Tax Guide for Small Businesses 20 20 /2
Exemption of income in respect of ships used in international shipping
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- 3.2.27 Capital gains tax (a) Introduction
3.2.26 Exemption of income in respect of ships used in international shipping
(section 12Q) Section 12Q(2)(a) provides that any international shipping income received by or accrued to any international shipping company derived from international shipping will be exempt from normal tax. Any capital gain or capital loss in respect of any year of assessment of any international shipping company determined in respect of a South African ship engaged in international shipping must be disregarded in determining the aggregate capital gain or aggregate capital loss of that international shipping company. Any dividends paid by an international shipping company on the amount of any dividend derived from international shipping income are subject to dividends tax at the rate of 0%. Any interest paid by an international shipping company to any foreign person 54 in respect of debt utilised to fund the acquisition, construction or improvement of a South African ship utilised for international shipping will be exempt from withholding tax on interest. The terms “international shipping”, “international shipping company”, “international shipping income” and “South African ship” are defined in section 12Q(1). 54 As defined in section 50A. Tax Guide for Small Businesses (2020/2021) 47 3.2.27 Capital gains tax (a) Introduction CGT was introduced in the Act with effect from 1 October 2001 and applies to the disposal or deemed disposal by a person of an asset on or after that date. South African residents are subject to CGT on the disposal of assets not only in South Africa, but anywhere in the world. All capital gains and capital losses made on the disposal of assets are subject to CGT unless disregarded by specified provisions. Only capital gains or capital losses attributable to the period on or after 1 October 2001 must be brought to account for CGT purposes. The Eighth Schedule provides for four key definitions (asset, disposal, proceeds and base cost) which form the basic building blocks in determining a capital gain or capital loss (see below). The CGT provisions are mostly contained in the Eighth Schedule, although some are in the main body of the Act, such as those dealing with the death of a taxpayer (section 9HA), transactions between spouses (section 9HB), change of residence, ceasing to be a controlled foreign company or becoming a headquarter company (section 9H), government grants (section 12P), international shipping (section 12Q) and the corporate restructuring rules (sections 41 to 47). Section 26A provides that a taxable capital gain must be included in taxable income. An assessed capital loss is carried forward to the next year of assessment. Since CGT forms part of the income tax system, the capital gains and capital losses must be declared in the annual income tax return. Only the most basic CGT concepts are mentioned here. For detailed commentary see the Comprehensive Guide to Capital Gains Tax. Download 0.78 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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