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Should I be nervous when dealing with a trust?

06 August 2015

I was recently made an offer to sell my business. I was not really planning on selling but the offer... sounded interesting. However, when I received the proposed offer I noticed the purchaser was a trust. I don’t know much about trusts and it made me nervous that a trust was involved as I’ve heard stories about having to be careful when dealing with a trust. Is this true, or am I being overly cautious?

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Last chance to transfer your property tax free. But act quickly!

22 November 2012

Recent amendments to the Income Tax Act have made it possible to transfer residential property from a legal entity (trust,... company or close corporation) to an individual, without paying transfer duty, capital gains tax, dividends tax or secondary tax on companies. However the deadline for making use of this tax amnesty is 31 December 2012. Have you missed the window of opportunity or can you still make it before the end of the year?

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Deel 2: Kan ek my huis verkoop aan ‘n buitelander woonagtig buite Suid-Afrika?

27 September 2012

Jou strandhuis is in die mark vir verkoop of verhuring. Die Franse paartjie het die advertensie op die internet gesien,... kontak gemaak uit Frankryk en stel belang om jou strandhuis te koop of te huur vir vakansies in Suid-Afrika of selfs later in te woon indien die man se aanstelling as streeksbestuurder van die nuwe Afrika-been van sy Franse maatskappy realiseer. Is dit so maklik? Kan jy sommer net jou huis so oor die telefoon verhuur of verkoop aan hierdie buitelanders? Sal die transaksie geldig wees en is daar spesifieke vereistes vir so ‘n transaksie? Die antwoorde op hierdie vrae is van groot belang vir verhuurders en verkopers wat buitelandse huurders of kopers in gedagte het.

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