estate duty
If you are self-employed, you may want to consider implementing mechanisms to ensure that your personal assets are protected from business creditors; whereas if you have interests in a business, business assurance mechanisms can be employed to ensure that these
From 1 March last year, provident funds are subject to the same rules at retirement as pension funds and retirement annuities, except whereas a provident fund member you were age 55 or older at that date and you remain a
In the context of the Act, property is a broad term that includes movable and immoveable property, corporeal and incorporeal property, and personal rights such as servitudes over a property. It also includes deemed property such as the proceeds of
For income tax purposes, your worldwide income will be subject to income tax in South Africa. Remember, with effect from 2016, your executor will be required to file a pre-date of death assessment as well as a post-date of death
Given the fact that you will be relinquishing control of your assets, you need to ensure that your trustees have the requisite skill and expertise to manage the trust assets. Remember, if you are setting up a family trust, you
A typical life annuity policy terminates on the death of the policyholder which means that it is not necessary for any beneficiaries to be appointed. Conversely, all capital housed in a living annuity when the policyholder dies can be distributed
Generally speaking, group life cover provides more favourable underwriting outcomes at more cost-effective premiums, so the starting point when developing a risk strategy is to maximise the group life cover available to you.
In the event of your death, the funds held in your retirement annuity do not form part of your deceased estate and are not included when calculating your estate duty liability or executor’s fees – meaning that your RA effectively
In terms of the Income Tax Act, death is considered a capital gains event and the deceased person is deemed to have disposed of his assets for an amount equal to the market value of the assets at the date
