11. Disposals
| (1) |
Subject to subparagraph (2), a disposal is any event, act, forbearance or operation of law which results in the creation, variation, transfer or extinction of an asset, and includes— |
| (a) |
the sale, donation, expropriation, conversion, grant, cession, exchange or any other alienation or transfer of ownership of an asset; |
| (b) |
the forfeiture, termination, redemption, cancellation, surrender, discharge, relinquishment, release, waiver, renunciation, expiry or abandonment of an asset; |
| (c) |
the scrapping, loss, or destruction of an asset; |
| (d) |
the vesting of an interest in an asset of a trust in a beneficiary; |
| (e) |
the distribution of an asset by a company to a holder of shares; |
[Paragraph 11(1)(e) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 126(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 31 of 2013), GG 37158, dated 12 December 2013]
| (f) |
the granting, renewal, extension or exercise of an option; or |
| (g) |
the decrease in value of a person’s interest in a trust or partnership as a result of a value shifting arrangement. |
(2) There is no disposal of an asset—
| (a) |
by a person who transfers the asset as security for a debt or by a creditor who transfers that asset back to that person upon release of the security; |
| (b) |
by a company in respect of— |
| (i) |
the issue, cancellation or extinction of a share in the company; or |
| (ii) |
the granting of an option to acquire a share in or certificate acknowledging or creating a debt owed by that company; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 105(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015)]
| (c) |
by a portfolio of a collective investment scheme in respect of the issue of a participatory interest in that portfolio, or by a portfolio in respect of the granting of an option to acquire a participatory interest in that portfolio; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(c) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 67(1)(a) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 74 of 2002) - effective 3 March 2003]
| (d) |
by a person in respect of the issue of any debt by or to that person; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(d) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 106(1)(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 22 of 2012) - effective 1 January 2013]
| (e) |
[Paragraph 11(2)(e) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 74 of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 60 of 2008)] |
| (f) |
[Paragraph 11(2)(f) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 71(1)(b) of the Second Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 60 of 2001)];
|
| (g) |
by a person where a disposal is made to correct an error in the registration in the deeds registry of immovable property in that person’s name; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(g) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 67(1)(c) of Act 74 of 2002 - effective 3 March 2003]
| (h) |
by a lender to a borrower or by a borrower to a lender, where any security or bond has been lent by a lender to a borrower in terms of a securities lending arrangement; or |
[Paragraph 11(2)(h) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 70(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016) - effective 1 January 2017]
| (i) |
by a person where that asset vests in the Master of the High Court or in a trustee, in consequence of the sequestration of the estate of the spouse of that person, as contemplated in section 21 of the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936), and where that asset is subsequently released by the Master or that trustee as contemplated in that section. |
[Paragraph 11(2)(i) of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 71(1)(c) of the Second Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 60 of 2001)]
| (j) |
[Paragraph 11(2)(j) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 105(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015) - effective 1 March 2016] |
| (k) |
by a person on the cession or release of a right to acquire a marketable security in whole or in part for a consideration which consists of or includes another right to acquire a marketable security in the circumstances contemplated in section 8A(5). |
[Paragraph 11(2)(k) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 126(1)(d) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 31 of 2013) - effective 4 July 2013]
| (l) |
by a person of shares held in a company where that company— |
| (i) |
subdivides or consolidates those shares; |
| (ii) |
converts shares of par value to no par value or of no par value to par value; or |
| (iii) |
converts shares in terms of section 40A or 40B, |
solely in substitution of the shares held by that person, and—
| (aa) |
the proportionate participation rights and interests of that person in that company remain unaltered; and |
| (bb) |
no other consideration whatsoever passes directly or indirectly in consequence of that subdivision, consolidation or conversion; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(l) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 80(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)]
| (m) |
by a person where that person exchanges a qualifying equity share for another qualifying equity share as contemplated in section 8B(2); |
[Paragraph 11(2)(m) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 105(1)(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015) - effective 1 January 2016]
| (n) |
by a transferor to a transferee or by a transferee to a transferor where any share or bond has been transferred in terms of a collateral arrangement; |
[Paragraph 11(2)(n) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 70(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act No. 15 of 2016) - effective 1 January 2017]
| (i) |
disposed of an asset to another person in terms of an agreement; and |
| (ii) |
reacquired that asset from that other person by reason of the cancellation or termination, during the year of assessment during which that asset was so disposed of, of that agreement and the restoration of both persons to the position they were in prior to entering into that agreement. |
[Paragraph 11(2)(o) of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 105(1)(e) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015) - effective 1 January 2016]
12. Events treated as disposals and acquisitions
| (1) |
