SARS Residency Rules You Cannot Ignore as an Expat

Send us Fan Mail If you have been told that leaving South Africa for 330 days automatically ends your tax residency, think again. Spending a certain number of days outside South Africa or relying on a double taxation agreement does not automatically change your tax residency. SARS treats tax residency as an ongoing assessment, so your South African tax residency status must be formally reviewed and confirmed. Click the link to review and formalise your South African tax reside...