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Prior year tax in current year

Posted 11 December 2014

If you paid tax in respect of profits in last year in the current year can you claim that tax paid as a expense in the current year?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
12 December 2014 at 12:49

No, tax is not an expense that can be claimed against profits or income.

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