The 2023 SARS Tax Season kicked off in July. If you’re a South African living overseas you might be tempted to think that this doesn’t apply to you, but there’s…
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If you’re a South African, it’s important to know that your relationship with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is complicated. How so? Well, you don’t actually have to live…
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) rules over a tax domain that is residence-based. This means that all tax residents are expected to pay tax on their income, whether it…
Tax residence in South Africa can be a slippery concept to grasp. Even though you might have left South Africa permanently a number of years ago, if you visit home…
Knowing what is expected of you from a tax obligation point of view is important when you emigrate from South Africa. This is because the act of relocating alone does…
If there’s one thing that South Africans often overlook in their emigration planning, it’s the tax implications of their big move. South Africa has a residence-based tax system, which means…
If you’ve emigrated from South Africa recently, or you have an international relocation on the horizon, tax emigration is one of the things you’ll need to consider when planning your…
In 2019 it was reported that an estimated 25,000 South Africans were emigrating from the country annually, using their job skills to fund their new expat lives abroad. After the…
So what happens to you on the date that you cease to be a South African tax resident? What does it mean to cease tax residency in South Africa? Do…