Areias Accounting and Financial Services

How can I reduce my tax liability and plan for estate duty? Options include a holistic strategy focused on sustainable, inflation-linked income.

Extra public holiday for South Africa officially declared President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared South Africa's local government election day, 4 November, as a public holiday.

Sars issues taxpayer with final demand for one cent It’s not the first time the taxman’s automated collection machinery has produced bizarre and sometimes damaging results.

Changes to tax law in South Africa South Africans have new opportunities to reduce future estate tax liabilities following changes to donations tax and capital gains tax announced in the 2026 Budget.

SARS can take money directly from South Africans’ bank accounts The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is ramping up its debt collection, which can include taking money from taxpayers’ bank accounts.

How Sars went from near-collapse to record collections Surpassing economic growth …

Sars ruling gives offshore trust owners a reason to reconsider old loan structures It suggests there may be a way to simplify matters without physically moving capital through the architecture.

New tax rule for retirees in South Africa South African retirees with multiple living annuities could face tighter rules under proposed tax changes that would prevent them from applying the de minimis threshold separately to each annuity.

Media Release: SARS urges schools to apply for VAT deregistration

SARS calls on schools registered under the South African Schools Act that are registered as VAT vendors to apply for cancellation of their VAT registration, following the legislative change in the VAT treatment of schools with effect from 1 January 2026: https://www.sars.gov.za/media-release/sars-urges-schools-to-apply-for-vat-deregistration/