26 April

Don’t suffer the tax consequences of waived debt

Many natural persons or trust shareholders in companies are confronted with the unintended tax consequences of owing an amount on a loan account to the company […]
5 February

Never do things just ‘for tax purposes’

A decision based solely on tax considerations is likely to be the wrong one. “I hate tax!”  These were the words spoken by a director of […]
7 November

Ring-fencing trading losses

Top-rate taxpayers need to watch out for Section 20A Section 20 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 deals with the set-off of losses from […]
11 October

Don’t lose that assessed loss!

Assessed losses can be carried forward—provided that the company doesn’t cease trading If the amount of allowable deductions exceeds the taxable income in your business, you […]
14 September

Bribes, penalties, and fines: Don’t expect help from SARS

Deductions are disallowed under Section 23(o)—but it’s not quite cut and dried… The meeting went on longer than you expected, and now you’re rushing to get […]
12 August

Section 24C allowance: Future expenditure

The nature of a taxpayer’s business may be such that the taxpayer receives amounts under a contract that will be used to finance expenditure to be […]
12 August

Deducting bond interest when using an access bond facility

You can use a loan re-advance against your house to purchase a rental property, and get the interest allowed as a tax deduction – it just […]
18 March

Barter transactions: What is the tax cost of my asset?

Barter transactions are commonplace in today’s commercial environment. Parties exchange goods or services without a cash transaction underpinning it. The question is, “What happens when I sell the asset […]
1 February

Transfer of assets between spouses: What are the tax implications?

Section 9HB of the Income Tax Act provides for a roll-over of a capital gain or loss when an asset is transferred between spouses during their lifetimes. […]

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