. Had it not been for the Local Government Elections, Wednesday, 4 November would have been an ordinary working day for most employees. This means the employer must pay:]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Third-party appointments are only one part of Sars' debt-recovery toolkit. The revenue service also identifies civil court judgments, the attachment and sale of assets, asset-preservation measures and the sequestration or liquidation of estates as possible enforcement options, depending on the taxpayer's circumstances and the relevant legal requirements. Sars may also pursue debts through external collection agencies. Its annual report records approximately R2-billion collected through outsourced debt recovery during 2025/26, alongside R20-million collected through the Special Expedited Compromises initiative for tax practitioners and R82-million through the Compromises Below R10-million Project.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the South African Revenue Service (Sars) continues to sharpen its focus on trust tax compliance, offshore distributions are the latest area to come under increased scrutiny. The latest development introduces an additional tax compliance requirement, effective from 16 October 2026, for South African resident trusts making distributions to non-resident trust beneficiaries.]]></description>
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