(x)
Certain residential units (section 13sex)
An allowance, equal to 5% (20-year straight-line basis) of the cost to a taxpayer of a new and
unused residential unit (or of new and unused improvements to a residential unit) acquired by
or the erection of which commenced on or after 21 October 2008, will be granted if –
• the unit or improvement is used by the taxpayer solely for the purposes of a trade
carried on by the taxpayer;
• the unit is situated within South Africa; and
• the taxpayer owns at least five residential units within South Africa, which are used for
purposes of a trade carried on by the taxpayer.
An additional allowance of 5% of the cost of a low-cost residential unit
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will be granted if the
allowance of 5% referred to above is allowable.
The percentages below will be deemed to be the costs incurred by a taxpayer on a residential
unit if the taxpayer acquires a residential unit (or improvements to a residential unit)
representing only a part of a building, without erecting or constructing the unit or improvement:
• 55% of the acquisition price, in the case of the unit being acquired.
• 30% of the acquisition price, in the case of the improvement being acquired.
These allowances are not applicable to a residential unit (or any improvement thereto) if the
cost of the residential unit qualified or will qualify for a deduction under any other provisions of
the Act.
The depreciable cost of the asset is the lesser of –
• the actual cost to the taxpayer (this excludes the cost of land and financing costs); or
• the arm’s length cash price at the time of acquisition.
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Any recoupment of these allowances will be included in the taxpayer’s income under
section 8(4)(a).
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(y)
Deduction for sale of low-cost residential units on loan account
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