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Mobile tax units are been dispatched to regions around the country to assist with the completion and submission of Income Tax Returns. This is part of the revenue service’s compliance drive to assist South Africans in ensuring their tax status is up to date. Visit any of the Sars mobile tax units to get assistance …

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1. Draft Rule Amendments administration of the excise duty on vaping liquids 3 February 2023 – Due date for comments 24 Feb 2023 On 03 February 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) called for comment on the proposed amendment of Rule 19A to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Special Provision in respect of …

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20 January 2023 Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 3 inserting rebate item 306.04/3206.11/01.06 to provide for a rebate facility on titanium dioxide for use in the manufacture of paints, varnishes as well as prepared driers classifiable in tariff headings 32.08, 32.09, 32.10 and 32.11. The amendment also provides for the deletion of the …

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20 January 2023 This BGR sets out the further requirements that the creditor must obtain to deduct input tax in instances in which a debtor makes a deemed supply to the creditor (not being a taxable supply) of goods repossessed or surrendered under section 8(10). The ruling includes the requirements for relating to the debtor …

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25 January 2023 Wording for surveys, emails and SMSs to confirm that it’s legit and not a scam can be found here. Latest scam: ‘Your office Return has yet to be filed’ Beware of the latest SMS scam saying taxpayers’ office return is yet to be filed and telling people to click on a link. …

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27 January 2023   Updated to SARS Tables of Interest Rates are as follows: Table 1 – Interest rates on outstanding taxes and interest rates payable on certain refunds of tax was changed from to 9.75% to 10.5% effective from 1 March 2023. Table 2 – Interest rates payable on credit amounts was changed from 5.75% …

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