We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 324

Consideration received for the surrender of a right to acquire shares under section 8c

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued Binding Private Ruling 147 (ruling) on 14 May 2013. It deals with the tax treatment of compensation

Allowances under section 11(e) assets forming part of a sale and leaseback arrangement

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued Binding Private Ruling 145 (ruling) on 8 May 2013. The ruling deals with the tax treatment of assets

Preference shares constituting equity shares

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • May 10 2013

A very interesting binding private ruling was released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on 2 May 2013. Binding Private Ruling 143 (BPR

STC credits and new binding class ruling

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • May 3 2013

The Dividends Tax regime was implemented just over a year ago on 1 April 2012. As part of the transitional arrangements from Secondary Tax on

New proposals on recharacterisation of hybrid debt instruments

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • May 3 2013

National Treasury (Treasury) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) recently released certain proposed limitations on excessive interest

Voluntary disclosure under the Tax Administration Act

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • April 26 2013

The Tax Administration Act, No 28 of 2011 (TAA) provides for a permanent Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) in ss225 - 233 (part B of chapter 16

Search and seizure: with or without a warrant?

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • April 26 2013

A recent case in the Western Cape High Court has significant implications for SARS’s power to conduct search and seizure operations in terms of the

New Binding Private Ruling (BPR 141) - transfers from untaxed policy holder funds

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • April 19 2013

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued a new Binding Private Ruling (BPR) on 28 March 2013 on the "Transfer of Securities from an untaxed

Understatement penalty: when can SARS potentially allege 'gross negligence' or 'intentional tax evasion'?

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • Australia, South Africa
  • -
  • April 19 2013

The Tax Administration Act, No 28 of 2011 (TAA) introduces the 'understatement penalty' in Chapter 16. Section 223 contains an 'understatement

Draft interpretation note tax treatment of tips for recipients, employers and patrons

  • DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
  • -
  • South Africa
  • -
  • April 12 2013

In 2011, the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) Advance Tax Ruling Unit released a binding class ruling dealing with the potential pay-as-you-earn