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17 Nov 2009
 
 
Capital gains tax: new provisions for domestic residences
DENEYS REITZ
The Taxation Laws Amendment Act 2009 introduces two concessions relating to residential properties. As we explain below, however, one of them has a sting in the tail.
 
 
11 Nov 2009
 
Provisional tax relief
DENEYS REITZ
Thanks to vigorous submissions by several organisations, recent amendments to the Income Tax Act have ameliorated the draconian and totally unrealistic provisions introduced last year relating to...
 
 
Estate duty abatement now portable between spouses
DENEYS REITZ
A welcome recent amendment to the Estate Duty Act gives spouses access to each other's estate duty abatements and eliminates the need for the artificial use of structures such as trusts to achieve...
 
 
03 Nov 2009
 
Medical contributions for retired employees
DENEYS REITZ
A recent insertion of section 12M into the Income Tax Act clarifies an uncertainty regarding the deductibility of retirement medical funding that in recent time has become increasingly common.
 
 
28 Oct 2009
 
 
 
Taxation of retirement funds
DENEYS REITZ
The current amendments to the Income Tax Act promulgated in September see the conclusion of the process begun in 2007 of simplifying the taxation of funds withdrawn from retirement funds, whether...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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