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COMPANIES & CLOSE CORPORATIONS
SBC – Specific principles
• Section 12E(1): manufacturing plant and machinery
(brought into use for the first time by the taxpayer)
written off 100% in first year of use
• Section 12E(1A): Non-manufacturing assets written
off 50/30/20%
• Do not apportion for part of a year, (taxpayer may
elect write off in terms of section 11(e))
• Otherwise normal tax principles apply
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