Laws around labour brokers, personal service providers
Sars has expanded the definition of an employee over the years in a bid to cast the personal income tax net wider, says Rob Cooper, Tax expert and Director of Legislation at Sage HR and Payroll.
'Retirement reforms: good news for most South Africans'
Payroll administrators need to start preparing for the implementation of the National Treasury's retirement reforms during the next tax year, says Rob Cooper, Tax Expert and Director of Legislation and Proposed Legislation at Sage HR and Payroll.
Travel allowances add little value for anyone in the equation because they are widely misunderstood and difficult to administer, says Rob Cooper, Tax Expert and Director of Legislation and Proposed Legislation at Sage HR & Payroll.
The lack of more information on the proposed National Health Insurance system and retirement reforms is concerning, says?Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of Legislation and Proposed Legislation at Sage VIP.
Once there is an eligible employer with at least one qualifying employee, a payroll software package should automatically calculate an ETI amount, says Rob Cooper, director of Legislation at Sage VIP Payroll & HR.
The burning question that every employee would like to know the answer to is whether personal tax rates will go up or down, says Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation updates and proposed legislation at Sage VIP.
The proposed incentive will encourage employers to hire young people by reducing the amount of PAYE payable to SARS, says Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation updates and proposed legislation at Sage VIP.
The 2012/13 Budget made changes to the legislation regarding the taxation of bursaries and scholarships, and companies must understand these for compliance, says Rob Cooper, payroll tax expert at Softline VIP.
New methods of granting of tax relief on the contributions made to medical schemes will be implemented from March 2012, says Rob Cooper, payroll tax expert at Softline VIP.
The National Health Insurance System will boil down to the employed workforce subsidising the unemployed, says Rob Cooper, payroll tax expert at Softline VIP.