Is Tax Residency Like Parking a Car in a Garage? If a car is parked in your garage, does that make you the owner?
No? Sometimes? Yes?
As any seasoned driver knows, ownership isn't just about location.

On 21 May, millions worldwide were glued to their TV sets in anticipation of the well-publicised meeting between the president of the most powerful country in the world and the head of state of the African continent's largest and most diversified economy.

One of the excellent services we provide to our clients is helping them reduce the stress of tax payments. We do this by planning and providing them with a monthly dashboard.

It took the National Treasury a while to appreciate the reality of being part of a government of national unity (GNU). This means that its most crucial task, preparing the national budget, should be conducted so that all the new government members have ample time to make spending and revenue decisions.

When I googled "situs," Google appropriately indicated that it referred to "position or situation." When I googled "tax," I was flooded with meanings that generally referred to suffering. I even got two weak matches: "pork barrel" and "deadweight." This is just a disclaimer to Mr. Commissioner. This was Google's opinion.

Dr. Roelof Botha, esteemed economist and economic adviser to APS Africa and the Optimum Investment Group, shares his insights on the current economic landscape.