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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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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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S.Africa: Changes to criteria considered by SARS when suspending payment of tax

Changes to criteria considered by SARS when suspending payment of tax DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Mareli Treurnicht South Africa January

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S.Africa: Confusion regarding interpretation on tax (VAT) issues

Confusion regarding interpretation DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Heinrich Louw South Africa January 23 2015 An interesting judgment was handed…

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S.Africa: Transfer pricing documentation requirements due to change

Transfer pricing documentation requirements due to change Hogan Lovells Michiel Els South Africa January 21 2015 The Davis

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S.Africa: Relationship between a VAT vendor and SARS

Relationship between a VAT vendor and SARS DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Heinrich Louw South Africa January 16 2015 The Supreme

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S.Africa: Tax Case – No evidence justifying penalty

No evidence justifying penalty DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr South Africa January 16 2015 On November 18 2014 the Tax Court

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South Africa: An update on tax avoidance principles in South Africa – January 2015

An update on tax avoidance principles in South Africa – January 2015 By Ernest MaraisB.Comm LLB (University of Stellenbosch, South

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South Africa: Fiscal legislation interpretation

Interpretation of fiscal legislation DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr South Africa January 9 2015 Introduction In Commissioner SARS v Bosch…

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Mauritius: Mauritius further enhances its position as an offshore jurisdiction of choice with 4…

Article by Malcolm Moller and Sharmilla Bhima Appleby The Government of the Republic of Mauritius (Government of Mauritius) has ratified…

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New Tax Court Rules : Update on the new Objection, Appeal & Tax Court rules

Please visit the Seminar website for further information: http://knowledgewithinreach.webs.com/daniel

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Zambia

MM Zambia Limited v. Zambia Revenue Authority

MM Zambia Limited v. Zambia Revenue Authority (2014/HP/0100) in the High Court for Zambia, Holden at Lusaka, before the Honourable

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Nigeria

S.Africa 2001 – Sars has jumped the gun, says Khoza’s lawyer

Sars has jumped the gun, says Khoza’s lawyer SOUTH AFRICA / 26 AUGUST 2001, 2:51PM / The lawyer representing Irvin Khoza, the Orlando

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