South Africans living and working abroad should take note of upcoming tax and exchange control amendments that could potentially affect tax affairs and finances from next year. In case you…
Read More
Formal emigration sounds like a big deal, right? Well, it is, but not for the reasons you’d think. Formal emigration from South Africa is not leaving the country dressed for…
Many people are confused about the difference between a life annuity and a living annuity. By the time you reach retirement age, it’s important to understand the different retirement options….
Even though the rules around accessing your retirement annuity are fixed, South African expats can legally access and transfer the proceeds of their South African retirement annuity abroad. Here’s what…
There’s a massive difference between physical and financial emigration from South Africa. Physical emigration entails relocating your life, your belongings, and your family to another country. Financial emigration starts with…
The decline in South Africa’s GDP of 0.7% in the second quarter of this year indicates that South Africa has just entered a technical recession. This decline follows hot on…
No matter where you are in your expat journey, it’s important to ensure you are managing your expat earnings and your financial status – back home and abroad – in…
One of the top questions when someone plans to immigrate to a new country and become an expat, is “What’s the cost of living like?” The ideal scenario is finding…
As expats make plans to leave their home countries and move abroad, they are prone to making some common financial mistakes that leave them out of pocket and can impact…
Emigrating from South Africa presents a host of novel challenges – you’ll find you have to acquaint yourself with regulations, procedures and terminology you’d never have had to concern yourself…