WATCH I The Monthly SARS and Tax Update webinars unpack the latest developments, taking a practical approach to help you understand how these changes and developments may affect you and your clients and keeping you on the cutting edge of tax law and practice in South Africa.

Overview

Our monthly SARS and Tax Update will bring you up to speed with ongoing developments in the South African tax environment. Each monthly tax update brings you the latest tax news, highlighting:

• Latest judgments:
  • SCA:
    • CSARS v Rappa Resources (Pty) Ltd and United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Ltd v CSARS both dealing with the dispute resolution process and s 105 of the Tax Administration Act.
  • High Court:
    • Henque 3935 CC v CSARS dealing with the set-off of a tax liability of a company in business rescue.
    • CSARS v Grand Azania (Pty) Limited dealing with tax debts and liquidation.
    • Siyandisa Trading (Pty) Ltd v CSARS dealing with the deduction of wear and tear allowance and interest and understatement penalty on the basis of gross negligence.
    • CSARS v Khagiso Afrika Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Others dealing with the confirmation of a provisional preservation order.
    • Dankie Oupa Delwery CC v CSARS dealing with a diesel rebate and documentation
  • Tax Court:
    • Taxpayer N v CSARS TC2022/37 dealing with an application for a default judgment and whether SARS' late submission of a Rule 31 statement should be condoned.
• SARS documents:
  • New VAT 264 form.
  • Employer Annual Declaration opened on 1 April and closes on 31 May 2023.
  • Updated FAQs on PAYE on pensions or annuities.
  • Latest Tax Practitioner Connect newsletter.
• And any other recent developments.

Competencies developed in this webinar

After attending this webinar you will be:

• Updated with important and current changes in tax legislation and SARS practice 
• Competent to apply the key aspects of new SARS documents published (i.e. binding rulings, interpretation notes, SARS guides/notices, etc.)
• Competent to advise clients about the impact of the latest tax amendments on their tax compliance and planning opportunities.
• Able to train your staff to prepare SARS compliant tax returns considering the latest amendments and SARS practice.
• Informed about topics to include in a client communique to alert you clients about recent developments impacting their tax compliance and planning opportunities.
• Competent to revise the tax planning strategy of clients.

Presenter

Professor Jackie Arendse 

B Acc (Wits) M Acc (Tax) (UKZN) Chartered Accountant (SA) PhD (Accounting) (Rhodes)

After completing her training at Deloitte and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Jackie was Group Financial Accountant for a top-100 listed company before moving to academia where she developed her skills as an academic – authoring, lecturing, and researching on a wide range of tax areas – and also completing her master’s and PhD qualifications.

She served as Project Director: Tax at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) between 2004 and 2006, managing relationships with key stakeholders (especially SARS and National Treasury), enhancing SAICA members’ tax competence and representing SAICA in discussions with government on tax policy and legislation.

Jackie was Head of the School of Accountancy at Wits University from 2009 until 2013 and was Head of the Department of Accounting at Rhodes University from 2014 until 2020. Since 2021, she has been Head of Taxation at Academic One, which is developing a fully online CTA/Accounting Honours programme, and she continues as a sought-after presenter of tax seminars and webinars.

Jackie has presented tax training to tax practitioners, accountants, small businesses, and large corporates around the country for many years and has authored numerous books, articles, and publications in the field of taxation including Silke on South African Income Tax. She is the managing author of Silke on Tax Administration, published by LexisNexis and updated annually.

CPD

This event and successful completion of the online assessment will secure 2 hours verifiable output Tax CPD points.

Event Investment

Free for Tax Technicians, Tax Practitioner, Tax Accountant CPD subscribers and Practice Packages. Not a CPD subscriber yet? Click here to register now.

• Regular price:  R495.00
• SAIT member price:  R395.00
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• Group price 2 (10 people max): R1 800.00
• Group price 3 (15 people max): R2 500.00 

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