Setting Up a Dutch BV as a South African Business: Tax, Compliance, and Exchange Control in 2026
South African businesses looking to trade with, invest in, or establish a presence across the European Union increasingly turn to the Netherlands as their entry point. The country’s logistics infrastructure, English-language business environment, extensive network of tax treaties, and status as a major EU trade partner with South Africa make it a practical jurisdiction for […]
Budget 2021: What was missing?
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his third annual budget address on 24 February 2021. While there was plenty of information on both income and expenditure issues, as well as proposed tax amendments, some aspects were, concerningly so, not addressed at all. Exchange control In 2020, the Minister indicated that changes would be made to South Africa’s capital flow system regulated through the South African […]