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S.Africa: Canadian judgment will apply to similar situations in S.Africa

In McNally v. Canada (National Revenue) (2015 FC 767), the taxpayer brought an application to the Federal Court for an

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S.Africa: FATCA: Incidences of non-compliance that are subject to a fixed amount penalty

FATCA: Incidences of non-compliance that are subject to a fixed amount penalty SARS has released Notice 597 in Government Gazette

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Namibia: Transfer Pricing update July 2015

In Namibia, Transfer Pricing Guidance Unclear Even as Auditors Undergo Training What’s New: Namibia is training staff for a transfer

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Mauritius: Impact of FATCA on Mauritius Entities

Impact of FATCA on Mauritius Entities Stephen V. Scali Conyers Dill & Pearman Stephen V. Scali is Head of Mauritius

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S.Africa: Taxation of Interest – The Complex Web

Taxation of Interest in South Africa—The Complex Web The number of provisions contained in the Income Tax Act 1962 (“the

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Botswana Becomes Eighth WTO Member To Approve Trade Facilitation Agreement

Botswana Becomes Eighth WTO Member To Approve Trade Facilitation Agreement (“TFA”) Botswana has ratified the World Trade Organization’s…

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Africa: S.Africa and other similar jurisdictions – the AUDIT engagement letter

SURVIVING A TAX AUDIT UNDER THE TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT, 2011 Presented by Prof. Dr. D N ERASMUS Tel: 083 458

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S.Africa: SARS Issues Binding Private Ruling on Cross Border Interest-Free Loan, Withholding…

South Africa Revenue Service Issues Binding Private Ruling on Cross Border Interest-Free Loan, Withholding Tax on Interest The South African

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Mauritius, South Africa Sign MOU on Dual Residency Status Under DTA

The Mauritian Revenue Authority May 22 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the South African Revenue Service concerning the

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S.Africa: Exchange of information agreement between South Africa and St. Kitts and Nevis signed

Exchange of information agreement between South Africa and St. Kitts and Nevis signed On 17 April 2015, South Africa and

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S.Africa: A South African tax official explains the approach of the South African Revenue…

SARS Official Sees ‘Backwards’ Analyses Of Intangibles Transactions by Multinationals Development: A South African tax official explains…

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S.Africa: Procedures governing objections and appeals

Procedures governing objections and appeals ENSafrica Dr Beric Croome South Africa April 14 2015 ENSafrica logo A taxpayer who receives

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S.Africa: A field audit outside South Africa – can SARS do this?

A field audit outside South Africa – can SARS do this? ENSafrica Peter Dachs and Bernard Du Plessis South Africa

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S.Africa: SARS Third Party Collection Notices issued against taxpayer creditors and Banks

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S.Africa: TAA – SARS extends the list of reportable arrangements

SARS extends the list of reportable arrangements DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Ben Strauss March 20 2015 The Commissioner for the

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About ZimLII | Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute

About ZimLII The Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute (ZimLII) Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute (ZimLII) is an independent…

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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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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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