Tax compliance lives beyond death
A deceased estate takes on a (tax) life of its own while being wound up I STARTED my first job back in September 1987 at the tender age of 18, and approximately nine months later I received my very first income tax return from the Receiver of Revenue (as SARS was known in those days), […]
Distributing retirement fund death benefits
Step 1: Identifying and tracing dependents Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act places a clear and onerous duty on the board of trustees to determine the fair and equitable distribution of death benefits of fund members. The first step is to find and identify dependants. This article provides an overview of the different types […]