In a recent development, SARS has announced a rescheduling of two significant projects, which impacts both businesses and taxpayers. 1. SARS Vision 2024...

SARS is launching a new eFiling landing page on 27 October 2023, aligning with their commitment to modernisation and user-friendly services. The landing...

As the 2023 tax season unfolds, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has once again initiated its fully automated assessment process, actively promoting...

Attention stakeholders! Your tax compliance is under scrutiny! The Employer Interim Reconciliation period is from 18 September to 31 October 2023. Failing...

The landscape of remote work in South Africa might be facing a significant shake-up due to proposed tax law changes from the National Treasury. These...

The relationship between the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the recognised controlling bodies (RCBs) plays a vital role in regulating the tax...

The 2023 tax season is in full swing, and it’s crucial to stay informed and prepared. SARS has announced that the filing season will run from 7 July...

Attention all taxpayers! The upcoming tax season for 2023 is fast approaching, and it’s time to stay informed about the latest updates and deadlines...

SARS is committed to creating a streamlined and efficient tax filing process for individuals. As part of their mission to become a smart and modern...

In June 2021, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) introduced the PAYE Admin Penalty, enabling the imposition of administrative penalties for the...

Breaking news! The Director General of Employment and Labour, has announced a welcome extension of the COIDA ROE submission season. That’s right, you...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has recently announced the implementation of a new stringent VAT registration process, aiming to address a...

Our Group is home to many industry-leading specialists who operate across several payroll & HR disciplines. We refer to our partners as Associates. In...

On Thursday, 30 March 2023 the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced a surprise 50 basis point increase to the repo rate, taking it to 7.75% and...

Our Group is home to many industry-leading specialists who operate across several payroll & HR disciplines. We refer to our partners as Associates...

It’s no secret that managing payroll takes a lot of effort and can be quite time-consuming—something many businesses aren’t readily equipped to...

Please Note: This is an updated version of the original article from 23 February 2023 which now includes some items that were published after the Budget...

On 9 February 2023, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the midst of an energy crisis that has...

The legislative landscape of payroll management is constantly evolving as new trends come into play, and businesses need to be prepared to stay ahead of the...

On 26 January 2023, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced the first repo rate change for 2023. This affects you in more ways than one as it is...

President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of the government’s role in fostering economic growth so that businesses can generate much-needed...

Enjoy an additional day of leisure and celebration this December! President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the 27th of December 2022 a Public Holiday, in lieu...

We trust you’ve had a smooth and successful tax return submission. The tax filing season for individuals or non-provisional taxpayers came to an end...

On the 19th of October, we shared an article to inform our readers about the announcement made by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) earlier this month...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) announced earlier this month that effective 1 October 2022, all Gauteng Labour Centers will no longer accept manual...

In case you haven’t seen the notice, the Compensation Fund is holding a couple of Open Day meetings to assist employers with unresolved queries and...

On 22 September 2022, the South African Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 75 basis points, just two months after the last interest rate increase. The...

SARS have recently released a communication detailing Admin Penalties being issued to several Non-Provisional Taxpayers on their 2022 Personal Income Tax...

SARS has introduced some adjustments to the auto-assessment process this year to make it easier for taxpayers to file their income tax returns. An auto...

Over the last few years, the South African government has prioritised retirement reform. The ultimate goal of retirement reform is to improve financial...

According to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), taxpayers will be able to file their tax returns from 1 July 2022. Key deadline dates that taxpayers...

On 19 May 2022, the SA Reserve Bank has raised South Africa’s interest rate by an amount citizens have not seen since 2016! The increase of 50 basis points...

Our Payroll Managers Tax Year End Hybrid Seminar held on the 10th of March 2022 had record attendance and despite this being our first attempt at a “hybrid”...

During the 2022 / 2023 Budget Speech, the Minister of Finance announced an increase in the ETI values which took effect from 1 March 2022. In addition, and...

Some important information was released by SARS regarding the 2022 Employer Filing Season. Filing Season 2022 The 2022 Filing Season for employers is open...

The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to raise the repo rate by another 25 basis points with effect from 24 March...

