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Donation to family members

Posted 1 February 2017

Nicky says:
1 February 2017 at 14:10

I gave my mother and sister R25000 each, can I deduct it as an expense against my income and how much donations tax should I pay on it?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
1 February 2017 at 14:21

You cannot deduct this as an expense and you will not have to pay tax as this is below the R100 000 threshold which is tax free for donations made.

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