October 5, 2022

28 September 2022 Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 – classification of Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone as a ‘telephone for cellular networks’ and not as ; ‘other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data’ for customs duty purposes. You can read the judgment here. (764/2021) [2022] ZACSA 126 (28 …

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28 September 2022 SARS is increasing its focus on Trusts through modernizing and improving service offerings to simplify compliance. A current state analysis of tax compliance by Trusts shows that a significant number of beneficiaries of Trusts who have received distributions but have not submitted income tax returns. These beneficiaries consist of companies, individuals and …

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4 October 2022 Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 – Additional Note 5(c)(i) is being amended to provide for the usage of grape juice in the manufacture of ciders as prescribed in the Regulations to the Liquor Products Act 60 of 1989. Comments to be recorded on the Customs & Excise Tariff Amendments Comment Sheet

Topics discussed: PAYE deductions for audit committee members Tax training for government: VAT on Imported Services including Q&A SARS filing season changes 2021/2022 Auto assessments Employer interim reconciliation filing season Guides updated: PAYE-AE-06-G06 – Guide for Codes Applicable to Employees Tax Certificates 2023 – External Guide PAYE-AE-06-G07 – Guide for Validation Rules Applicable to Reconciliation …

SARS issues Government Connect Issue 6 (September 2022) Read More »

30 September 2022 The South African Revenue Service would like to invite all interested parties to a series of free tax education sessions to be held VIRTUALLY. The following sessions are offered: Employer Reconciliation: 07 October 2022, 09:00 – 11:00 and 13:00 – 15:00 PAYE Reconciliation E@syfile: 14 October 2022, 09:00 – 11:00 and 13:00 …

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Amended mobile tax unit schedules for October 2022 published: KZN: Kokstad and Greytown Eastern Cape: Mobile Tax Units and Pop-Ups and Mall Activation Office Free State: Colesburg; De Aar; Sterkspruit; Aliwal North Visit the SARS website for the list of all Mobile Units here. https://www.sars.gov.za/individuals/who-pays-tax/how-do-i-learn-about-taxes/ Roadshows scheduled in Gauteng – October 2022 SARS is conducting …

SARS operational news – Mobile Tax Units schedules for October and LRA Road Shows in Gauteng Read More »

3 October 2022 The latest e@syFile notes were released. The changes include: Adjustment to the Full Resubmission Request process where previously it was interrupted, and user could not proceed New EMP501 Form to allow capturing in the field for reason for Over/Understatement of Declaration Adjustment to manual capture validation to align with import and pre-submission validation Adjustment to …

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