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The ANC on Monday admitted it was behind on its tax payments but denied the amount was R100m. It said it had payment arrangements with Sars to clear the arrears.Image: Freddy Mavunda

Yes‚ we owe the taxman money‚ but not as much as R102m‚ says ANC

The ANC on Monday denied that it owes the taxman more than R100m. In a statement‚ the ruling party dismissed as false a report by the Daily Maverick that it had been given 10 days by the SA Revenue Service to settle the bill. The report…

11 mistakes on your tax return that could land you in jail for two years

SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE Failure to register your details with revenue service Sars or not notifying it of changes to your details could result in up to two years’ imprisonment, says Tax Consulting SA. Roxanna Naidoo, an attorney, and Lisa…

Tito Mboweni says income and corporate tax unlikely to rise

ANTONY SGUAZZIN and PRINESHA NAIDOO Finance minister Tito Mboweni told selected clients of two of the country’s biggest banks that the National Treasury had no plans to boost income, corporate or value added taxes (VAT) even as the…

The AA and some economists believe finance minister Tito Mboweni may announce an increase in VAT and fuel levies when he delivers his budget speech on Wedensday.Image: PICTURE: 123RF/RAWPIXEL

VAT, fuel and sin – and how Mboweni might find the money the country so desperately needs

Just where will the finance minister find the extra money SA so badly needs? We know you need the money, the Automobile Association said to finance minister Tito Mboweni this week, but don’t grab it from fuel taxes. This was among the…

The poor just get poorer

Another month, another fuel price hike. At this point, such news is no longer shocking. Since May the country has had to endure a new hike every month to the point where it would now be more surprising if there wasn’t one in November.…

SARS Pretoria office. File Photo.Image: Gallo Images/Foto24/Cornel van Heerden

Here’s how the taxman will come after South African expats

If you have a good job overseas‚ living in a country where the tax rate is 25%‚ but your salary falls into South Africa’s 45% tax bracket‚ the taxman now wants to come after you to collect the difference of 20%. Jerry Botha‚ a managing…