Where an event described in subparagraph (2) occurs, a person must, subject to paragraph 24, be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as having disposed of an asset described in subparagraph (2) for an amount received or accrued equal to the market value of the asset at the time of the event and to have immediately reacquired the asset at an expenditure equal to that market value, which expenditure must be treated as an amount of expenditure actually incurred for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(a). |
[Paragraph 12(1) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 81(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)]
(2) Subparagraph (1) applies, in the case of—
(a) a person—
| (i) |
that commences to be a resident; or |
[Paragraph 12(2)(a)(i) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 81(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)]
| (ii) |
that is a foreign company that commences to be a controlled foreign company; and |
[Paragraph 12(2)(a)(ii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 81(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)]
| (iii) |
[Paragraph 12(2)(a)(iii) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 81(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)] |
in respect of all assets of that person other than—
| (aa) |
assets in the Republic listed in paragraph 2(1)(b)(i) and (ii); |
| (bb) |
any right to acquire any marketable security contemplated in section 8A; |
| (b) |
an asset of a person that is not a resident, which asset— |
[Words preceding paragraph 12(2)(b)(i) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 50(1)(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 3 of 2008)]
| (i) |
becomes an asset of that person’s permanent establishment in the Republic otherwise than by way of acquisition; or |
| (ii) |
ceases to be an asset of that person’s permanent establishment in the Republic otherwise than by way of a disposal contemplated in paragraph 11; |
| (c) |
assets that are held by a person otherwise than as trading stock, when they commence to be held by that person as trading stock; |
| (d) |
an asset which ceases to be held by a person as a personal-use asset otherwise than by way of a disposal contemplated in paragraph 11; |
| (e) |
an asset which is held by a person otherwise than as a personal-use asset, when that asset commences to be held by that person as a personal-use asset; or |
| (f) |
an asset transferred by an insurer contemplated in section 29A from one fund contemplated in section 29A(4) to any other such fund. |
| (3) |
Where assets that are held by a person as trading stock cease to be held by that person as trading stock, otherwise than by way of a disposal contemplated in paragraph 11, that person will be treated as having disposed of those assets for a consideration equal to the amount included in that person’s income in terms of section 22(8) and to have immediately reacquired those assets for a cost equal to that amount, which cost must be treated as an amount of expenditure actually incurred for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(a). |
[Paragraph 12(3) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 46(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2020 (Act No. 23 of 2020), GG44083, dated 20 January 2021]
| (4) |
In the event of a person ceasing to be a controlled foreign company as a result of becoming a resident that person must, subject to paragraph 24, be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as having— |
| (a) |
disposed of each of that person’s assets, other than— |
| (i) |
assets in the Republic listed in paragraph 2(1)(b)(i) and (ii); and |
| (ii) |
assets held by that person if any amount received or accrued from the disposal of those assets would have been taken into account for purposes of determining the net income as contemplated in section 9D of that person; and |
| (b) |
immediately reacquired each of those assets at an expenditure equal to the market value of those assets immediately before the disposal, which expenditure must be treated as an amount of expenditure actually incurred for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(a). |
[Paragraph 12(4)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 46(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2020 (Act No. 23 of 2020), GG44083, dated 20 January 2021]
| (5) |
[Paragraph 12(5) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 107(1)(c) of the the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 22 of 2012) - effective 1 January 2013] |
| 12A. |
Concession or compromise in respect of a debt |
(1) For the purposes of this paragraph—
"allowance asset"
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 54 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 34 of 2019), GG 42951, dated 15 January 2020];
"capital asset"
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 54 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 34 of 2019), GG 42951, dated 15 January 2020];
"concession or compromise"
means any arrangement in terms of which—
(a) a debt is—
(i) cancelled or waived; or
(ii) extinguished by—
| (aa) |
redemption of the claim in respect of that debt by the person owing that debt or by any person that is a connected person in relation to that person; or |
| (bb) |
merger by reason of the acquisition, by the person owing that debt, of the claim in respect of that debt, |
otherwise than as the result or by reason of the implementation of an arrangement described in paragraph (b);
(b) a debt owed by a company to a person is settled, directly or indirectly—
(i) by being converted to or exchanged for shares in that company; or
(ii) by applying the proceeds from shares issued by that company:
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
"debt"
means any amount that is owed by a person in respect of—
| (a) |
expenditure incurred by that person; or |
| (b) |
a loan, advance or credit that was used, directly or indirectly, to fund any expenditure incurred by that person, |
but does not include a tax debt as defined in section 1 of the Tax Administration Act;
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
"debt benefit"
in respect of a debt owed by a person to another person, means—
| (a) |
in the case of an arrangement described in paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of "concession or compromise", the amount cancelled or waived; |
| (b) |
in the case of the extinction of that debt by means of an arrangement described in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of "concession or compromise", the amount by which the face value of the claim in respect of that debt held by the person to whom the debt is owed prior to the entering into of that arrangement exceeds the expenditure incurred in respect of— |
