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Guide – Which employees pay PAYE Tax in SA
Understanding your tax duties can be tricky, mainly with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax in South Africa. This detailed guide will help you understand employee tax duties. Let’s discover which employees pay PAYE tax.
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Tshwane universities unite in feasibility research for SA tax clinics project
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), University of Pretoria (UP) and University of South Africa (Unisa) launched a collaborative research project early in May 2025, to determine the feasibility and sustainability of establishing South African tax clinics to provide free tax education and support to unrepresented taxpayers.
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SARS turns up the heat on tax dodgers
The taxman is getting a serious financial upgrade from the National Treasury and are investing an extra R4-Billion this financial year on top of the R7,5-Billion already budgeted for the next three years. This is aimed at sharpening the revenue service tools, tightening compliance and hunting down those who still owe the taxman.
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“Keep up the very excellent work, I feel very valued as a member of SAIT!! I wish all bodies could learn from you (Z. Ntuli; General Tax Practitioner; 30/04/2024).”
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"I have always found the staff at the SA Institute of Tax Practitioners a pleasure to work with. I often present seminars or provide input to legislation through or alongside Keitumetse Sesana who, like her colleagues, I find to be extremely professional whilst simultaneously warm and welcoming. I am proud to be a member of SAIT and to align with what it represents to me: a body which strives to ensure its tax partitioner members are well-educated in the field of taxation and that they follow a code of conduct that ensures that taxes are properly paid in an efficient manner to the mutual benefit of both their clients and the SA Revenue Service (Prof D. Tickle; 14-03-2025; CTA(SA))"
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“Thank you for the assistance provided in bringing contentious matters to the attention of SARS and the National Treasury. The SAIT work groups are very beneficial for interacting with other tax professionals and the professional and efficient manner in which SAIT and Keitumetse Sesana liaise between tax professionals and SARS are highly regarded (Mrs H Cronje; 14-03-2025; MTP(SA)).”
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“Wilna De Bruyn has been a valuable member of the SAIT Education & Assessment Committee and the reconstituted Education & Assessment Committee and has demonstrated institutional knowledge. She is proactive, responsive, and always willing to assist, going above and beyond the call of duty. In my capacity as deputy HOD of Accountancy at the University of Johannesburg, my portfolio includes stakeholders, and the Department of Accountancy values SAIT as a key stakeholder and partner. I have collaborated with Wilna for the past five years (Dr M Hassan, 19-04-2025, CTA(SA)).”