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There’s no turning back, make sure your provider can pay Two-Pot claims

Source: Reuters.

South Africa considers complaining to WTO against EU carbon border tax

By Wendell Roelf and Kate Abnett 23 May 2024

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CGT liability: Tax considerations when buying and selling residential property

By Jackie Peart 22 May 2024

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Why Sars can't have the 'money and the box'

Graeme Palmer 9 Mar 2023

British American Tobacco fears profits will go up in smoke as illegal trade devours the market

Georgina Crouth 28 Feb 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

Budget 2023: Inflation - the invisible taxman

Budget 2023: Inflation - the invisible taxman

Pieter Faber, SAICA 23 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

23 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Hannes van den Berg, chief executive officer at Consult by Momentum.

Let's be as prudent with this Budget as consumers are with their household budget

Hannes van den Berg 20 Feb 2023

With production dwindling, beer industry calls for excise tax regime changes

20 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund.

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

15 Feb 2023

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How crypto advertising is now regulated in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall, Fatima Ismail and Gabriel Rybko 2 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied Pule Mothibe, Entsika Consulting's new chief executive officer.

Entiska appoints Pule Mothibe as CEO

30 Jan 2023

MTN, Ghana told to resolve $773m tax dispute

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Nigeria's finance minister, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

African nations stall global corporate tax deal

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2023

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Japan and South Africa: 2023 shifting trends in international tax

Francis Mayebe 18 Jan 2023

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Treasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets

Catarina Demony 29 Dec 2022

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Marecia Damons 14 Dec 2022

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NCOP passes five money bills

7 Dec 2022

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Does Sars have a right to intervene in review applications stemming from criminal proceedings?

Virusha Subban and Jarryd Hartley 5 Dec 2022

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What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

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NCOP passes amended finance bill

23 Nov 2022

Rushed legislation to avoid greylisting betrays a weakened law-making regime

18 Nov 2022

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An update on free trade in Africa

Virusha Subban 17 Nov 2022

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Foreign suppliers of electronic services may unintentionally be contravening tax law

Jana Krause and Jarryd Hartley 10 Nov 2022

Creating solidarity between Africa and Brics countries top of Sars' list

7 Nov 2022

Financial Intelligence Centre recovers R5bn in criminal assets

7 Nov 2022

Joon Chong, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Sars partially lifts prohibition on distributions from resident trusts to offshore trusts

Joon Chong 24 Oct 2022

Ombud Council names new chief ombud

24 Oct 2022

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, 10 August 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

South African crypto platforms must be licensed in 2023 - regulator

Rachel Savage 20 Oct 2022

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Crypto assets now officially considered 'financial products' in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall 20 Oct 2022

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Why Sars can't have the 'money and the box'

Graeme Palmer 9 Mar 2023

British American Tobacco fears profits will go up in smoke as illegal trade devours the market

Georgina Crouth 28 Feb 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

Budget 2023: Inflation - the invisible taxman

Budget 2023: Inflation - the invisible taxman

Pieter Faber, SAICA 23 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

23 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Hannes van den Berg, chief executive officer at Consult by Momentum.

Let's be as prudent with this Budget as consumers are with their household budget

Hannes van den Berg 20 Feb 2023

With production dwindling, beer industry calls for excise tax regime changes

20 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund.

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

15 Feb 2023

Image source: RODNAE Productions from

How crypto advertising is now regulated in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall, Fatima Ismail and Gabriel Rybko 2 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied Pule Mothibe, Entsika Consulting's new chief executive officer.

Entiska appoints Pule Mothibe as CEO

30 Jan 2023

MTN, Ghana told to resolve $773m tax dispute

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Nigeria's finance minister, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

African nations stall global corporate tax deal

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2023

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Japan and South Africa: 2023 shifting trends in international tax

Francis Mayebe 18 Jan 2023

Image source: Le Moal Olivier –

Treasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets

Catarina Demony 29 Dec 2022

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Marecia Damons 14 Dec 2022

Image source: zerbor –

NCOP passes five money bills

7 Dec 2022

Image source: rawpixel –

Does Sars have a right to intervene in review applications stemming from criminal proceedings?

Virusha Subban and Jarryd Hartley 5 Dec 2022

Image source: Sergey Nivens –

What is greylisting and what impact will it have on South Africa?

Gabriel Rybko and Ashlin Perumall 24 Nov 2022

Image source: Getty Images

NCOP passes amended finance bill

23 Nov 2022

Rushed legislation to avoid greylisting betrays a weakened law-making regime

18 Nov 2022

Image source: Alexander Ryabintsev –

An update on free trade in Africa

Virusha Subban 17 Nov 2022

Image source: rawpixel –

Foreign suppliers of electronic services may unintentionally be contravening tax law

Jana Krause and Jarryd Hartley 10 Nov 2022

Creating solidarity between Africa and Brics countries top of Sars' list

7 Nov 2022

Financial Intelligence Centre recovers R5bn in criminal assets

7 Nov 2022

Joon Chong, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Sars partially lifts prohibition on distributions from resident trusts to offshore trusts

Joon Chong 24 Oct 2022

Ombud Council names new chief ombud

24 Oct 2022

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, 10 August 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

South African crypto platforms must be licensed in 2023 - regulator

Rachel Savage 20 Oct 2022

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Crypto assets now officially considered 'financial products' in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall 20 Oct 2022

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Public invited to comment on extension of R&D tax incentive

10 Oct 2022

Sars prepares to clamp down on undisclosed trust distributions

4 Oct 2022

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Employee tax considerations when contracting work to non-SA residents

Denny Da Silva 29 Sep 2022

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

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Does an "external company" registration result in a taxable "permanent establishment"?

Denny Da Silva 26 Sep 2022

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Examining the unintended consequences of Most Favoured Nation Clauses in tax treaties

Francis Mayebe 22 Sep 2022

Source: Je'nine May. Professor Suki Goodman, the dean of the Faculty of Commerce at UCT

UCT's Department of Finance and Tax celebrates 10-year anniversary

Stephen Langtry 19 Sep 2022

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Is SA's one-size-fits-all approach to crypto risk management sufficient to combat terrorism?

Angela Itzikowitz and Aslam Moosajee 16 Sep 2022

South African Breweries CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac. Source: SAB

Policy certainty will stimulate investment appetite - SAB CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Sep 2022

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Carbon tax: How carbon-intensive businesses can neutralise the impact

Denny Da Silva 13 Sep 2022

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