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What South African expats need to know about the 183-day rule
If you work abroad but are still a South African tax resident, SARS taxes you on your foreign salary. The ...
Capital gains tax in South Africa for expats: practical case studies.
When Stanley and Emma (fictional characters based on real clients we have helped) sold a property in South Africa, things ...
Emigrating from South Africa with children: a financial planning and tax emigration checklist for families
Families who emigrate with children have more to plan than a couple moving on their own. Each parent has a ...
Moving money from South Africa for study, work visas or golden visas: what to know
Whether you’re paying university fees in the UK, starting a job in Sydney or Amsterdam, or thinking about an investor ...
A financial guide if you’re moving from South Africa to Dubai
Dubai charges no personal income tax, which is one reason thousands of South Africans have moved there for work. While ...
How to tax emigrate from South Africa: the timeline
Tax emigration is the SARS process of formally ceasing your South African tax residency. Once you have ceased residency, South ...
Why ceasing South African tax residency does not affect your citizenship
Ceasing tax residency changes how SARS taxes you. Your South African citizenship is governed by a separate law, administered by ...
Expat tax South Africa: what has changed in 2026 for South Africans working abroad
If you're a South African tax resident working overseas, SARS counts your foreign salary as part of your worldwide income ...
How to access a South African inheritance when you live overseas
If a relative in South Africa has died and named you as a beneficiary, there are two separate processes that ...
What happens to your South African pension fund when you leave the country permanently?
You have left South Africa for good, but your retirement savings are still here. So, what can you do about ...
Tax emigration for young professionals: what happens when you move back to South Africa?
If you ceased your South African tax residency early in your career and decided to move back to South Africa ...
How one expat unlocked her South African retirement funds after ceasing tax residency
Your ability to withdraw your South African retirement savings from abroad depends on your tax residency status with SARS. Janine ...
Consolidating your South African retirement funds before you emigrate
If you have worked for a few different employers in South Africa, or had more than one advisor, your retirement ...
How to set up and maintain a South African non-resident bank account
If you have ceased South African tax residency, or you live abroad and still own assets here, your existing South ...
Understanding the lump sum tax tables on early withdrawal of South African retirement funds
If you take cash out of a South African retirement fund before you retire, the amount you receive is not ...
Should you freeze, maintain, or withdraw your South African retirement annuity?
If you have left the country, or you are planning to, your South African retirement annuity stays behind, until you ...
How to prove to SARS that you are no longer a South African tax resident
If you are a South African tax resident, SARS taxes you on your worldwide income, subject to the exemptions and ...
Do you need SARS tax clearance to transfer a South African inheritance abroad?
Short answer: sometimes, and it depends on three things. Your South African tax residency status, whether you are still active ...
South African tax on foreign income: do you have to tell SARS about it?
If you earn money outside South Africa, whether that is a salary from an overseas employer, rent from a flat ...
South African retirement annuity withdrawal: what the 3-year rule actually means
If you have left the country and want to cash in your South African retirement annuity (RA), you have probably ...
South African exit tax explained: what the taxman can and cannot touch when you emigrate
Can SARS tax you on your way out the door? Yes, but not on everything, and not in the way ...
