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Welcome to the new Legal and Policy site! Tariff Amendments will be live around 15:00 on a Thursday preceding a publication in the Government Gazette Please use the shortcut under Frequently Used Links to stay informed Notice prescribing date by which employers must render returns - Income Tax Act, 1962 - New! Taxation in South Africa 2009-2010 - New! DTAs with Rwanda and Mexico - New! Interpretation Note 43 (Issue 2) – New! Carbon Dioxide Vehicle Emissions Tax effective from 1 September 2010 – Tariff and Rules The Minister of Finance introduced the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2010, and the Voluntary Disclosure Programme and Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2010, in the National Assembly on 24 August 2010. Explanatory Summary of the Voluntary Disclosure Programme and Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2010 - New! Frequently Used Links       Legislation  Harmonized System Tariff Tariff Amendments Rule Amendments Advance Tax Rulings (ATR) Average Exchange Rates Tables of Interest Rates Brochures and Guides Forms VAT News Frequently Asked Questions&   Where do I find the rates of duty payable on the importation of products? Where do I find the legislation that is administered by SARS? How will I know when there are new developments in terms of the legislation administered by SARS? Where do I find proposals for changes to Interpretation Notes? Why is there no documents under Current Bills most of the time? How do I know when a specific section of an Amendment Act becomes effective? Where can I find the announcements for the effective dates for certain sections of some of the Amendment Acts?  More SARS Information   Customs Excise South Africa's Tax System Tax Types - PAYE, Income Tax, Provisional Tax and more... Taxpayers - Tax Practitioners, Individuals, Employers and more... Contact Us Do you have comments on the content of this Legal and Policy website? Email us on LAPDCommunication@sars.gov.za. Tell us what you think

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