draft taxation laws amendment bills, 2009 presented by stiaan klue
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bills, 2009 Presented by Stiaan Klue. Executive Summary Clause 5: Section 4A of the Estate Duty Act Clause 23: Amendment of section 12E of the Income Tax Act Clause 44: Amendment of ss 30A & 10(1)( cO ) of the Income Tax Act - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bills, 2009
Presented by Stiaan Klue
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Executive Summary Clause 5: Section 4A of the Estate Duty Act Clause 23: Amendment of section 12E of the Income Tax Act Clause 44: Amendment of ss 30A & 10(1)(cO) of the Income Tax Act Clause 14: Amendment of section 88 of the Income Tax Act Clause 22: Amendment of para 20, Fourth Schedule of the Income
Tax Act Clauses 33, 34 and 36: Sections 1, 6(6) and 23 of the VAT Act Clause 37: Section 36 of the Value-Added Tax Act Clause 38: Section 39 of the Value-Added Tax Act
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2009
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 5: Section 4A of the Estate Duty Act
Concern:- Concession applies only in the very limited circumstances where “all
assets” are bequeathed to the other spouse/s- In the majority of cases one or more assets may be bequeathed to a child
/ PBO / relative
Recommendation:- Remove the requirement of “all assets”; or- List specific assets to be excluded
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 23: Amendment of section 12E of the Income Tax Act
Concern:- Many small businesses are precluded from benefiting from the small
business tax concessions because one or more of the shareholders / members has a share / interest in a property-holding company or other dormant company that may once have traded
Recommendation:- The definition should be extended to allow the shareholding / interest in a
property-holding company / dormant company
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Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 44: Amendment of ss 30A & 10(1)(cO) of the ITA
Concern:- Extending the date for registration to 30 September 2010 and then
allowing SARS the discretion to back-date the club’s registration only opens the clubs to uncertainty regarding their tax status
Recommendation:- Retain the previous legislation until the new date- Result would not be much (if any) loss of tax to the fiscus- Clubs would save huge additional administrative costs
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Draft Taxation Laws SecondAmendment Bill, 2009
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 14: Amendment of section 88 of the Income Tax Act
Concerns:1. Extension of the “pay-now-argue-later” rule to assessment stage may
infringe taxpayers’ right to access to court.2. Discretionary powers in amended s 88 are not made subject to objection
and appeal3. Commissioner, a party to the dispute, is provided with the discretionary
power to consider whether the taxpayer has an “arguable case”4. No timeframes are provided
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 14: Amendment of section 88 of the Income Tax Act
Recommendations:1. “Pay-now-argue-later” rule only enforced once objection finalised.2. Discretions expressly made subject to objection and appeal.3. Provide timeframes which must be adhered to by the Commissioner and
taxpayers.
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 22: Amendment of par 20, 4th Sch of the Income Tax Act
Concern:- May result in the situation where taxpayer’s do not know what their
potential liability is until shortly before the due date for payment.
Recommendation:
- Commissioner to announce in Gazette at least 1 year in advance.
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clauses 33, 34 and 36: Sections 1, 6(6) and 23 of the VAT Act
Concern:- The new VAT registration verification procedures since November 2008
significant delays VAT registration, cost and other- Expected that the proposed additional biometrical information will
exacerbate the situation.- Premature to introduce further verification procedures whilst SARS is still
in discussion with stakeholders.- Foreign entities with no presence in South Africa will not be able to
comply
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clauses 33, 34 and 36: Sections 1, 6(6) and 23 of the VAT Act
Recommendations:- Apply proposed amendment to voluntary registrations only.- Finalise stakeholder discussions first and consider all alternatives first.
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 37: Section 36 of the Value-Added Tax Act
Concern:- Proposed amendment is too subjective.- The mere fact that the case is under objection or appeal means in
principle that the Commissioner believes that the vendor does not have an arguable case.
Recommendation:- The amount of the tax under dispute should not influence the
Commissioner’s decision whether or not to suspend payment. The proposed section 36(4)(b) should therefore be deleted.
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Draft Taxation Laws Second Amendment Bill, 2009 Clause 38: Section 39 of the Value-Added Tax Act
Concern:- Interest is not intended to be a penalty or additional tax payable by the
vendor for non-compliance with the VAT Act, but payable to compensate the fiscus for a financial loss incurred, or a cash flow cost incurred by the fiscus. If the fiscus did not suffer any financial loss, there is in principle no reason to pay interest.
Recommendation:- Delayed until the regulations have been published and have been made
subject to public comment.
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