Over the last couple of years, SARS has rolled out auto-assessments to reduce late submissions of tax returns and to make the tax return submission process easier for individual taxpayers in South Africa. This has largely been made possible by the requirement for employers to register all employees — whether casual or permanent, and whether earning above […]

When you start your first job, there is so much new information coming at you that it can quickly feel overwhelming. One of the things that often causes confusion is whether you need to register for income tax. In the past, all employees had to register for income tax with SARS themselves in order to […]

This is a question I get from clients all the time, and honestly, it scares me every single time. It worries me how many South Africans do not understand their responsibilities when it comes to SARS compliance. Very often, people only become aware of their non-compliance when they receive a final letter of demand from […]