It sounds like a dream. Packing up your life in South Africa and heading overseas in search of better opportunities, for your career and your family. However, there’s a flip…
South African expats keen to break ties with home to simplify the bureaucratic burden of inheritance
There has been a massive surge in South Africans undertaking tax emigration since changes were introduced to tax law in order to close the loop on formal emigration through the…
The number of South Africans seeking international relocation opportunities is undeniably on the rise. There’s nothing quite like a global health pandemic to give you the perspective to reassess your…
In its 2021 national budget Treasury announced rule changes that would impact the process of formal emigration, and these rules are now in effect as of 01 March 2021. With…
The Taxation Laws Amendment Act 23 of 2020 (TLAA 2020) was passed into our law books on 20 January 2021. In doing so, changes were introduced that effectively reset the…
A big important decision was reached recently in Parliament, after the National Treasury (aka Treasury) and the South African Revenue Service (aka SARS) presented to the Standing Committee on Finance….
The upcoming changes to South African tax law that will effectively close the loophole that allowed South African emigrants to cash in their retirement savings early, will see the formal…
There’s been a huge buzz about financial emigration for South Africans, ahead of tax legislation amendments that come into play in March 2020. With a residence-based tax system, until now,…
Financial emigration is not a requirement for tax emigration, nor does it trigger or guarantee tax emigration or tax status for non-residents. How does foreign employment affect South African…