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South African taxation of international shipping entities

South African taxation of international shipping entities

29 November 2013 | Tax

Generous proposed tax exemptions in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2013 for South African shipowners will be encouraging for ship owners. These exemptions will, no doubt, encourage the South African Ship Register to become more sought after internationally.

VAT consequences of claiming damages and compensation

VAT consequences of claiming damages and compensation

26 November 2013 | Tax

The South African VAT system is destination based, which means that only the consumption of goods and services in South Africa is taxed. VAT is therefore mainly levied on the supply of goods or services in South Africa.

Income protection policies: tax deduction for premiums to be abolished from 1 March 2015

Income protection policies: tax deduction for premiums to be abolished from 1 March 2015

04 November 2013 | Tax

Employees earning remuneration are generally prohibited from claiming tax deductions for any expenditure other than those items listed in section 23(m) of the Income Tax Act (58 of 1962). This is in contrast to persons carrying on a trade independently of an employer.

Medium Term Budget Speech 2013

Medium Term Budget Speech 2013

28 October 2013 | Tax

The Minister has delivered his medium term budget speech for 2013 the content of which was as expected.

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Question

If you had to choose one approach to protect your hard-earned investment cash from today’s market madness, which would it be?

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Taxpayer – choose your weapon carefully

Taxpayer – choose your weapon carefully

28 October 2013 | Tax
SARS and your bank account

SARS and your bank account

28 October 2013 | Tax
Proposals to the tax treatment of individual–based insurance policies to be delayed by a year

Proposals to the tax treatment of individual–based insurance policies to be delayed by a year

25 September 2013 | Tax
Mining is on the verge of significant development in the tax space, says KPMG

Mining is on the verge of significant development in the tax space, says KPMG

20 September 2013 | Tax
Top corporate tax issues for African Boards to consider

Top corporate tax issues for African Boards to consider

16 September 2013 | Tax
Africa must strike a delicate tax balance to nurture investment

Africa must strike a delicate tax balance to nurture investment

16 September 2013 | Tax
What you need to know about Capital Gains Tax

What you need to know about Capital Gains Tax

05 September 2013 | Tax
Capital gains tax on reduction of interest rate

Capital gains tax on reduction of interest rate

19 August 2013 | Tax