- The South African Revenue Service issued VAT Ruling No. VR 018 on March 31.
- The ruling clarifies transaction-based VAT apportionments for money transfer services.
- A private financial services company sought guidance on using a transaction count-based method for VAT on mixed-use expenses.
- The Tax Agency confirmed the taxpayer may use the transaction count-based method for determining VAT ratios.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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