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Taxilliterate says: 10 September 2015 at 8:49 If my mother wants to give me a gift of R 100 000. 00 cash to be transferred into my cheque account, do I need to declare this anywhere and will I pay tax on it? |
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TaxTim says: 10 September 2015 at 15:03 A South African taxpayer can donate up to R100 000 per tax year and not have to pay any Donations Tax. Any amount over that will incur a donations tax of 20% which she will have to pay over to SARS. This would be the case if your mother was donating money to anyone else in a tax year in addition to the R100,000 gift she is giving you. You should declare on your Tax Return (ITR12) that you received a donation under the "Amounts not considered taxable" section. I am assuming here that your mother is a South African tax resident. If she is not, then donations tax does not apply at all on donations from non-residents to SA residents. Please register for TaxTim and let us assist you to complete and submit your Tax Return to SARS. |
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