“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,” Matthew 6:3. When it comes to taxpayers claiming deductions for donations to PBOs, this kind of ambiguity can shield serious tax fraud. Armed with a recent amendment, SARS may soon require more information from PBOs.

Nico Theron is the founder of Unicus Tax Academy and Unicus Tax Specialists SA, shares his advice on how to avoid disputes and how to handle them when they do arise. 

There is an upside to the newly introduced criteria SARS introduced for tax practitioners, argues SAIBA CEO Nicolaas van Wyk. Chief of which is that further rules will result in additional respect for practitioners.