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Key Tax Changes from the 2026 National Budget: What Accounting Practitioners Need to Know

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The 2026 National Budget introduces several tax updates that directly impact payroll calculations, travel reimbursements and broader client tax planning. For accounting practitioners and payroll administrators, staying updated is essential to ensure compliance with South African Revenue Service (SARS) requirements and to avoid payroll inaccuracies, incorrect tax reporting and potential compliance risks. Among the most important changes are the updated subsistence […]

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Budget 2026

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South Africa’s 2026/27 Budget: What It Offers and What It Means for You In the past our blog on the budget would probably have been a short piece just mentioning rates and so on but this year it’s really quite an exciting budget because it signals governments awareness of two major things, firstly it signals

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Foreign Pensions — Major Tax Change Looming for South Africans

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Foreign Pensions By Meerkat Accountants, Plettenberg Bay Many South Africans have worked or lived abroad at some point in their careers, and continue to receive pensions or lump-sum benefits from foreign funds. Up to now, those foreign pensions have often enjoyed favourable tax treatment in South Africa — but that may be about to change.

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SARS Tax Rules for Influencers & Digital Entrepreneurs

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Recently SARS (the South African Revenue Service) announced that it is paying closer attention to the taxation of social influencers — or as we prefer to call them, digital entrepreneurs. If you’re making money online — whether from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or other digital platforms — here’s what you need to know.—Why It MattersUnlike a

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