Working from home: South African Employees get little tax relief - Deductions only allowed in specific circumstances

Many South Africans had to scramble to set up a home office when the country went into lockdown at the end of March in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. When the lockdown was extended by another two weeks, employees started asking questions about the expenses they have been incurring while working from home.
She says an individual who earns remuneration from an employer can only claim these home office expenses if their home office is equipped for and is “regularly and exclusively” used to work for the employer for which they earn remuneration (over the 12 month tax year).

There is a piece of advice as well as a response from SARS at Working from home: Employees get little tax relief

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Deductions only allowed in specific circumstances.

source https://gadgeteer.co.za/working-home-south-african-employees-get-little-tax-relief-deductions-only-allowed-specific