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South Africa

Elsewhere, the UAE’s tax office has issued an update on registration penalties and two firms have been busy making lateral hires
Spain did not transpose EU VAT rules for SMEs or works of art; in other news, an increased VAT threshold came into force in South Africa
Zion Adeoye, a tax specialist, had been suspended from the African law firm since October over misconduct allegations
More sophisticated use of technology, heightened TP scrutiny and stricter filing requirements are making South African Revenue Service audits a formidable challenge
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    Changes made last year to South Africa's dividend stripping rules have effectively eliminated the ability of group companies to make use of the rollover relief provisions that historically have allowed qualifying liquidations or deregistration of group companies (both local and foreign) to be done on a tax-neutral basis.
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    The use of real estate investment trusts (REITs) is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. However, care needs to be taken where a South African REIT holds various foreign property owning subsidiaries either directly or through a non-South African intermediary holding company (IHC).