Tax emigration is the SARS process of formally ceasing your South African tax residency. Once you have ceased residency, South Africa taxes you only on your South African sourced income….
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You have left South Africa for good, but your retirement savings are still here. So, what can you do about that? Ceasing South African tax residency does not release your…
Your ability to withdraw your South African retirement savings from abroad depends on your tax residency status with SARS. Janine (not her real name) encountered this when she wanted an…
If you have worked for a few different employers in South Africa, or had more than one advisor, your retirement savings are probably spread across several funds. A preservation fund…
If you take cash out of a South African retirement fund before you retire, the amount you receive is not the amount you asked for. SARS taxes the withdrawal first,…
If you have left the country, or you are planning to, your South African retirement annuity stays behind, until you do something about it. You have three broad choices. You…
If you have left the country and want to cash in your South African retirement annuity (RA), you have probably run into the “3-year rule”. It is one of the…
You can close a bank account and cancel a medical aid before you board the plane. But your South African retirement annuity is different. It stays exactly where it is,…
Where you spend your retirement isn’t just a lifestyle question. It’s also a financial one, and the numbers can look very different depending on which side of the border you’re…
Quick answer: South African expats may access their retirement annuity before age 55 if they have ceased South African tax residency and maintained non-resident status for three consecutive years. For…