SARS Tax Emigration FAQs
Who should tax emigrate? Anyone who has left South Africa on a permanent basis without the intention to return to South Africa should...
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Andrew Fraser
Dec 2, 20211 min
SARS wants your tax returns even if they are NIL
SARS has, as one of its strategic objectives, the issue of taxpayer non-compliance hard and costly. Consequently, they have enhanced...
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Andrew Fraser
May 12, 20212 min
Yippee - the new SA Tax Emigration rules are in place
As noted in previous blog posts, SARS has now finalised the new Tax Emigration process, effective 1 March 2021. That’s great news for...
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Andrew Fraser
Apr 23, 20212 min
You didn't need a crystal ball to see this coming!
One of the headlines in my newsfeeds today is “Biggest peacetime deficit caps extraordinary year for UK public finances”. Reading the...
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Andrew Fraser
Apr 13, 20213 min
Get out of jail free with the Let Property Campaign card
Somehow it seems that most emigrants are often so happy to be out of SA that they forget some very important stuff. Then they land in the...
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Andrew Fraser
Apr 8, 20213 min
Bitter-sweet changes to the financial emigration process
Well, a few weeks into the new South African financial emigration dispensation and we are starting to see some light at the end of the...
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Andrew Fraser
Feb 23, 20213 min
What happens to your PETs when you die?
If you live in the UK, would it surprise you to know that your PET could be subject to tax when you die? BUT your PET could also be...
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Andrew Fraser
Dec 17, 20202 min
Christmas, Covid and 2021
Christmas is JUST around the corner with this year being a victim of Covid – the world’s economies have been coughing and spluttering...
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Andrew Fraser
Dec 8, 20202 min
Fireworks - looks like SARS are sending out some rockets!!!
Over the weekend we went to a fireworks display staged by one of the recent British Fireworks champions. Being a fireworks lover it was...
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Andrew Fraser
Oct 29, 20201 min
Need it certified for SA?
Living in the UK has it’s challenges if you still need to deal with South African institutions. South Africa has some very specific terms...
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Andrew Fraser
Sep 30, 20202 min
There ARE free lunches!!
Welcome to this week’s musings from me on tax. I mostly write to this forum about expats and non resident taxpayers – specifically around...
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Andrew Fraser
Sep 23, 20203 min
Damned if we do and damned if we don't!
We have an interesting marketing/selling dilemma in the accounting and tax profession. We have some rules that say we are not allowed to...
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Andrew Fraser
Sep 16, 20203 min
The 3 year rule that isn’t (YET)
I’ve had a few queries about emigration from SA and the “new 3 year rule” that will effectively stop SA emigrants from withdrawing funds...
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Andrew Fraser
Sep 9, 20202 min
Taxes taxes everywhere, make sure your wallet don’t shrink!
In this next episode of the debate around expat tax, I thought it would be a good time to chat around, arguably, the most important part...
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Andrew Fraser
Sep 2, 20203 min
Unpacking expats
Fear and confusion about SARS expat rules still abound amongst South Africans who are no longer living in South Africa. Some of this is...
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Andrew Fraser
Aug 26, 20203 min
Are you a money launderer!!!
If you are anything like me, your view of money laundering is that it is the playground of drug lords and the mafia. Well, I have...
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Andrew Fraser
Aug 19, 20202 min
A sneaky capital gains tax trigger you might not be aware of
With emigration being a fairly popular pass time for South Africans these days, you would do well to know the impact of the decisions you...
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Andrew Fraser
Aug 12, 20202 min
What gets taxed where
People are very clever at playing with words and manipulating the answers to twist the law to work in their favour! The debate between...
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Andrew Fraser
Aug 6, 20202 min
You can run but you can’t hide
One of our South African clients recently received a query from SARS. SARS were requesting the client to provide answers to the cash that...
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Andrew Fraser
Jul 22, 20204 min
Nike said "Just do it" but sometimes you can't!
There's emigrating from South Africa and then there's financially emigrating from South Africa and the two are definitely not the same thing
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