(i) the redemption of that debt; or
(ii) the acquisition of the claim in respect of that debt;
| (c) |
in the case of the settling of that debt by means of an arrangement described in paragraph (b) of the definition of "concession or compromise", where the person who acquired shares in a company in terms of that arrangement held no effective interest in the shares of that company prior to the entering into of that arrangement, the amount by which the face value of the claim held in respect of that debt prior to the entering into of that arrangement exceeds the market value of the shares acquired by reason or as a result of the implementation of that arrangement; or |
| (d) |
in the case of the settling of that debt by means of an arrangement described in paragraph (b) of the definition of "concession or compromise", where the person who acquired shares in a company in terms of that arrangement held an effective interest in the shares of that company prior to the entering into of that arrangement, the amount by which the face value of the claim held in respect of that debt prior to the entering into of that arrangement exceeds the amount by which the market value of the effective interest held by that person in the shares of that company immediately after the implementation of that arrangement exceeds, solely as a result of the implementation of that arrangement, the market value of the effective interest held by that person in the shares of that company immediately prior to the entering into of that arrangement; |
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
"group of companies"
means a group of companies as defined in section 41; and
[Definition substituted by section 44(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 20 of 2021), Notice No. 770, GG45787, dated 19 January 2022]
"market value"
in relation to shares acquired or held by reason or as a result of implementing a concession or compromise in respect of a debt, means the market value of those shares immediately after the implementation of that concession or compromise;
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 77(1)(d) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
"reduction amount",
in relation to a debt owed by a person, means any amount by which that debt is reduced less any amount applied by that person as consideration for that reduction.
[Definition of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 82(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 43 of 2014)]
| (2) |
Subject to subparagraph (6), this paragraph applies where— |
| (a) |
a debt benefit in respect of a debt owed by a person arises in respect of a year of assessment by reason or as a result of a concession or compromise in respect of that debt during that year of assessment; and |
| (b) |
the amount of that debt is owed by that person in respect of, or was used by that person to fund, directly or indirectly, any expenditure, other than expenditure in respect of trading stock in respect of which a deduction or allowance was granted in terms of this Act; |
[Paragraph 12A(2)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 44(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 20 of 2021), Notice No. 770, GG45787, dated 19 January 2022]
[Paragraph 12A(2) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(e) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
(3) Where—
| (a) |
a debt benefit arises in respect of a debt owed by a person is reduced as contemplated in subparagraph (2); and |
| (b) |
the amount of that debt is owed in respect of or was used as contemplated in item (b) of that subparagraph to fund expenditure incurred in respect of an asset that was not disposed of by that person in a year of assessment prior to that in which that debt benefit arises, |
[Paragraph 12A(3)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(f) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2018 (section 77(2)]
the amount of expenditure so incurred in respect of that asset must, for the purposes of paragraph 20, be reduced by the reduction amount in respect of that debt.
(4) Where—
| (a) |
a debt benefit arises in respect of a debt owed by a person as contemplated in subparagraph (2); and |
| (b) |
the amount of that debt is owed in respect of or was used as contemplated in item (b) of that subparagraph to fund expenditure incurred in respect of an asset that was disposed of in a year of assessment prior to that in which that debt benefit arises, that person must if the amount determined in respect of that disposal as— |
differs from the amount that would have been determined, whether as a capital gain or as a capital loss, in respect of that disposal had that debt benefit been taken into account in the year of the disposal of that asset, treat that absolute difference as a capital gain to be taken into account in respect of the year of assessment in which the debt benefit arises: Provided that in taking that debt benefit into account in respect of the year of disposal of that asset that person must take into account the extent to which the expenditure in respect of that asset has been reduced by any other debt benefit taken into account, in terms of this subparagraph, in respect of that disposal.
[Paragraph 12A(4)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(g) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2019 (section 77(3)]
| (5) |
Where subparagraph (3) or (4) applies in respect of a debt that was used to fund expenditure in respect of a pre-valuation date asset of a person, for the purposes of determining the date of acquisition of that asset and the expenditure incurred in respect of that asset, that person must be treated as having— |
| (a) |
disposed of that asset at a time immediately before that debt benefit arose as contemplated in subparagraph (3)(a) or (4)(a), as the case may be, for an amount equal to the market value of that asset at that time; and |
| (b) |
immediately reacquired that asset at that time at an expenditure equal to that market value— |
| (i) |
less any capital gain, and |
| (ii) |
increased by any capital loss, |
that would have been determined had the asset been disposed of at market value at that time,
that would have been determined had the asset been disposed of at market value at that time, which expenditure must be treated as an amount of expenditure actually incurred at that time for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(a).
