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Please note that SARS has decided to shorten the 2018 Tax Season with three weeks. Our previous communications stated that it would close at the end of November 2018, but SARS has released an formal communication dated the 04th of June 2018. Below the link to the official SARS communication: http://www.sars.gov.za/Media/MediaReleases/Pages/4-June-2018---Tax-Season-2018.aspx Herewith the most important dates: Tax Season 2018 will be shortened by three weeks, running from 1 July to 31 October 2018 This impacts all individual non-provisional taxpayers This deadline also applies to provisional taxpayers who opt to file at a branch. Provisional taxpayers who…

With the 2018 SARS filing season less than a month away, we would like to guide South African Tax Payers on how to choose their tax practitioner. Do not merely go and grab the first one you meet who says he knows how to file a tax return, it might end up costing you more than just his/her fee. Here are some pointers by Chris Hattingh, Managing Director of Hattingh Tax Specialists (Pty) Ltd, on how to choose your tax practitioner: Always make use of a Registered Tax Practitioner In 2014, the South African Revenue…