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South Africa Report from our correspondent Lutando Mvovo, South Africa Revenue ServiceTax authorities are fundamental institutions within government frameworks, overseeing tax assessment, collection, and administration. Their operations ensure that tax lawsTax laws form the backbone of any nation’s revenue system, setting the rules that govern how individuals and corporations contribute financially to support government functions. These laws define the types of taxes, the applicable rates, and the regulations regarding payment and compliance. They also outline the rights and obligations of taxpayers, ensuring a balanced and fair approach to funding public... More are enforced and public funds are collected efficiently. This article delves into tax authorities’ purpose, responsibilities, and structure, offering insights into their essential role

New VAT regulations for electronic services effective April 2019 Baker McKenzie – Stephan Spamer and Seelan Moonsamy South Africa November 26 2018 The National Treasury recently published an amended Regulation for electronic services, in line with the proposal by the Minister of Finance in Budget Review 2017, that the value added tax (VAT) base for electronic services was to be

Important judgment on simulation handed down by Supreme Court of Appeal On 9 November 2018, the South African Supreme Court Appeal (“SCA”) handed down an important judgment in which it upheld Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd’s appeal against a judgment of the Gauteng Tax Court. The facts of the case were complex, but concerned certain back-to-back

South Africa’s Revenue ServiceTax authorities are fundamental institutions within government frameworks, overseeing tax assessment, collection, and administration. Their operations ensure that tax laws are enforced and public funds are collected efficiently. This article delves into tax authorities' purpose, responsibilities, and structure, offering insights into their essential role in supporting government functions and economic stability. What is a Tax Authority? A tax authority is... More releases updated guidance on seeking mutual agreement procedure assistance DLA Piper South Africa’s Revenue ServiceTax authorities are fundamental institutions within government frameworks, overseeing tax assessmentA tax assessment is a formal determination made by a tax authority to calculate the amount of tax an individual or entity owes. It is a comprehensive evaluation based on financial records, declared income, expenses, deductions, and any applicable tax laws or regulations. Tax assessments may arise from routine self-assessments by taxpayers, or they may be conducted by revenue authorities... More, collection, and administration. Their operations ensure that tax lawsTax laws form the backbone of any nation’s revenue system, setting the rules that govern how individuals and corporations contribute financially to support government functions. These laws define the types of taxes, the applicable rates, and the regulations regarding payment and compliance. They also outline the rights and obligations of taxpayers, ensuring a balanced and fair approach to funding public... More are enforced and public funds are collected efficiently. This article delves into tax authorities’ purpose, responsibilities, and

TPA tech meeting medtronic case The full appeal case is here: US TP Medtronic case 2018 In this edition: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit remands the Medtronic case back to the Tax Court for comparability analysisA Comparability AnalysisA Comparability Analysis is an essential framework in Transfer Pricing used to evaluate whether the conditions of a transaction between related entities (such as subsidiaries of the same multinational enterprise) are consistent with the arm’s length principle. The arm’s length principle requires that intercompany transactions reflect terms that independent entities would negotiate under comparable circumstances, ensuring that multinational corporations (MNEs)... More is an essential framework in Transfer PricingTransfer pricing is a fundamental concept in international taxation that defines the pricing methods and rules applied to transactions between related entities within a multinational enterprise (MNE). In the context of tax regulations, it governs how prices for goods, services, or intangibles (such as intellectual property) are set when these items are exchanged between different branches, subsidiaries, or affiliates of... More used to evaluate whether the conditions

New electronic services regulations: Widening the invisible VAT net Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Foreign suppliers of e-services are required to register for VAT in South Africa if at least two of the following circumstances are present: the recipient of the services is a South African resident; the payment for services originates from a South African bank