Most South Africans started paying into their retirement annuities long before they even considered emigrating, with the plan to have enough savings squirreled away to see them through as they…
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Emigrating and getting ready to leave all your troubles and taxes behind? Not so fast. There are a few things to consider first, such as your tax resident status in…
Until you have officially terminated your tax residency with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), you are still technically a South African tax resident, even if you’re living overseas. What…
The 2023 SARS Tax Season kicked off in July. If you’re a South African living overseas you might be tempted to think that this doesn’t apply to you, but there’s…
If you’re emigrating, you’ve probably already arranged the packing and moving of your belongings. You’ve likely already sorted out passports, visas and flights for your family members, and you have…
If you have financially emigrated before 2021 it does not mean that you have ceased your tax residency with SARS. It is clear that there is a rapidly-increasing trend of…
Leaving South Africa doesn’t necessarily mean escaping the South African Revenue Service (SARS) tax system. As a nation, we are responsible for paying various taxes on our worldwide income and…
It’s been two years since the three-year rule was introduced into South African tax law, and there’s still a surprising amount of misinformation and confusion about the concept and how…
South Africans abroad can no longer claim blanket exemption on their foreign employment income, since amendments to taxation law brought expats back into the clutches of the South African Revenue…
Financial emigration. Tax emigration. Relocation emigration. It all sounds overwhelming and confusing, right? It doesn’t have to be. There is a time and a place for every process, so let’s…