A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service

Section 9H and paragraph 40 of the Eighth Schedule of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (‘the Act’) determines that a person is deemed to dispose of all of his assets (bar a few exceptions) at market value when that person ceases to be a South African resident or passes away, respectively. This deem...

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Main Authors: Carien Straus, Leonard Willemse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
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Online Access:https://jefjournal.org.za/index.php/jef/article/view/242
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description Section 9H and paragraph 40 of the Eighth Schedule of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (‘the Act’) determines that a person is deemed to dispose of all of his assets (bar a few exceptions) at market value when that person ceases to be a South African resident or passes away, respectively. This deemed disposal is treated as a disposal event for capital gains tax purposes in terms of the Eighth Schedule of the Act. The question that arises is whether this deemed disposal event gives rise to a recoupment in terms of section 8(4)(a). In practice there currently seems to be uncertainty with regard to this issue, as there are different interpretations and applications of these provisions. This article investigates the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the Eighth Schedule in order to determine whether a section 8(4)(a) recoupment should be included, or not, in the taxpayer’s gross income according to paragraph (n) of the gross income definition found in section 1 of the Act.
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spelling doaj.art-5c23d20e7ad84f8c88620817bf5fa02c2022-12-22T02:40:57ZengAOSISJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences1995-70762312-28032014-10-017388990610.4102/jef.v7i3.242181A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue ServiceCarien Straus0Leonard Willemse1Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch UniversitySection 9H and paragraph 40 of the Eighth Schedule of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (‘the Act’) determines that a person is deemed to dispose of all of his assets (bar a few exceptions) at market value when that person ceases to be a South African resident or passes away, respectively. This deemed disposal is treated as a disposal event for capital gains tax purposes in terms of the Eighth Schedule of the Act. The question that arises is whether this deemed disposal event gives rise to a recoupment in terms of section 8(4)(a). In practice there currently seems to be uncertainty with regard to this issue, as there are different interpretations and applications of these provisions. This article investigates the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the Eighth Schedule in order to determine whether a section 8(4)(a) recoupment should be included, or not, in the taxpayer’s gross income according to paragraph (n) of the gross income definition found in section 1 of the Act.https://jefjournal.org.za/index.php/jef/article/view/242Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (as amended)recoupmentrecoupedrecovereddeemed disposal, proceeds
spellingShingle Carien Straus
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A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (as amended)
recoupment
recouped
recovered
deemed disposal, proceeds
title A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
title_full A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
title_fullStr A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
title_full_unstemmed A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
title_short A critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8(4)(a), 9H and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act No. 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of The South African Revenue Service
title_sort critical investigation of the interaction between sections 8 4 a 9h and paragraph 40 of the eighth schedule of the income tax act no 58 of 1962 versus the current practice of the south african revenue service
topic Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (as amended)
recoupment
recouped
recovered
deemed disposal, proceeds
url https://jefjournal.org.za/index.php/jef/article/view/242
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