October 13, 2022

SARS will host a virtual Webinar for employers, where the Employer Interim Declarations (EMP 501) Filing Season will be discussed. The following topics will be covered: Submission channels General rules for import file structure Validation rules updates EMP501 reconciliation process Webinar details: Theme:  Employer Interim Reconciliation Declarations Filing SeasonDate: Thursday, 20 October 2022Time: 17:00 – …

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Section 11D of the Income Tax Act Section 11D(1) of the ITA sets out a definition for “research and development” that determines eligibility for the R&D tax incentive. Currently, the wording “scientific or technological” is only found in the title of the section and in one of the paragraphs of the definition, even though the …

SARS proposes refinements to the research and development tax incentive Read More »

CSARS v Airports Company for South Africa (Case no 785/2021) The objection of Airports Company for SA against an additional assessment issued by SARS was rejected. In the objection the taxpayer was seeking clemency based on Uniform rule 28(1) to amend the objection that it had previously lodged. The rule states that: ‘[a]ny party desiring …

Supreme Court of Appeal rejects the taxpayer’s request to amend the objection that it had previously lodged Read More »

5 October 2022 The 2021/2022 guide can now be accessed here.

10 October 2022 If you want to make a virtual booking, you can do it in ANY branch/region. It doesn’t not have to be where you reside. When you have selected a branch under ‘Preferred Branch’ and the system returns a message ‘The selected Province or Branch do not have available appointment slots….‘ then please …

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If you are a Tax Practitioner registered with SAIBA, you can read our new EMP501 guides: SARS Easyfile: How to Update Two Ways Easyfile SARS Easyfile: ADOBE ISSUES SARS Easyfile: EASYFILE VIEWER SARS Easyfile: How to Download Easyfile How to view the guides: To view the EMP501 Guides visit https://saiba.academy Navigate to: My Dashboard / …

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