Managers of Wealth Africa

Uganda becomes the 90th jurisdiction to join the most powerful multilateral instrument against offshore tax evasion and avoidance

The Convention was developed jointly by the OECD and the Council of Europe in 1988

Draft Carbon Tax Bill published for comment

On Monday, 2 November 2015, the South African National Treasury published a Draft Carbon Tax Bill (the “Bill”) for public comment, with the comment period commencing immediately and contin uing until 15 December 2015.

ICC cases, tax evasion and cash scandal stories dominate Kenyan newspapers

The Tax Justice Network (TJN), a lobby group, has sued the government over agreements

GPHA seeks tax waivers

The waivers are expected to cushion the authority against some of the concessions it gives to state agencies and essential services which use the services of the harbour.

Nigeria: Investigation - How MTN Ships Billions Abroad, Paying Less Tax in Nigeria

MTN has consistently prided itself as the foremost telephone company that is getting Nigerians talking the most.

Disclosure to SARS and treatment of PAYE

Recently, the number of employers defaulting on their pay-as-you-earn obligations to SARS has increased.

South African tax legislation: proposed amendments in an international tax context by Lavina Daya and Yani van der Merwe and Liesl Visser

This article sets out a brief summary of some of the proposed amendments introduced by recent South African draft Tax Bills. The article focuses on amendments in the context of international taxation.

Treasury ignores pleas to retain incentives

Service sector set to become less competitive.

VAT Door Is Open, Talk On Wealth Tax Begins

While VAT might be perceived as regressive, comparative studies show that South Africa's overall fiscal system is strongly redistributive

Belhassen Trabelsi Has Diverted Millions of Dinars Through Offshore and Shell Companies

Countless cases related to this file remain blocked at the level of investigation

Tax executives set to convene

The gathering of African revenue commissioners will be hosted by Mr Henry Gaperi, the Commissioner General of the Office Togolais des Recettes.

Treasury offers tax deduction to SA firms in Africa

SOUTH African companies with operations elsewhere in Africa, such as telecommunications giant MTN, have reason to breathe a little easier having earned a tax respite, albeit considered minor by tax experts.

Action plan to stem tax avoidance is a good start

The measures it proposes create an important basis for evolution of new norms on international tax treaties and to curb aggressive tax planning by companies.

How Mauritius Hopes To Shake Its Reputation As A Tax Haven

A double taxation avoidance treaty has helped make the island nation the biggest route for foreign investment into India but potential treaty changes are encouraging a shift in focus to Africa.

ANC mulls wealth tax

The ANC’s national general council wants a renewed look into possible taxing of South Africa’s wealthy.

Call for in depth look at wealth tax

The ANC’s national general council wants a renewed look into possible taxing of South Africa’s wealthy.

Tax treatment of contributions to retirement funds

The date of implementation of new rules relating to the tax treatment of contributions to retirement funds, which were expected to take effect on 1 March 2015, was postponed until 1 March 2016, in terms of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act of 2014.

progress on tax treaties, protocols, tax information exchange agreements and agreements on mutual administrative assistance

The DTA with Hong Kong was recently ratified in Hong Kong and in South Africa.

OECD Rewrites Corporate Tax Rule Book

Reforms to the international tax system for curbing avoidance by multinational enterprises

Extreme inequality ‘puzzling’

Professor Thomas Piketty said that a tax on SA’s wealthy would help shift inequality and poverty, writes Neeran Naidoo.