Moving abroad for work is not the same thing as leaving the South African tax system. Many South Africans working overseas assume that once they are out of the country, or once they stop applying for local jobs, SARS no longer has an interest in their income. That is not how it works, and getting…
SARS has auto-assessed millions of South Africans this Filing Season, and for most people the instinct is to tap accept and move on. It is quick, the refund often lands within days, and it feels like one less thing to worry about. But a SARS auto-assessment is only ever as complete as the information SARS…
If you have moved abroad permanently, or you are planning to, there is one piece of admin that quietly costs people more money than almost anything else they get wrong on their way out. Ceasing your tax residency with SARS. Until you formally cease tax residency, SARS will continue to treat you as a South…
