SARS pays back R10bn, but some taxpayers’ refunds are being withheld
Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.
Author: Moonstone Information Refinery
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The Dollar Life Plan provides protection against the high cost of specialised medical treatment or studying in a foreign university.
Pre-retirement withdrawals may cost RA investors dearly, Coronation warns
Withdrawing early effectively means you are borrowing from your future self over a fixed term at your expected rate of return on your RA investment.
Contravention must be ‘material’ to justify a debarment, Tribunal says
Decision set aside, although the FSP was correct in finding that the representative contravened the General Code of Conduct.
SARB sanctions life insurer for FICA non-compliance
The effective fine of R7 million and other sanctions follow an inspection conducted four years ago.
Increase in fund members planning to make a two-pot withdrawal
The Sanlam Benchmark Survey also shows that more respondents are turning to online sources for product information instead of using a personal adviser.
More consumers turning to rewards to manage living expenses
These programmes are having a significant influence on the way people shop, according to the 2024 Sanlam Benchmark Survey.
Accountable institutions urged to note heightened terror-financing risk in SA
Accountable institutions should consider the latest Terror Financing National Risk Assessment when implementing their RMCPs.
Watch out for these tell-tale signs of a tax-filing season scam
Fraudsters are contacting taxpayers who are issued with auto-assessments and impersonating SARS.
Costly battle: addressing absenteeism with corporate wellness programmes
Absenteeism costs South Africa R12bn to R16bn annually, with mental health-related ‘presenteeism’ adding an estimated R235bn a year.
FSCA notices in respect of authorisation and competency/fee exemptions
Licence withdrawals and suspensions, and licence suspensions that have been lifted.
Sharemax case: High Court rules on the status of the FST chairperson’s decisions
The adviser brought an application for the FAIS Ombud’s determination and the Tribunal chairperson’s decision to be reviewed in terms of PAJA.
Unlocking the ‘passion factor’: the missing key in entrepreneurial success
Moonstone Business School of Excellence’s Entrepreneurship short course aims to bridge the gap in entrepreneurial training to foster entrepreneurial-minded people.
Retirement fund ordered to pay fraud victim’s R800 000 benefit
A pension fund mistakenly paid out a fraudulent claim to a syndicate while the rightful member was in prison.
Adjudicator blocks acknowledgement of debt signed under duress
The employee was told she would be granted immunity from prosecution if she agreed to sign the AOD.
