by VDT Attorneys | Jul 23, 2024 | Income Tax, Income Tax Act, Tax, Tax Advisory
Section 24O of the ITA can in certain circumstances be utilised in acquisition transactions when a company obtains financing to acquire equity shares in another company. The operative provision of this section essentially permits the interest levied on the financing...
by VDT Attorneys | May 29, 2024 | Capital Gains Tax, Deceased Estate, Donation tax, Estate duty, SARS, Situs tax, Tax
Importantly, not all taxes are always applicable to every estate, with the circumstances of a deceased estate determining the applicable taxes. The executor also has has to register an estate with SARS even if the deceased was a pensioner or not registered for tax....
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 22, 2024 | AML, Beneficial Ownership, Reporting, SARS, Tax, Trust
The Amendment Act that came into effect on 1 April 2023 has introduced interesting changes relating to trusts in South Africa by amending amongst other things, the Trust Property Control Act (“Trust Act”), which now makes it a requirement for trusts to draw up a...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 22, 2024 | Corporate, Corporate structuring, Estate Planning, Tax, Trust
A trust is a unique legal entity created to hold assets for the benefit of its beneficiaries. Trustees are entrusted to manage the trust’s affairs in favour of the beneficiaries according to the provisions of the trust deed. As a separate legal entity distinct...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 21, 2024 | Donation, Donation tax, Tax, Tax Advisory, Tax liability, Tax planning, Wealth management
For tax purposes, a donation is defined as “any gratuitous disposal of property including any gratuitous waiver or renunciation of a right”. This means that the donation must be free or at no charge and should the donee (recipient) who receives a donation give...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 16, 2024 | Tax, Tax avoidance, Tax evasion, Tax liability, Tax planning
In this article we take a look at what exactly is meant by the terms tax evasion and tax avoidance, the differences between the two, how one determines which is which, and factors to look out for that should immediately ring alarm bells. The Westminster DoctrineThe...
