Can SARS see all my bank accounts? Crucial Tips for the 2024 Tax Season:

Can SARS see all my bank accounts? Stay Out of Trouble with SARS, Know how SARS Bank Account Access   It is important to be vigilant and honest on your tax return. SARS has access to your bank accounts through third parties such as banks. SARS may raise additional assessments if they detect undeclared income, […]

What should you know about Auto Assessment?

What should you know about Auto Assessment?

What should you know about Auto Assessment? What is an auto-assessment? An auto-assessment is an automatic assessment issued on taxpayers by SARS. This basically means that SARS has collected taxpayer information from their parties (such as medical aid or retirement annuities) and then use this information to file your return and issue an assessment on […]

Effective Steps to Successfully Close a Business in South Africa (Guide)

Effective Steps to Successfully Close a Business in South Africa (Guide)

Effective Steps to Successfully Close a Business in South Africa Who should be reading this article?  Anyone whose business is no longer trading and wishes to wind it down Anyone who wants to liquidate their business Anyone who has lost interest in their registered business and now wishes to discontinue it KEY TAKE AWAY POINTS: […]

How to hold SARS accountable

The office of the Tax Ombud was established to act as a bridging gap between SARS and the taxpayer. But, taxpayers do not always have a direct line to connect with the Tax Ombud. A taxpayer may lodge a complaint with the Tax Ombud after they have exhausted all the SARS complaints mechanisms unless they […]

Owing SARS, what are your options?

Owing SARS, what are your options?

If you follow our posts, you will have come across one of my articles that dealt with the approach SARS has taken to deal with the non-submission of a tax return. This is a follow-up to this article. So now you read that SARS will prosecute you for non-submission and charge you an R5 600 […]