severance package
Remember, your severance benefit will be taxed as per your retirement benefit with the first R500 000 being tax-free. When calculating your tax-free portion, bear in mind that SARS will take into account all previous taxable withdrawals, retirement benefits and
You have a number of options regarding your severance benefits, and what you do with this money largely depends on your personal circumstances. If you are likely to need the money in the short term, rather put your cash in
Once you and employer have come to agreement on your severance benefit, keep in mind that the Income Tax Act allows more favourable tax treatment of these benefits. The first R500 000 of your severance pay, being a combination of
A ‘severance benefit’ is essentially the cash payment that your employer pays you as a result of your loss of employment. Our law provides that you are entitled to at least one week’s pay for each year of completed service,
