South Africa Tax News

G20 Leaders' Declaration Published following Hamburg Summit

10 July 2017

South African Ruling on MFN Withholding Exemption for Preference Share Dividends Paid to Sweden

30 June 2017

TIEA between Costa Rica and South Africa in Force

27 June 2017

South Africa Business Requirements Specification Published in Relation to Draft Notification on CbC Report, Master File, and Local File

27 June 2017

TIEA between Monaco and South Africa in Force

26 June 2017

Signing Ceremony Held for BEPS Multilateral Instrument

8 June 2017

South Africa Opens Consultation on CbC Report, Master File, and Local File Reporting Requirements

7 June 2017

U.S. Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of CbC Reports with South Africa Signed

6 June 2017

South Africa Negotiating CbC Exchange Agreements with Panama, Singapore, and the U.S.

18 May 2017

South African FICA Act Published including New Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements

10 May 2017

South Africa Consultation on Possible Forms of Wealth Tax

28 April 2017

TIEA between Grenada and South Africa has Entered into Force

17 April 2017

Cameroon Approves Pending Tax Treaty with South Africa

12 April 2017

Hong Kong Signs Agreements for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information with Portugal and South Africa

6 April 2017

G20 Finance Ministers Communiqué Published

22 March 2017

South Africa Publishes Draft Interpretation Note on Gains and Losses on Foreign Exchange Transactions

17 March 2017

South Africa Publishes Draft Interpretation Note on the Withholding Tax on Royalties

14 March 2017

Turkey Ratifies Pending Tax Treaties with Gambia and Vietnam and Pending Protocol to Treaty with South Africa

13 March 2017

South Africa Issues Ruling that Dividend Withholding Exemption under Kuwait Treaty Applies with Respect to Treaty with Sweden (MFN Clause)

3 March 2017

South Africa Issues Q&A on Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverage

1 March 2017

South African 2017 Budget Delivered to Parliament including New Top Individual Income Tax Rate and Increased Dividends Withholding Tax Rate

24 February 2017

South Africa Publishes Updated Guide on Capital Gains Tax

14 February 2017

TIEA between South Africa and St. Kitts and Nevis to Enter into Force

13 February 2017

South African Binding General Ruling on Taxes Eligible for Tax Treaty Relief

7 February 2017

Singapore Agreements for Exchange of Financial Account Information Enter into Force with Nine Countries

2 February 2017

South Africa Confirms Entry into Force of Tax Treaty with Zimbabwe

30 January 2017

South Africa Publishes Draft Update to Interpretation Note on Connected Persons

30 January 2017

South Africa has Published the 2016 Amendment Acts

27 January 2017

New Tax Treaty Between South Africa and Zimbabwe has Entered into Force

18 January 2017

South Africa Publishes Final CbC Reporting Regulations

27 December 2016