A guide for first-time tax-filers
Filing taxes for the first time? Here’s how the Sars system works, what documents you need and the common traps to avoid…
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Gambling tax misses the point
Treasury’s 20% gambling tax won’t curb addiction. Without regulation and safeguards, it risks punishing vulnerable gamblers and deepening harm…
Days of the undead: Treasury’s ghost staff headache
National Treasury is on the warpath for almost 9,000 ghost workers on government’s books…
Curro’s slam-dunk deal leaves Moutons in the dollar seats
Investors overwhelmingly backed Jannie Mouton’s philanthropic share swap, which leaves the Moutons with a tax-efficient windfall…
Scrap new anti-investor tax changes: EasyEquities
A set of new Sars tax proposals could do deep damage to actively managed ETFs, and trigger a raft of costs for retail investors…
Getting (un)Lucky: why Montana’s tax gamble should fail
Anyone can try to cut a deal with Sars. But Lucky Montana’s lowball offer – and public diatribe – may not end well for…
The BEE tithe: paying your way to compliance heaven
A revenue tax to become BEE compliant and score tenders is awfully similar to the Catholic church’s indulgences system…
Juggling jobs without dropping the tax ball
More South Africans are taking on side hustles to make ends meet. But while the additional income is welcome, it comes with additional responsibilities…
Death threats and deficits: Nigeria’s battle to fix a broken tax system
Reform of the Nigerian tax system is not without opposition. But President Bola Tinubu has forged ahead, signing four tax bills into law…
The disaster that is unrealised capital gains tax
Discussions around unrealised capital gains tax should have investors deeply concerned, given the potential economic fallout…
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SpaceX IPO: were the best seats already taken?
SpaceX’s IPO may reflect a shift in markets: research suggests…
South African retail investors go all-in on SpaceX IPO
South African retail investors poured more than R100m into SpaceX…
Can Spar finally stop tripping over itself?
Spar’s shares have risen on turnaround hopes, but years of…
