Tax

SARS taking steps to ensure religious organisations are tax compliant

Mar 17 2019 13:56

The revenue service is taking steps to ensure that public benefit organisations, like religious institutions, which are tax exempt remain tax compliant when it comes to their alternative revenue streams.

Retirement

3 ways to maximise your retirement savings

Mar 17 2019 10:50

Maximising your contributions or making a lump sum payment towards your pension, provident or retirement annuity is the most efficient way to minimise the impact of rising taxes while building long term capital, says Regard Budler, head of product solutions at Momentum Corporate.

Economy

Expat tax: SARS at risk of losing even more money

Mar 13 2019 05:00

Expat amendments to the SA Income Tax Act, which is supposed to generate further revenue for the country, will probably create the opposite effect, warns a tax expert.

Tax

Treasury, SARS not budging on expat tax

Mar 11 2019 18:02

National Treasury and SARS held a workshop where they got feedback from financial experts on practical issues regarding the foreign income tax exemption, but they are not budging on the actual amendment.

Wills and Trusts

At war with your neighbours? Try mediation

Mar 10 2019 17:44

Sooner or later, many of us deal with the yapping dog, the leak, the loud music, or the lawnmower at the crack of dawn - but how you handle it can either increase the risk of future feuds and higher costs, or minimise costs and tensions, says a legal expert.

Property

Opportunities for savvy investors in SA listed property sector - expert

Mar 10 2019 16:50

The listed property sector in SA has taken a big depreciation in 2018 and will likely not rebound in 2019, yet there are still opportunities, says Eugene Visagie of Morningstar Investment Management.

Debt

How insolvency affects a spouse and a business

Mar 04 2019 21:57

Divorce is not the only scenario in which you can be affected by whether you married in community of property or out, says attorney Simon Dippenaar.

Investment

You can invest in direct shares within you RA

Mar 03 2019 13:41

PSG Wealth’s Schalk Louw explains how you can structure your RA in such a way that you can invest in direct shares – and what the advantages are.

Investment

How you could afford to retire earlier, and more easily

Mar 03 2019 17:19

Generally, we work so that we can have enough money for retirement. But what if you actually started living more simply so that you could afford to retire earlier, and more easily?

Money

7 ways to survive month-end financial stress

Feb 25 2019 20:36

Making ends meet at the end of the month can prove to be a challenge. Here are seven ways to shock-proof your household budget.

Retirement

Can your savings last forever? 3 retirement myths that could be costing you

Mar 02 2019 11:32

One rule of thumb says that if you can live on 5% of your assets each year and if they are managed properly, your savings should last you forever, says Nic Horn, director and regional head in Durban of Citadel.

Investments

5 top tips for investing in art

Mar 03 2019 12:11

Investec recently held its art fair in Cape Town. The bank breaks down what you need to know when it comes to buying art.

Tax

Expat tax: Treasury willing to hear concerns about new amendments

Feb 25 2019 15:38

National Treasury has invited key stakeholders to a workshop early in March to address continued concerns around the amended foreign income tax exemption.

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