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Mauritius: Mauritius Issues Guidance on FATCA Implementation

Mauritius Mauritius Issues Guidance on FATCA Implementation March 20 — The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has issued guidance notes to

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S.Africa: SARS cannot amend its grounds of assessment after the letter of assessment

ITC 13238 & ITC 13164 WCTC (8 December 2014) 17 March 2015 Author: Erich Bell (SAIT Technical) Introduction This case

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S.Africa: TAA Tax Clearance Certificates issued by SARS

South Africa: Tax Clearance Certificates Issued By The South African Revenue Service Last Updated: 11 March 2015 Article by Beric

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S.Africa: Constitutional Court finds early proclamation of an Act was not rationally related to…

IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA President of the Republic of South Africa and Others v South African Dental

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S.Africa and Qatar: DTA between Qatar and S.Africa signed

Report from our correspondent Lutando Mvovo, South Africa Treaty between Qatar and South Africa signed On 6 March 2015, Qatar

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S.Africa: A summary of the S.African WHT regime

South African withholding taxes 24 February 2015 Posted by: Authors: Magda Snyckers and Liesl Visser Authors: Magda Snyckers and Liesl…

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S.Africa: CFC rules to stay after latest budget speech

Controlled foreign company rules Webber Wentzel South Africa February 26 2015 Prior to 2012, certain so-called diversionary transaction…

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Congo (Rep): Finance Law 2015 (part II) – Corporate income tax

Congo (Rep.) Report from Anapaula Trindade Marinho, IBFD Research Associate Finance Law 2015 (part II) – Corporate income tax The

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S.Africa: Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke – It’s legal to expropriate land

Dikgang Moseneke: It’s legal to expropriate land Deputy chief justice Moseneke has noted that ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ is a

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Nigeria: The Rate Of Withholding Tax On Construction And Related Activities Has Been Reduced…

Nigeria: The Rate Of Withholding Tax On Construction And Related Activities Has Been Reduced From…

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MIAMI TP CONFERENCE: OBSERVATIONS AT THE TP MINDS TRANSFER PRICING SUMMIT 2015 HELD IN MIAMI ON…

MIAMI TP CONFERENCE: OBSERVATIONS AT THE TP MINDS TRANSFER PRICING SUMMIT 2015 HELD IN MIAMI ON 24/25 FEBRUARY 2015 The

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Kenya: Guidance on Natural Resource Income Withholding Tax

Kenya Issues Guidance on Natural Resource Income Withholding Tax Feb. 25 — The Kenyan Revenue Authority (KRA) Feb. 20 released

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S.Africa: TAA Requests for relevant material: A delicate balance between SARS’ powers and…

Requests for relevant material: A delicate balance between SARS’ powers and taxpayer’s rights Author: Jerome Brink (ENSafrica) The world…

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S.Africa: Deemed loans under transfer pricing seen as a dividend declared on 1 January 2015

Deemed loans under transfer pricing seen as a dividend declared on 1 January 2015 Authors: Okkie Kellerman, Jens Brodbeck and Arnaaz Camay

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S.Africa: A recap of the REIT provisions and the latest amendments thereto

A recap of the REIT provisions and the latest amendments thereto 24 February 2015 Author: Toinette Beckert (ENSafrica) The provisions

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S.Africa: Imminent changes to transfer pricing documentation requirements in South Africa

Imminent changes to transfer pricing documentation requirements in South Africa 24 February 2015 Posted by: Author: Arnaaz Camay of ENS

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S.Africa: Summary of the Davis Tax Committee’s BEPS Sub-committee General Report released…

Summary of the Davis Tax Committee’s BEPS Sub-committee General Report released December 2014 by Peter Dachs of ENS Introduction This

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S.Africa: TAA and Reportable arrangements – significant changes in pipeline

Reportable arrangements – significant changes in the pipeline 27 January 2015 Posted by: Author: Kyle Mandy The Tax Administration

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S.Africa: Understatement penalties: where is the prejudice to SARS?

Understatement penalties: where is the prejudice to SARS? ENSafrica Seelan Moonsamy and Nada Kakaza South Africa February 18 2015 The

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S.Africa: Withholding taxes summary

South African withholding taxes ENSafrica Magda Snyckers and Liesl Visser South Africa February 18 2015 Over the past few years

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S.Africa: Amendment to the definition of “relevant material”

Amendment to the definition of “relevant material” 26 January 2015 Author: Mike Dingley (Mazars) Mike Dingley discusses the amendment to

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S.Africa: Big Brother is watching you

Big brother is watching you! DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Lisa Brunton Global, South Africa February 13 2015 Even George Orwell,

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Africa: Various tax related updates

New Developments Nigeria: February 2015 Tax Calendar ß PwC Nigeria In this time of falling government revenue, there is a

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S.Africa: Effect Of Taking Professional Advice On Imposition Of Understatement Penalties And…

South Africa: Effect Of Taking Professional Advice On Imposition Of Understatement Penalties And Interest Last Updated: 10 February 2015…

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