CEASING TAX RESIDENCY: CHANGES ON THE HORIZON FOR INTEREST AND CAPITAL GAINS
Section 9H of the Income Tax Act provides that a natural person’s year of assessment is deemed to have ended on the date immediately before the day on which that person ceased to be a resident for South African tax purposes. Furthermore, that person’s subsequent tax year is deemed to commence on the day that […]
HOW WILL EXPAT TAX AFFECT YOU?
One of the most important announcements made by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his 2020 Budget Speech is the tax exemption threshold on “expat tax” that is being raised to R1.25 million as of 1 March 2020. “Expat tax” will henceforth be deducted from any foreign employment income (in excess of R1.25 million) garnered in by a South African tax resident who works abroad for 183 full days of a year (of […]