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The importance of witnesses when signing a will

I gave instructions to my attorney to prepare a Will for me as my most recent Will no longer reflected my wishes. My attorney emailed the Will to me with clear instructions as to how I should go about signing the Will. I asked my neighbours to

SAAudit September 10, 2020 Trusts, Wills Read more

Failure to plan your estate is planning to fail

We’ve all seen it in movies and novels: A young unsuspecting person wakes up one day to find out that they had been left an extraordinarily large estate from a distant relative that they hardly knew existed. We chalk it

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Who’s watching the watchmen?

Ensuring their children are cared for when they pass away is one of the primary reasons people draw up a will. But what happens when the best interests of the children that are left behind are not at the forefront

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Additional changes to income tax returns for trusts

The South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) implemented several changes to the income tax returns for trusts (the ITR12T) on 17 September 2018. These changes are in addition to the changes already made on 26 February 2018. The September 2018 changes

SAAudit November 13, 2018 Trusts Read more

Proposed amendment to the taxation of trusts

National Treasury published its much anticipated proposed annual amendments to tax legislation earlier in July. This year the proposed amendments were widely anticipated to shed led on Treasury’s proposals on how to address the perceived abuse of the trust form

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Advantages and disadvantages of trusts

Trusts have various advantages, but unfortunately there are also disadvantages.   Although this is not a complete synopsis of all the pros and cons, our experience may assist you in making decisions about Trusts. Advantages: Growth taking place in the

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With proposed Tax changes to Trusts, are they still worth while?

Proposed tax changes by the Davis Tax Commission are threatening the taxation of trusts and people are starting to wonder if they should move assets out of trusts and if they should still consider a trust in their financial planning

SAAudit May 3, 2016May 4, 2016 Trusts Read more

So what is the future of Trusts?

One of the questions that we are most confronted with by our clients is what the future of trusts are in South Africa. Some questions even point to the misconception that the trust instrument itself as legal form is on

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Inter-vivos trusts en testamentêre trusts

Daar bestaan heelwat onkunde oor die gebruik van trusts tydens erflatings. Hierdie artikel poog om lig op hierdie belangrike kwessie te werp.‘n Inter-Vivos Trust staan ook bekend as ‘n lewende of familietrust omdat dit gedurende jou leeftyd opgerig word. ‘n

SAAudit December 7, 2015December 9, 2015 Trusts Read more

Belasting van trusts

In die begrotingstoespraak gedurende Februarie 2013 het die Minister van Finansies gemeld dat die belasting van trusts onder oorsig geneem sal word om enige misbruik daarvan te beheer. In die begrotingsoorsig van 2013 deur Nasionale Tesourie is die volgende gemeld:

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