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NEWS | NATIONAL TREASURY TAKES A VIEW ON FINANCIAL EMIGRATION

South Africa Bleeding Skills Not surprisingly, there has been an outflow of South Africans in recent years for various reasons, a top reason being the punitive “expat tax” regime promulgated in December 2017, and effective 1 March 2020. Financial emigration being the main process being used to avoid this tax, as it placed one formally...
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NEWS | UNDERSTANDING SOUTH AFRICAN EXPAT TAX

Amendments to the Income Tax Act will soon see all South Africans working outside the country’s borders contribute to the fiscus from 1 March 2020. Currently, South Africans working outside the country’s borders for more than 183 days are exempted from paying tax to their home country. The amendment will now see a cap of...
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NEWS | TAX D-DAY IS HERE: SA EXPATS IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE WITH SARS

South African legislation governing expatriate tax exemption is set to change dramatically from 1st March 2020, affecting South Africans worldwide. This includes anyone who has permanently settled in another country. Those who do not comply with the new requirements face stiff penalties and risk up to two years in prison. To help expatriates understand their...
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NEWS | SOUTH AFRICA’S NEW EXPAT TAX ‘A SCARE TACTIC – EXPERT’

An amendment to the Income Tax Act will bring considerable change to the expat landscape as from March 1, 2020. Jean du Toit and Jonty Leon are the technical editors of the publication "Expatriate Tax - South African Citizens Working Abroad and Foreigners in South Africa". Amendments to the Income Tax Act are due to...
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NEWS | EXPAT TAX: COUNTDOWN TO IMPLEMENTATION KICKS OFF

An amendment to the Income Tax Act will bring considerable change to the expat landscape as from March 1, 2020. Jean du Toit and Jonty Leon are the technical editors of the publication "Expatriate Tax - South African Citizens Working Abroad and Foreigners in South Africa". Amendments to the Income Tax Act are due to...
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NEWS | SOUTH AFRICAN TAXPAYERS MUST FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH RELIEF FROM DOUBLE TAXATION

South Africans who are working abroad need to take note of a section in the Income Tax Act that allows them to claim a credit on their South African tax liability from any foreign taxes paid on the same income. Section 6quat is a provision in the South African tax law, which allows you to...
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NEWS | EXPAT TAX – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW A recent amendment to section 10(1)(o)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, affecting South Africans working abroad, has resulted in major panic and concern. South African tax residents working abroad will now find themselves having to pay tax on their income insofar as it exceeds R1 million. The section 10(1)(o)(ii) exemption...
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NEWS | TAX RESIDENCY AND FINANCIAL EMIGRATION

There is some confusion over how SARS determines whether someone is liable for local tax. In light of the uproar over the so-called “expat tax”, Mark Bechard unpacks the concept of tax residency and what financial emigration involves. The capping of the "expat tax" exemption on 28 February next year has become a hot topic...