Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.
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A draft response document to comments received from stakeholders and members of the public on this year’s proposed taxation laws and tax administration laws amendment Bills was published on 15 October 2015 by National Treasury […]
Earlier this year, Insight Discovery, a Middle East based strategic research company, in conjunction with Moonstone Information Refinery, conducted the first South African Investment Panorama survey. The purpose of the exercise was to […]
The dilemma facing financial services practices who are not obliged to appoint a compliance officer were highlighted recently by a rather frantic call from a one-person FSP after being informed by the FSB […]
It is not often that a determination by the FSB Appeal Board reveals some of the sad human realities of our society. The Appellant was debarred for two years for submitting false applications. […]
It is good to know that most local authorities follow developments overseas very carefully while transforming the industry, and consult widely. Three recent reports from Australia are of importance to the local industry. […]
The team announcement actually came as a relief after much speculation during the week, particularly regarding the inclusion of Victor Matfield and Jannie du Plessis. 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 […]
This article is made available with the kind permission of Miller’s Incorporated. With estate planning becoming more sophisticated, more and more trusts are being established. Simultaneously, divorces are increasing by around 8.6% per […]
There appears to be a major miscommunication between certain employers and their staff, judging by the volumes of questions we receive. “My employer said I must write the RE 1.” In 99% of these […]
The ASISA Board approved the implementation of the ASISA Standard on Effective Annual Cost (EAC) in August 2015. The EAC comprises four separate components into which various charges are allocated. Investment Management Charge The […]
Market volatility is something we are all accustomed to, but recent events have made investors more jittery than usual. China’s ‘Black Monday’ wiped hundreds of billions off the world’s financial markets last month […]
Hierdie artikel word gepubliseer met die goedgunstige toestemming van Van der Spuy en Vennote. Die munisipaliteit het my in kennis gestel dat hulle my elektrisiteitvoorsiening gaan afsny omdat daar uitstaande betalings ten opsigte […]
We recently advised readers of an extremely good offer (R199 only) to get their Promotion of Access to Information manuals in place. Unless we see yet another extension, the deadline is 31 December 2015. Even […]
During the recent SAIFM conference, the FSB provided input on its views on feedback received from the industry to the 55 proposals contained in the discussion document. There was general support for the […]
This weekend sees the last of the pool matches, although most of the results will be important for statistical purposes only, apart from the Australia/Wales and France/Ireland matches. From a realistic perspective, the […]
Laura du Preez wrote in Personal Finance on 12 September 2015: Providers of primary healthcare plans that may soon be disallowed say that low cost benefit medical scheme options will not cater for people using […]
The dilemma facing financial services practices who are not obliged to appoint a compliance officer were highlighted recently by a rather frantic call from a one-person FSP after being informed by the FSB […]
