Tax season in South Africa is a time for reflection—reviewing past financial decisions and planning for a more secure future. One of the most effective ways to reduce your tax liability and boost your savings is by investing in a Retirement Annuity (RA). Not only does...
Auto Assessment: Here’s what to do….
What’s auto-assessment? Basically, SARS figures out your taxes for you using info they already have. You don’t have to do anything unless you’re not happy with it. Who can do this? Some provisional taxpayers (like you) can now choose to be part of it this year. How to...
Relief offered to living annuitants….. be careful…
Changes were gazetted on the 1st June governing conditions regulating living annuities. This is an attempt to help retirees more access to their funds if they have been affected financially by the lockdown through COVID 19. What is a living annuity?When you retire you...
Sell in May then go away?
This has been a strategy applied by investors in the stock market over the years. It is a classic market adage which is also known as the Halloween Theory as the time to re-enter the market is after Halloween. (End of October). The saying dates back to old England...