South Africa: Proposal of amendment of bill on validity of withholding tax declaration documents
On 30 October 2019, National Treasury and South African Revenue Service have published a proposed Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, which provides that tax declaration documents will have a limited validity period of five years from the date of signature, after which new withholding tax declaration documents will have to be submitted.
If approved, the law is expected to be effective on 1 July 2020.
Further information
National Treasury expects the legislation to be signed in early January.
We continue to monitor the South African market for new developments and will provide more information as it becomes available.
For further information, customers may contact the Clearstream Banking Tax Help Desk or Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer.
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