Levied on the value of any property acquired by any person and payable within 6 months of the acquisition date.
Acquisitions Exempt from Transfer Duty include:
For a full list of exemptions see section 9 of the Transfer Duty Act.
The value on which transfer duty is payable is the amount payable for such a property and if no amount is payable the declared value of the property will be regarded as the value of the property
To consolidate and amend the laws relating to transfer duty.
Transfer Duty Act 14 of 1993Companies and Close Corporations are required to pay tax on the profit earned and submit annual financial statements. Companies that do not trade in mining activities are taxed at a flat rate of 32%. Companies are required to make two provisional pay
Income derived from mining operations is taxed in terms of the same rules as all the other taxpayers except in respect of capital expenditure (exploration and development expenditure) and the tax rates. The capital expenditure of a mine to be deducte
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What is Gross Income?
What is Value-Added Tax?
What is the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion?
Who is classified as a taxpayer representative?
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