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Amanda Visser

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Amanda has been a journalist since 1986 and has worked in print, radio, television and online. She joined the world of financial journalism around 2003 and has never looked back. She specializes in tax and has written about trade law, competition law and regulatory issues.

Truths and assumptions about misinvoicing; it’s not that simple

Amanda Visser / 6 June 2019  3
Falsification of details in international transactions said to be draining $800bn a year from developing countries – but is it?

Retailers beware: The gift card and tax

Amanda Visser / 15 May 2019  3
Gift cards can land business owners in trouble if they aren’t accounted for properly.

Changes to anti-avoidance rules putting BEE deals at risk

Amanda Visser / 7 May 2019  5
Lack of guidance is creating uncertainty around otherwise probably innocent transactions, says Sait.

Taxpayers and their powerful vote

Amanda Visser / 7 May 2019  16
Tax system must apply pressure in the right places or may find its power eclipsed by that of a disillusioned taxpayer base.

When tax becomes a turning point for people to stay or leave

Amanda Visser / 16 April 2019  21
A change to the taxation of foreign trusts means any repatriated income or capital gains will now be taxed.

SA extends its Vat net to cover the globe

Amanda Visser / 22 March 2019  9
Services provided electronically are now in Sars’s crosshairs.

Insurer held liable for indemnity claim related to failed Sharemax scheme

Amanda Visser / 18 March 2019  10
Financial advisors and their insurers should take note.

Technical glitch in the zero-rating of sanitary products

Amanda Visser / 7 March 2019
Strangely narrow definition in pending legislation will limit the intended relief and cause problems for retailers and the customs system.

Taking stock: SA’s position ahead of elections

Amanda Visser / 7 March 2019  9
Events in May will make this a year of two halves.

Little room for higher taxes, plenty for improvement

Amanda Visser / 20 February 2019  6
Now is a good time for Mboweni to act on recommendations, tax practitioners say.

Caution needed about the hype around ‘pervasive profit shifting’

Amanda Visser / 14 January 2019  5
Report welcomed, but additional factors need to be considered.

Executive ‘clawbacks’ may have unfair tax implications

Amanda Visser / 10 December 2018
If defined as restricted equity instruments, provisions could have ‘impractical, unbusinesslike or oppressive’ consequences.

Industry pleas for dialogue on capped foreign income exemption

Amanda Visser / 5 December 2018  2
Treasury is sticking to its amendment to limit the tax-free income South Africans earn outside of the country to R1m.

Corporates with outstanding tax returns may face penalties

Amanda Visser / 17 October 2018  2
Returns must be submitted by the end of November if penalties are to be avoided.

Tax survey highlights areas for service delivery improvements

Amanda Visser / 11 October 2018  5
Respondents feel Sars is not living up to expectations.

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