by VDT Attorneys | Nov 18, 2025 | Acquisition, Transaction, Transfer Duty, Transfer duty rates
Transfer duty is an indirect tax paid on the acquisition of any property acquired by any person by way of a transaction or in any other way. The concepts of “acquire” and “acquisition” are not defined in the Transfer Duty Act 40 of 1949. However, the courts have...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 31, 2025 | Divorce, Divorce Settlement, Property transfers, Transfer Duty
In the Chief Registrar’s Circular No.6 of 2024, the Chief Registrar suspended the Registrar’s Conference Resolution RCR 9/2024 which had initially determined that the date of divorce was the transaction date for purposes of transfer duty. However, the Transfer Duty...
