Blogs about general topics
All income tax calculators are based on the tax tables from SARS for the specific period of taxation and this is what is used to work out your tax liability, that is the amount of money you need to pay to SARS. The formula to calculate your base tax liability is simple: Base Tax Liability […]
Each year, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) releases a set of tax tables to assist you in calculating your tax liability from your taxable income. What is my taxable income? Your taxable income is not necessarily a tax you are only liable to pay on a salary or wage. You may also be liable […]
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba delivered the budget speech today that has been described as responsible and balanced under the current circumstances and likely to put South Africa in a healthier fiscal position. Ratings agencies are also looking at it favorably however the budget isn’t without its surprises, namely the hike in VAT for the first […]
As an employer, you have a tax obligation to deduct employee’s tax in the form of PAYE (Pay as you Earn) from any remuneration paid to employees and settle this amount with SARS on a monthly basis. In this blog article, we will focus on the steps you will need to follow to calculate PAYE. […]
An Employee’s remuneration is subject to monthly deductions in the form of PAYE. PAYE Tables for the correct tax year should be referenced to calculate an employee’s monthly tax liability. Additional deductions, rebates and tax thresholds should all be considered when calculating the final PAYE amount. These are listed below for your reference and are […]
In our previous blog article titled ‘Retirement funds and tax’, we looked at tax implications while saving for retirement and the recent changes in legislation that allow you to save up to 27.5% of your taxable income when making retirement contributions. Retirement structure is based on three legs, namely exempt, exempt, and taxed. While saving […]
Retirement planning is a long term commitment and for most of us, it entails a consistent monthly payment until you reach retirement age. Whether you are self-employed and contribute directly, or your employer is submitting payments on your behalf, these payments become part of life – or perceived as another expense at month-end – and […]
After this year’s budget, most tax brackets saw their ceilings raised slightly while the most significant change was the introduction of a new tax bracket for the wealthy. Income Tax Calculators The tax brackets below are key to calculating your taxable income and are what online tax calculators use to provide you with […]
With South Africa experiencing low economic growth, high unemployment, slow progress in education and uneven income growth, it was only expected that our finance minister Pravin Gordhan would need to make tough decisions in his 2017 budget. While many of these tougher measures span the full scope of the budget, we will be purely focusing […]
In this article we will look at one of the lesser known taxes called Securities Transfer Tax, which is usually synonymous with investment. If you have ever been issued a security, then you may have likely been charged Securities Transfer Tax. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with what a security is, let’s […]