In a recent announcement, the Compensation Fund has changed the earnings threshold for COID calculations. The maximum earnings amount has increased to R529...

Monday 28 February marks the end of yet another tax year. It’s a busy time of year for Payroll and HR Professionals as quite the task lies ahead to...

The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will deliver his inaugural National Budget Speech on Wednesday, 23 February 2022. While it is unusual for the...

By now we’re pretty sure the December holidays are long forgotten and the mountain of work that awaited your return in January has seen a slight dent. As...

Many employees receive an annual bonus payment as part of their remuneration package, and for most, this bonus is paid in December of each year. So, for...

Our next Annual Payroll Managers Tax Year-End Seminar is scheduled to take place on 10 March 2022. For the first time ever, we’ll be piloting a hybrid...

For those taxpayers who have not submitted their tax returns yet – there is some relief. Non-provisional taxpayers had to submit their returns by the...

The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to raise the Repo Rate by 25 basis points with effect from the 19th of November...

It’s that time when companies plan if, and what type of schemes, they will implement to attract, upskill and retain future potential. Of course, with every...

You have until 23 November 2021 to file your tax return, accept, or edit your auto-assessed return. If you feel that SARS owes you a refund on the tax you...

The Department of Labour recently released a communication that addresses how the Compensation Fund will cover employees for illness, injuries, or even...

Our 2021 Mid-Year Payroll Taxes and Associated Legislation Virtual Seminar had a good online turnout with many questions raised. There were a couple of...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act of 1994, declared Monday, 1 November 2021, the date for local government...

With the 2020/2021 tax year being a rather unprecedented year for taxpayers with very little business travel taking place as a result of lockdown periods...

2020 was an unprecedented and challenging year for many taxpayers and in some cases, many relied on multiple sources of income to stay afloat. There is a...

Contributions to a retirement fund remain an area that SARS allows as a taxable benefit or deduction against income earned. If an individual contributed to...

In a recent notice to taxpayers, reference was made to a Fixed Amount Penalty relating specifically to instances of non-compliance due to tax returns that...

SARS have recently finalised and published their updated Business Requirements Specification (BRS) V20 0 2 to be implemented for the August 2021 submission...

The “Destroyed, affected or looted workplaces: Temporary Relief Scheme 2021” was gazetted. Workers who have been affected by the recent unrest in various...

Earlier this week (13 July 2021 to be exact) SARS have put out a notice regarding penalties for late submission of PAYE. The full SARS notice is detailed...

The 2021 Filing Season for Employers came to an end at the end of May. Today marks the start of tax filing season for individuals. Most taxpayers will be...

By 1 July 2021 you need to be fully compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”). This has been on the cards for a number of years...

Everyone has been waiting for this announcement (original expectations were that it was going to change effective 1 March). Payroll systems need to be...

The deadline for annual employer reconciliations, 31 May 2021, is fast approaching! Employers have until Monday, 31 May 2021 to submit their Annual...

Are you having issues adding new taxpayers to SARS eFiling? The below procedures may be of assistance. 1. Click on Organisation in the main menu at the top...

Regulations regarding the taxation of foreign earnings and the new regulations regarding retirement payouts on emigration are now in full swing. Make sure...

1 – On the 1st of April 2021 Gazette no 44409 was issued, which replaces and corrects some aspects of Gazette 43959 which was issued on 3 December...

At a meeting held by the Reserve Bank on the 25th of March, it was decided to keep the current interest rate “as is”. This means: The Prime Rate is – 7.00%...

As you probably know by know, Employer Filing Season opens on 1 April 2021 and closes on 31 May 2021. No extensions will be granted and this year SARS has...

The purpose of this page is to make it easy to find the latest statutory rates, earnings limits and their effective dates. These rates were accurate at the...

SARS have indicated that they are going to impose the legislated penalty on employers who are late with the submission of their IRP5’s and the EMP501 –...

FLASH PLAYER As you are aware SARS has had challenges with the Flash Player and certain interim steps have already been taken. We have now released a SARS...

Adobe Flash is no longer available as all services and support has been stopped. This will mean that you will not be able to access the RAV01 to update...