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Human Resource Services Quarterly Newsletter - March 2009
Since our last issue, the economic downturn has become even deeper and the issues more critical. It is doubtful whether companies can still rely on the key success factors that have stood them in good stead over the past few years.
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Update for Employers
The complexity surrounding the s12H learnership allowance has been recognised, and SARS has released the PAYE reconciliation requirements for 2010.
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Withdrawal of General Rulings Register
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has indicated in its latest newsletter (VAT News 33 of February 2009) that it will gradually withdraw the general rulings that have been published periodically since 1991.
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The Statement of Practice (SP2/09) – Claim for Foreign Tax CreditP2/09 introduces new reporting/disclosure requirements and claw-back provisions.
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Total Tax Contribution 2008 - This is the second annual Total Tax Contribution report for large South African companies. As in the first report, data were collected by means of a survey based on the PricewaterhouseCoopers Total Tax Contribution Framework
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Trade Winds report - May 2008 - India-South Africa business relations have witnessed tremendous growth since the resumption of trade and diplomatic ties between the two countries in 1993.
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Non-Executive Directors Report - Spring 2008 - The world is becoming increasingly angry. However, whilst we believe reward was not the cause of the credit crunch, it did add fuel to the fire. Consequently, change is now inevitable. Understandably, most companies would not want change forced on to them through regulation. The regulators will take a stance on this issue, so companies will need to be ready.
In order to achieve this change and have a system that works, it is imperative that a collaborative approach between regulators and industry should be adopted. Economies are truly in meltdown.
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Expat Alert February 2008
A matter of days prior to the recently amended legislation coming into effect, the Minister announced further changes to the legislation that taxes residential accommodation provided to expatriate employees. On the surface the changes appear to be beneficial to expatriates and their employers, as the tax-free period has been extended to 24 months from 12 months. However, there are some complicating factors and the additional period is offset by a capping of the maximum tax-free benefit. -
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Shifting the balance - the evolution of indirect taxes
Shifting the balance offers an insight into the growth of indirect taxes around the world and focuses on a number of key themes such as the shift from direct to indirect taxes, barriers to business and the need for reform, litigation, and the use of technology in indirect tax compliance. - Read more...
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