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INCOME TAXES
Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
• Capital gains tax (part of current tax) is payable on capital gains
realised on assets sold after 1 October 2001 – to be covered in
Taxation module
• If the portion after 1 October 2001 is a loss, it may be set off
against other capital gains during that financial year.
• If the sum of all the capital gains and capital losses for the
financial year results in a capital gain, 80% thereof must be
included in the company's taxable income and subjected to tax at
a rate of 28%.
• The effect is thus an effective tax of 22,4% (80% x 28%). If the sum
of all capital gains and capital losses for the financial year results
in a capital loss, that loss must be carried forward to the following
year of assessment.