- The National Treasury is proposing to make all goods and services supplied by private schools VAT-exempt from January 2026, forcing VAT-registered schools to deregister.
- Deregistration could trigger a significant once-off VAT payment on the value of school assets, creating cashflow problems.
- Schools would lose the ability to recover VAT on future expenses, increasing ongoing costs.
- The proposed changes could negatively impact schools’ ability to maintain facilities, hire staff, and invest in infrastructure.
- Legal experts and law firm Bowmans have raised concerns and urged the government to reconsider the proposal to avoid harming the education sector.
Source: thesouthafrican.com
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