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Business vehicle depreciation period

Posted 26 July 2013

Some years ago SARS advised me that I could depreciate a vehicle used for business over 4 years. Is this correct?

TaxTim Marc said:
28 July 2013 at 21:17

Please see our wear and tear calculator in this article: How to calculate Wear and Tear.

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