KZN Floods – Tax Relief Measures
As we all know, a National State of Disaster has recently been announced to facilitate the process of repairing the severe damage to infrastructure, and to assist the many thousands of individuals who are experiencing horrendous personal hardship. Extending the state of disaster to the whole country is apparently necessary because the negative impact of the floods, while experienced mostly within KZN, ripples through to the rest of the country. As I am sure we all remember very clearly, the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns, and the July 2021 Civil unrest, resulted in various forms of tax relief legislation being put in place in a very short space of time to provide financial assistance for both employers and employees. Because this is now a declared national state of disaster, the PAGSA has been asked whether there is a likelihood of another set of tax relief measures being rolled out to assist those that have experienced hardship because of the floods. At this stage, we can report that there is no indication of any changes to the legislation to provide tax relief. Whether or not simpler administrative changes will be introduced to facilitate donations, or any other form of assistance, remains to be seen. If there are any changes to the status of the roll-out of special tax relief provisions, the PAGSA will update you as soon as possible, but to repeat, at this stage this seems to be unlikely. Regards,
Rob Cooper
Chairman Payroll Authors Group of South Africa
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