Interest limitation kicks in
Friday, December 13, 2019

Buck stops here: The BURS plans to tighten collections in 2020
The pronouncement was made through a new piece of legislation cited as Statutory Instrument 58 of 2019 which was gazetted on December 6, 2019.
This follows the enactment in December 2018 of Income Tax Amendment Act No. 38 of 2018 which limited interest deductions for companies through a rather technical formula to 30% of what is called Tax EBITDA.
As the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government takes charge, it must act decisively to equip the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) with the tools, laws, and resources needed to combat graft. The time for half-measures is over. DCEC Director-General, Botlhale Makgekgenene’s, recent address to the Public Accounts Committee paints a stark picture. Over five years, leadership instability, chronic underfunding and weak...