VAT CONCERNS FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
On 3 April 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered a judgement against Diageo South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Diageo SA”) in a value-added tax (“VAT”) matter relating to the supply of advertising and promotion (“A&P”) services to various non-South African brand owners in the group. Diageo SA entered into an agreement with the foreign brand […]
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK PROCEDURES
The South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) is the central bank of the Republic of South Africa and the primary purpose is to achieve and maintain price stability in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in South Africa. Part of the SARB’s functions is to maintain a database of all loan commitments by South African […]
OFFSHORE COMPANIES AND DOING BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA – A COMPANIES ACT PERSPECTIVE
According to the most recent statistics released by the South African Revenue Service, South Africa remains a net importer of goods and services. Put differently, one could say that South Africans are more often clients in cross-border transactions than they would be the service provider. Many of our clients operate in this space, including foreign […]