Real, stress-free SARS Compliance for South Africans abroad No tax gimmicks Just tax attorneys Trusted tax pros
Making sure you are compliant and SARS stays out of your way.
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Reliable, transparent, hassle free compliance – tailored for South African expats.
Our Services at My SA Tax Residency
Tax Residency Exit Strategy
South Africans living abroad gets special SARS attention. If you have been living abroad, we investigate your SARS status and find the best way for you to become non-resident. Where you are planning to exit, we ensure an optimally planned exit. We guide you through the process of officially breaking South African tax residency, ensuring you’re free from exit tax surprises and maintaining full compliance with local and international laws.
Our services include:
Double Taxation Avoidance & Treaty Planning
We help you avoid being taxed twice—once in South Africa and once abroad. By leveraging South Africa’s tax treaties with over 80 countries, we ensure you receive the maximum tax exemptions and avoid global income overlap.
Our services include:
Compliance & Efficiency
You will deal directly with the dedicated specialists to streamline your tax residency process. This ensures faster, more accurate compliance with SARS and mitigates risks.
Our AI tools help:
Audit Protection & Dispute Resolution
If SARS challenges your residency or income status, we step in. Our expert legal team has a proven track record of resolving disputes and overturning incorrect assessments. We handle all aspects of your audit defence, ensuring that your tax status is defended efficiently.
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Only use a Legally Privileged Tax Advisory
At My SA Tax Residency, we ensure your tax advice is covered by legal privilege. This means you can with comfort share your personal and sensitive information, to ensure you get the best possible guidance.
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How It Works
Step One
Tax Diagnostic Assessment
Complete our secure online assessment so we can understand your current tax residency status and any compliance risks. We follow a careful approach to not trigger SARS. The more you think SARS knows nothing about you, often the larger the surprise.
Step Two
Expert Recommendation
We will make a clear recommendation on your roadmap to tax compliance and better planning. Tired of a tax advisor who only knows tax and misses the bigger picture? Our recommendation is discussed in more complex matters before we give you our written roadmap
Step Three
We Handle Your Application
Once you're ready, our compliance team will prepare and submit all required documentation to SARS and guide you through the full tax residency cessation process.
We provide you with the armour to safeguard your financial future. Don’t leave your tax residency vulnerable.
Our service is designed to help South African expatriates efficiently and legally cease their tax residency in South Africa, ensuring your transition is smooth and secure.
Tax Diagnostic Assessment
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We’ll Answer Your Questions Before You Ask Them
Did we miss any? Don’t hesitate to email us for more information!
Do I need an Approval International Transfer (AIT) pin for moving funds abroad?
A: As a non-resident you will need an AIT pin from cent one. However, if you have not yet ceased your tax residency status and are still noted as a tax resident you do not require an AIT for any transactions below R1 million.Would you like me to explain any further?
Q: Does ceasing my tax residency affect my South African citizenship?
A: No, ceasing your tax residency does not affect your South African citizenship or permanent residency. Likewise, surrendering South African citizenship does not automatically change your tax residency status. SARS will not recognise your client’s non-residency status until it’s officially declared.
Q: What happens to my inheritance after becoming non-resident?
A: You may still receive your South African inheritance; however, you will need to have obtained your non-residency confirmation letter to be able to access the funds. Can I help you obtain one?
Q: If I have financially emigrated prior to the 1 March 2021, do I need obtain a non-resident confirmation letter?
A: Yes, to evidence your non-residency status, you will need to obtain a non-resident confirmation letter. Can I help you obtain one?
