The Protection of Personal Information Act and your business

The introduction of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act provides consumers with the security and knowledge that their data will only be used for sanctioned purposes. However, this has a significant impact on businesses, which have enjoyed the benefits of mining the data of consumers to add value to their businesses and inform their

Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme for offshore assets

This year’s Budget Speech for 2016/2017 saw the announcement of a Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP). This programme, devised in the context of the new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information between countries, allows non-compliant taxpayers to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income. As SARS will start receiving this information from 2017,