April 26, 2023
Published by client-admin at April 26, 2023
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Can you claim medical expenses for someone not a member of your medical scheme? You can, but there are many boxes to tick. Medical scheme membership […]
April 13, 2023
Published by client-admin at April 13, 2023
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A deceased estate takes on a (tax) life of its own while being wound up. I Started my first job back in September 1987 at the […]
March 24, 2023
Published by client-admin at March 24, 2023
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Allocating death benefits, and determining appropriate methods of payment. Once the board of trustees has determined the beneficiaries and is satisfied that its proposed allocation is […]
March 24, 2023
Published by client-admin at March 24, 2023
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Navigating the trade-off between liquidity and return. Investors with a more short-term or undefined investment horizon often leave their money in a bank deposit of some […]
October 19, 2022
Published by client-admin at October 19, 2022
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More and more employers are allowing salaried employees to work from home to avoid wasting productive hours while commuting. Such employees may claim a home office […]
October 19, 2022
Published by client-admin at October 19, 2022
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The Learnership Tax Incentive, which was introduced in the Income Tax Act on 1 October 2001, is a programme that supports skills intensity through the tax […]
October 14, 2022
Published by client-admin at October 14, 2022
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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 […]
August 15, 2022
Published by client-admin at August 15, 2022
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Tax payable on your retirement lump sum In last month’s issue of Tax Breaks, we dealt with the tax treatment of retirement lump sums when one […]
July 8, 2022
Published by client-admin at July 8, 2022
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The Eighth Schedule of the Income Tax Act, which deals with capital gain tax, allows for exclusion from liability on any gains realised on the sale by a taxpayer of […]