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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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Cook Islands: FATCA’s impact – this paper applies to many other offshore centres

April/May 2015[1] Impact of FATCA on Cook Islands Entities[2] TABLE OF CONTENTS Background The key differences between FATCA and

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USA Supreme Court: Principles applicable in Africa

21 April 2015 US Supreme Court finding. Rodriguez v. United States, No. 13-9972. Police violated the Fourth Amendment when they

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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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Kenya: Tax Appeals Tribunal Bill 2013 – details

Kenya Tax Appeals Tribunal Bill 2013 – details 26 November 2013 Report from our correspondent Catherine Mutava, Nairobi…

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Nigeria: Tax Summaries 25 March 2015

Nigeria: Nigeria Tax Summaries – 25 March 2015 Last Updated: 2 April 2015 Article by Taiwo Oyedele PwC Nigeria Have

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Seychelles: DRAFT Transfer Pricing rules – comments till 15 April 2015

http://www.src.gov.sc/resources/Rulings/2015/Ruling-2015-3.pdf Section 54 of the Business Tax Act 2009 states as follows: 54.(1) The…

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WHAT AMERICA GAINED AND SOUTH AFRICA LOST | The Truth About South Africa

WHAT AMERICA GAINED AND SOUTH AFRICA LOST | The Truth About South Africa.

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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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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: Tax Appeal Tribunal rules on the treatment of capital allowance clawback in a disposal…

Tax Appeal Tribunal rules on the treatment of capital allowance clawback in a disposal of an oil asset February 2015

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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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