Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2016: (second batch) Revisions and Additions for Public Comment

Notable revisions include:

  • Changes to section 7C (trusts and loan accounts) to remove the deemed interest imputation for loans to trust and replacing same with a deemed donation provision and removing the R100 000 annual donations tax exclusion prohibition.
  • Extension of the Employment Tax Incentive to 28 February 2019;
  • Dividends on restricted equity instrument will no longer all be deemed remuneration. The proviso to the income tax exemption for dividends will however still apply in limited circumstances.

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