South Africa’s Companies Amendment Act changes remuneration reporting and annual financial statement obligations. Finance teams should confirm which disclosures and AGM processes apply to their company.
SARS has updated its Automatic Exchange of Information reporting environment to support CRS Schema 3.0. Reporting financial institutions should review data, due-diligence and submission controls before their next filing.
CIPC is introducing stronger verification for certain company director amendments, including one-time password confirmations by a majority of the board.
SARS now allows taxpayers, registered representatives and tax practitioners to request the unmerging of incorrectly merged eFiling cases online. Businesses should review their tax profiles after any correction.
South African businesses selling digital services through online platforms should review how VAT responsibilities are allocated between the platform, the underlying supplier and the customer.