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(c) Expenditure incurred to obtain a licence [section 11(gD)]
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Expenditure incurred to obtain a licence [section 11(gD)] Expenditure (other than on infrastructure) incurred by a taxpayer to acquire a licence from specified government authorities to carry on a trade that constitutes the provision of a telecommunication service, the exploration, production or distribution of petroleum or the provision of gambling facilities, may be claimed as a deduction. The deduction for any year of assessment must not exceed an amount equal to the amount of the expenditure divided by the number of years for which the taxpayer has the right to the licence after the date that the expenditure was incurred or 30 years, whichever is the lesser. (d) Scientific or technological research and development (sections 11D, 12C and 13) A deduction, equal to 150% of the expenditure incurred directly and solely on R&D undertaken in South Africa, will be allowed in the year of assessment in which the expenditure is incurred in the production of income and in the carrying on of any trade. This deduction may not be allowed for expenditure incurred in respect of – • immovable property, machinery, plant, implements, utensils or articles excluding any prototype or pilot plant created solely for the purpose of the process of R&D and that prototype or pilot plant is not intended to be utilised or is not utilised for production purposes after that R&D is completed; and • financing, administration, compliance and similar costs. The R&D must be approved under section 11D(9) and the expenditure must be incurred on or after the date of receipt of the application by the Department of Science and Innovation for approval of that R&D. If a person undertakes R&D activities on behalf of another person (the funder), only the person responsible for determining the research methodology will be eligible to qualify for the 150% deduction. Tax Guide for Small Businesses (2020/2021) 24 The Minister of Science and Innovation may withdraw an approval granted for R&D with effect from a specific date under specified circumstances. Under section 11D(19) an additional assessment for any year of assessment may be raised for a deduction for R&D allowed, if approval for such deduction is subsequently withdrawn. A deduction, equal to 5% (20-year straight-line basis) of the cost to a taxpayer of any new and unused building or part thereof, and brought into use for the purpose of carrying on therein a process of R&D in the course of that taxpayer’s trade, will be allowed (section 13). 20 A deduction, equal to a three year write-off at a rate of 50:30:20 will be allowed for any new and unused machinery, plant, implement, utensil or article or improvement thereto brought into use for purposes of R&D (section 12C). Any foundation or supporting structure to which the asset, acquired under an agreement formally and finally signed by every party to the agreement on or after 1 January 2012, is mounted or affixed, forms part of the asset and qualifies for the allowance. The depreciable cost of the asset is the lesser of – • the actual cost to the taxpayer; or • the arm’s length cash price at the time of acquisition. Any recoupment of the allowance granted will be accounted for under section 8(4)(a) or (e) (see 3.2.16). Download 0.78 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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