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SARS Can Take Money From Your Account! Here's How To Prevent It... In this article, we find out how such a tax debt can arise, when SARS can take money from your bank account, and how to prevent it from happening.

Tax practitioners and their controlling bodies now held to a higher standard Sars introduces new rules to regulate the profession.

Filing Season 2022

The public notice (https://bit.ly/3wRFGrh), scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette on 3 June 2022, relates to the notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, specifying the persons to submit income tax returns for the 2022 tax year and the periods for submission.

Please note the changes in deadlines – 24 October for non-provisional and 23 January 2023 for provisional taxpayers.

SARS also noted that in preparation for the opening of the Personal Income Tax Filing Season in July 2022, between the period of 4 June 2022 until the opening of Filing Season, there is a possibility that the prepopulated data reflecting within taxpayers’ Personal Income Tax or Provisional Tax returns requested via eFiling, the SARS Mobi application or via a SARS Branch Office during this period, will pre-populate but may not be comprehensive until Filing Season is officially opened to the public.

SAICA - The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Government has granted some tax relief by adjusting personal income tax brackets and rebates for the effect of inflation.

New minimum wage announced for South Africa Labour minister Thulas Nxesi has published the new minimum wage for South Africa.