(Partner Content) VAT: HMRC has temporarily changed the time limit from 30 to 90 days for notifying an option to tax land and buildings during coronavirus.

Mboweni said that SA is set to miss out on R300 billion in tax revenue, and this is likely to cripple the country’s ability to repay debt.

Streaming platform Netflix has been identified as one of the ‘digital giants’ facing a new tax plan, under proposals raised by Parliament’s Budget Office.

As the petrol price is set to rise next month, the amount of tax you pay on fuel also goes up. Here’s how much the government gets when you fill your tank.

The tax deferral programme will assist businesses and individuals who can prove that they have become financially distressed due to COVID-19.

A number of experts fear that SARS will try to compensate for a huge loss in tax revenue this year by targeting South African citizens.

SARS say that they have made many changes to the e-filing service to ensure digital fluidity during an age of social distancing.

Following on from Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Tuesday, the National Treasury have announced a further set of newly-introduced tax breaks.

It’s a silver lining for businesses and individuals: Cyril Ramaphosa has got a plan to ease the tax burden on South Africans during this health crisis.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) released its preliminary revenue outcome for the 2019/2020 financial year on Wednesday.

If you are required to travel for work, recent changes made by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will affect your tax return for 2020/2021.

The former president has signed an affidavit and said the public protector should go ahead and read his records, since he has nothing to hide.

Budget sends a message that South Africa is open for business and seeking to rein in debt, says experts. But there’s still a long way to go.

Most taxes won’t change. But beware of possible increases in VAT, capital gains tax and no fiscal drag relief for personal income tax.

By Wednesday afternoon, most of us may be better off investing in a horse and cart. The budget speech for 2020 is set to be painful for motorists.

More support for young entrepreneurs, an emphasis on growing technology skills and faster payment are all on the wish list.

Tito Mboweni’s Twitter remarks may signal a coming crackdown by SARS on tax avoidance by ‘independent churches’.

Our finance minister will need to find new and less politically sensitive ways of increasing the country’s diminishing tax base.

In what is expected to be yet another tough budget speech for Tito Mboweni, the finance minister seems to be considering alternative tax markets.

The taxman cometh…But don’t fear: This handy book gives the lowdown on tax refunds for small businesses

The National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the so-called South African expat Tax in 2017.

The DA has called the R12b tax increase for working families unacceptable and unfair, in a speech delivered in parliament on Tuesday 26 November 2019.

The rumour mill has gone into overdrive this weekend, and it is believed AKA owes a large amount of money to SARS to settle his outstanding tax bills.

The state paid around R750 million over the fourth and fifth parliament.

Staff suffered during the period investigated by the Nugent Commission.