The Challenges of Tax Sparing: A Call to Reconsider the Policy in South Africa

Journal
International; South Africa
Bulletin for International Taxation 2011 (Volume 65), No. 1
This article considers the background to tax sparing in tax treaties and examines the shortcomings of tax sparing in certain tax treaties that South Africa has signed. It subsequently provides recommendations for the development of a tax sparing policy in South Africa that is in line with international standards.