News24 reports that the National Treasury’s draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) proposes sweeping changes to how Collective Investment Schemes (CISs) are taxed, raising concerns that the long-standing tax efficiency of CISs could be eroded. Legal experts warn that the amendments may saddle investors with unexpected capital gains tax (CGT ...
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has, on the advice of National Treasury and SARS, decided to retract the proposal in respect of the definition of a ‘hybrid equity instrument’ from the 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (2025 draft TLAB), writes Wyndham Hartley for JutaCompliNEWS.
He said in a statement that to ...
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has made it clear – most recently in its Vision 2025 strategy – that building a modern, safe and interoperable payment ecosystem is no longer optional but a strategic imperative. ENSafrica reports that interoperability, enhanced consumer safeguards and a clear regulatory framework for non-bank payment service ...
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