About Moneywebtax

MoneywebTax is a news site dealing with all aspects of tax, covering tax news, "how-to" advice concerning your taxes, dealing with Sars, and updates on what is happening in the world of tax. If the taxman is involved and something could end up hitting your pocket, you'll find it here.

Like its parent company Moneyweb, MoneywebTax's editorial is fiercely independent, and encourages robust debate about issues.

MoneywebTax welcomes company news releases. We also welcome guest columns and blogs of relevance to our community. Contributions may be submitted to the editors at news@moneywebtax.co.za for consideration.

MoneywebTax's Code of Ethics

MoneywebTax's credibility as an independent news service is dependent on the personal integrity of its staff and joint venture partners.In order to place that integrity beyond any possible doubt, MoneywebTax is publicising its Code of Ethics, which will be rigorously applied at all times.

Editorial policy

  • Every article published on MoneywebTax aims to tell the whole truth, based on research that seeks to uncover all available facts. We strive for balance in every instance, always offering both sides the right of reply. MoneywebTax does not write, accept or publish advertorial material, and therefore will not receive money for any article (advertorial), nor will it pay a source for an article (chequebook journalism).
  • MoneywebTax is committed to the speedy correction of any errors in fact or interpretation brought to its attention.
  • As a publisher, the integrity and, where relevant, confidentiality of MoneywebTax's news sources is paramount.
  • Published information not produced by Moneyweb editorial staff or any of Moneyweb's associated websites will be clearly marked as such.
  • Journalists are not obliged to file reports on any press conference, convention or expedition they might attend by invitation or otherwise. In every instance, potential contributions will be judged on news value.
  • Journalists will only be allowed to accept invitations on international travel where the consequence of such will clearly have a benefit to the community MoneywebTax serves. All such invitations need to be cleared with the editor-in-chief, or the person acting in that capacity at the time the offer is received. In every instance, transparency is paramount. Any articles emanating from the acceptance of such invitations will carry a separate addendum clearly disclosing all such relevant details.

Integrity

  • Staff members will not act illegally, dishonestly, in an unauthorised fashion, in breach of trust, or to abuse their power or position of authority. They will strive to ensure that MoneywebTax is never brought into disrepute.

Bribery and gifts

  • Staff members associated with MoneywebTax are obligated to report any offers of bribery in any form.  In addition, staff members are prohibited from offering any bribes or inducements in any form whatsoever.
  • Gifts that cannot be consumed in a single day or cost more than R350, whichever is the lesser, shall not be retained by the recipient. Should such a gift be received, it will be placed in a pool until the end of the year, after which it will be raffled and the proceeds given to charity.
  • Where staff members win awards for their skills, such as the Citadel or Sanlam journalism awards, it will be left to their discretion to decide whether or not to accept the cash award that goes along with it.

Investments and business relationships

  • Editorial staff must adhere to a policy that ensures that their reporting is not affected by personal interests. MoneywebTax writers may not buy or sell shares in any JSE listed company within two weeks of writing a story related to that company or related shares.
  • Should a journalist hold shares in a company on which they write, the article will carry a separate addendum clearly declaring such holding.
  • MoneywebTax staff may not accept any special investment opportunities that are not available to the ordinary public.
  • Where MoneywebTax has business relationships with, and investments in, outside companies, these relationships will be disclosed in editorial content where and when relevant. Ordinary advertising relationships, content distribution agreements, or service contracts do not require disclosure.
  • MoneywebTax may receive referral fees from merchants should it be involved in matching buyers with vendors.
  • MoneywebTax does not review its own services or those with which it has a business relationship.  Editorial staff will refuse any offer that could be misconstrued by the giver or suggest that MoneywebTax is beholden to particular interests.
  • Editorial staff must disclose products offered for review.
  • Outside contributors are required to disclose their investment and business interests where appropriate.

In the event of any contravention of this Code of Ethics, a disciplinary hearing will be held in the case of internal staff, and appropriate action will be taken. In the case of joint venture partners, contravention of this Code of Ethics would be regarded as breach of contract and grounds for the termination thereof.

Important notice to posters submitting comments on stories:

MoneywebTax invites comments at the foot of each of its stories in which readers can respond freely - anonymously if they wish - to various topical issues and industry debates. However, comments submitted by readers that are defamatory or deemed, by the editors, to be racist or obscene will be deleted from the database.
Furthermore, MoneywebTax's editors would like to caution potential posters on its websites that while it welcomes robust debate, it will not hesitate to make the IP addresses of the authors of such defamatory statements available to the authorities, in the event of a court order compelling them to do so.

MoneywebTax editorial contacts:

Monique Vanek:        monique@moneywebtax.co.za
Steven Jones:           steven@moneywebtax.co.za

Telephone:                [+27] (0)11 344 8600

Postal address:         PO Box 8, Melrose Arch, 2076

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