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info@taxtalk.co.za | tel:
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South Africa´s Leading Tax Magazine |
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January
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Week 2 |
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This Week in TAXtalk
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Dear Subscriber,
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Welcome back to the commercial rat race. This is our first newsletter for 2008, I hope you had a good
rest and you are ready to face what this year has to throw at you. |
Some of the definite prospects for 2008 include, Eskom's continued load shedding and the increase in
petrol prices at a rapid rate. I hope the new 2008 budgets that will be introduced within the next
month are not as daunting as these.
Nonetheless, TAXtalk is taking 2008 by storm with a host of exciting developments taking place. I
will be keeping you informed with every newsletter that is sent out. We have reached the publication
of Issue 9 of TAXtalk, and our first Issue for 2008 is a Pre-Budget Issue which will be available by
mid-February. If you have still not subscribed by now, you really are missing out on some great
information that could be of huge value to your current career and business.
TAXtalk is getting loads of calls with regards to registrations to The SAIT, anyone with questions or
queries can get this from Kieth Pietersen at The SAIT:
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If you missed the tax return deadline in October last year, then you still have an opportunity to
make sure that you submit your taxes via the eFiling system which is available on the :
www.sars.gov.za website.
In my experience, South Africans generally have reactive behavior and we all rush at the last minute
to do things. This leads to public anxiety and will lead to high volumes of traffic on the eFiling
website which will result in delays and undue stress for you the taxpayers. Don't get yourself into
that twist so early in the year. Do this quickly and get it out of the way now, we all know that
procrastination is the thief of time.
Time is the primary resource available to you for achieving what you want in life. Let's make good use
of our time in 2008 and I wish you a cracking good year! |
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Till next week.
Janine Connor
Executive Editor & Head of TAXtalk
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Tax Issues
This is the season where amendments are made to the Income Tax Act. In the third of a three-part
series Liesl Kruger, director at Cliffe Dekker discussed the amendments made to capital distributions
and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on Tax Issues.
Click here
for a transcript of the interview. Tax Issues is broadcast on
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Global Warming and Carbon Tax Evasion
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Adv Peter O´Halloran - TAX ADV CC
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Burning of fossil fuels has been shown to create harmful gasses, such as carbon dioxide. Studies in the
US and elsewhere show that those individuals with more disposable income (the more affluent members
of society) tend to use more fuels. Thus, the affluent people in society and the more affluent
nations, produce more harmful gasses than those less affluent.
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Internal auditors are over stretched, under resourced and under-skilled, according to new global
study
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Ernst & Young´s Global Internal Audit Survey
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Financial reporting compliance demands have dominated the work of internal auditors in recent years.
But increasingly, internal auditors are also being asked to cover a much broader range of risks -
including those related to fraud, major programs, contracts and transactions - as well as improve
their companies´ overall business performance. These are among the main findings of Ernst &
Young´s
Global Internal Audit Survey, released today by the professional services provider.
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The season for tax amendments - Part 2
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Interview with Liesl Kruger, director at Cliffe Dekker - Summit TV
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This is the season where amendments are made to the Income Tax Act. In the second of a three-part
series Liesl Kruger, director at Cliffe Dekker discussed the capital nature or shares and the
amendments made to Section 9C of the Act. This programme was broadcast on Tax Issues on Summit
TV.
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The season for tax amendments - Part 3
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Interview with Liesl Kruger, director at Cliffe Dekker - Summit TV
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This is the season where amendments are made to the Income Tax Act. In the third of a three-part
series Liesl Kruger, director at Cliffe Dekker discussed the amendments made to capital distributions
and Capital Gains Tax (CGT). This programme was broadcast on Tax Issues on Summit TV.
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read more ... |
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Credit bureau rapped over the knuckles
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Regis Nyamakanga - Business Day
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The National Credit Regulator has served credit and information management company TransUnion Credit
Bureau SA with a compliance notice after it failed to comply with the National Credit Act. Gabriel
Davel, CEO of the National Credit Regulator, said TransUnion had failed to adhere to data-cleansing
regulations in terms of the act.
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viewers to see and in the TAXtalk magazine(with your photo) for more than 16 000 readers to read.
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