Managers of Wealth Africa

Tax panel to defend bill at Senate debate today

The Senate Leader, Bamidele Opeyemi, stated that the bills would be debated at the plenary on Thursday.

Offshore moves: Timing the rand (or not) and optimising taxation

Structuring direct offshore investments can be very valuable within a holistic strategy. However, there are a few technical details to navigate.

Nigeria’s new tax regulations and their unintended consequences

The FIRS has introduced a 90-day transition period, in keeping with the 2017 National Tax Policy, ostensibly to ease the adjustment for businesses.

R36 billion ‘gift’ to taxpayers from SARS

When read in conjunction with the laundry list of potential criminal convictions in the tax acts, even the smallest of mistakes may cost taxpayers dearly.

Make tax free for small-scale businesses to increase national productivity in Nigeria

If the government provides tax relief for them, employers will be more likely to hire, and discipline will follow.

SA proposes carbon tax changes to increase offsets

The public has until 13 December to comment on the proposals.

SARS takes aim at PAYE in South Africa

Employers are now being urged to carefully assess their PAYE practices to confirm compliance with tax regulations.

Alarm bells over wealth tax in South Africa

Based on these findings, a decision will be made.

Global tax rises leave no one behind, including South Africa

Don’t be fooled by the country’s seemingly low taxes; they’ve gained at a brisk pace as a percentage of economic output.

The end of medical aid tax credits and new wealth taxes on the cards for South Africa

The review of tax incentives, following the advice of the Davis Tax Committee, has led to a number of incentives being discontinued

Tax bills not threat to revenue-collecting agencies – FIRS

The Federal Government is repositioning its fiscal outlook to be able to meet the funding requirements of all agencies.

Taxpayer trust in Sars stagnates

More trust needed to improve tax compliance.

Standardised global tax for the super-wealthy mooted

How to raise R4.4trn a year? Tax the world’s billionaires, IFA congress in Cape Town, its first on African soil, hears.

Discovery’s double blow warning to certain businesses in South Africa

South Africa’s Carbon Tax Act, which was signed into law in 2019, began with a modest R190 per tonne carbon tax, supported by incentives.

To minimise tax, is it better to draw from discretionary or retirement fund savings?

Two advisors answer this reader's question.

It’s D-day for taxpayers in South Africa

Most salary earners are, therefore, non-provisional taxpayers if they have no other sources of income.

R500 billion in taxpayer bailouts for Eskom

National Treasury this week updated the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the first-quarter performance of various state-owned enterprises, covering the period from April to June 2024.

Deloitte Ghana to train actuaries

This is to enable them to help transform insurance and provide efficiency in the sector.

Important tax deadline hitting this month – what you need to know

Gilbert cautioned that taxpayers should be careful not to miss the deadline, as doing so could result in SARS imposing fines and penalties.

Sars cannot simply impose hefty understatement penalties

Particularly when a taxpayer has acted on professional advice.