A recent Western Cape High Court judgment has delivered a clear message to taxpayers and their advisors: in tax disputes, process is not a formality — it is the gateway to being heard.
Following the President's address of 7 June 2026, South Africa is rolling out its most far-reaching immigration enforcement framework in decades. Employers and foreign nationals alike need to act now.
Although Judge Mali marked her judgment in the recent IT 24852 Tax Court case as neither reportable nor of interest to other judges, the decision provides important clarification regarding the deductibility of ‘losses’ under section 11(a) of the Income Tax Act (‘the IT Act’).
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