SARS is tightening the screws on expats, with new declarations and screening systems that could trigger audits and penalties.

South African expatriates must navigate new tax residency regulations as Sars enhances scrutiny on non-resident taxpayers.

Any expats who have left South Africa but did not formally end their tax residency could still be considered tax ... But these are only a few of SARS’s many changes for the 2025 tax season.

With the RAV01 update, Sars has simplified the process for expatriates to notify the tax authority of their change in residency status. This tax residency declaration section makes it easier for ...

The changes are set to become effective on March 1, 2020. Subscribe to Fin24’s newsletter here; ... "SARS could end up getting zero tax from expat income." ADVERTISEMENT. READ: SA expat tax law: How ...

Discover the recent changes by SARS that could affect your tax residency status and what you need ... the unlimited expat tax exemption was changed in March 2020 to be limited to R1.25 million per ...

The changes in the laws for expats clearly indicates Sars’s intent to ... pin is required as part of the new financial emigration process to cease tax residency with Sars and successfully encash ...

As a South African living abroad, you might assume that your tax affairs are in order. However, recent changes by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) require immediate attention to your non ...

Lovemore Ndlovu, the Tax Consulting SA head for SARB Engagement and Expatriate Compliance, said that after recent system changes at Sars involving the declaration of tax residency status, many SA ...

The Expat Tax amendments can have serious implications. ... If your tax status is incorrect at SARS, you need to make the change before the end of February 2021.

The changes are set to become effective on March 1, 2020. Subscribe to Fin24’s newsletter here; ... "SARS could end up getting zero tax from expat income." ADVERTISEMENT. READ: SA expat tax law: How ...