| (6) |
This paragraph must not apply to a debt benefit in respect of any debt owed by a person— |
| (a) |
that is an heir or legatee of a deceased estate, to the extent that— |
| (i) |
the debt is owed to that deceased estate; |
| (ii) |
the debt is reduced by the deceased estate; and |
| (iii) |
the amount by which the debt is reduced by the deceased estate forms part of the property of the deceased estate for the purposes of the Estate Duty Act; |
[Paragraph 12A(6)(a)(iii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 106(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015)]
| (b) |
to the extent that the debt is reduced by way of— |
in respect of which donations tax is payable;
[Paragraph 12A(6)(b) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 77(1)(h) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018) - effective 1 January 2019 (section 77(3)]
| (c) |
to an employer of that person, to the extent that the debt is reduced in the circumstances contemplated in paragraph 2(h) of the Seventh Schedule; |
| (d) |
to another person where the person that owes that debt is a company, if— |
| (i) |
that company owes that debt to a company that forms part of the same group of companies as that company; and |
| (ii) |
that company has not carried on any trade, |
during the year of assessment during which that debt benefit arises and the immediately preceding year of assessment: Provided that this subitem must not apply in respect of any debt—
| (aa) |
incurred, directly or indirectly by that company to fund expenditure incurred in respect of any asset that is disposed of by that company, before or after that debt benefit arises, by way of an asset-for-share, intra-group or amalgamation transaction or a liquidation distribution in respect of which the provisions of section 42, 44, 45 or 47, as the case may be, applied; or |
[Paragraph 12A(6)(d)(aa) of the proviso of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 41(1)(a) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2023 (Act No. 17 of 2023), Notice No. 4226, GG49894, dated 22 December 2023 - comes into operation on 1 January 2024 and applies in respect of any disposal of an asset on or after that date (section 41(2))]
| (bb) |
incurred or assumed by that company in order to settle, take over, refinance or renew, directly or indirectly, any debt incurred by— |
| (A) |
any other company that forms part of the same group of companies; or |
| (B) |
any company that is a controlled foreign company in relation to any company that forms part of the same group of companies; |
Provided further that, for purposes of this paragraph, where a debt benefit arises prior to the disposal of an asset, that debt benefit must be treated as a debt benefit that arose immediately before that disposal;
[Paragraph 12A(6)(d) further proviso of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 41(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2023 (Act No. 17 of 2023), Notice No. 4226, GG49894, dated 22 December 2023 - comes into operation on 1 January 2024 and applies in respect of any disposal of an asset on or after that date (section 41(2))]
(e) that is a company, where—
| (i) |
that debt is reduced in the course, or in anticipation, of the liquidation, winding up, deregistration or final termination of the existence of that company; and |
| (ii) |
the person to whom the debt is owed is a connected person in relation to that company, |
to the extent that debt benefit in respect of that debt does not, at the time that the debt benefit arises, exceed the amount of expenditure contemplated in paragraph 20 incurred in respect of that debt by the connected person: Provided that this subitem must not apply—
| (i) |
the debt was reduced as part of any transaction, operation or scheme entered into to avoid any tax imposed by this Act; and |
| (ii) |
that company became a connected person in relation to the person to whom the debt is owed after the debt (or any debt issued in substitution of that debt) arose; or |
(b) if that company—
| (i) |
has not, within 36 months of the date on which the debt is reduced or such further period as the Commissioner may allow, taken the steps contemplated in section 41(4) to liquidate, wind up, deregister or finally terminate its existence; |
| (ii) |
has at any stage withdrawn any step taken to liquidate, wind up, deregister or finally terminate its corporate existence; or |
| (iii) |
does anything to invalidate any step contemplated in subparagraph (i), with the result that the company is or will not be liquidated, wound up, deregistered or finally terminate its existence; |
[Paragraph 12A(6)(e)(b)(iii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 44(1)(c) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 20 of 2021), Notice No. 770, GG45787, dated 19 January 2022]
| (f) |
to another person where the person that owes that debt is a company that— |
| (i) |
owes that debt to a company that forms part of the same group of companies as that company; and |
| (ii) |
reduces or settles that debt, directly or indirectly, by means of shares issued by that company: |
Provided that this subitem must not apply in respect of any debt that was incurred or assumed by that company in order to settle, take over, refinance or renew, directly or indirectly, any debt incurred by another company which—
| (aa) |
did not form part of that same group of companies at the time that that other company incurred that debt; or |
| (bb) |
does not form part of that same group of companies at the time that company reduces or settles that debt, directly or indirectly, by means of shares issued by that company; or |
| (g) |
to the extent that the debt so owed— |
| (i) |
is settled by means of an arrangement described in paragraph (b) of the definition of "concession or compromise"; and |
| (ii) |
does not consist of or represent an amount owed by that person in respect of any interest as defined in section 24J incurred by that person during any year of assessment. |
[Paragraph 12A(6)(g)(ii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 44(1)(d) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 20 of 2021), Notice No. 770, GG45787, dated 19 January 2022 - comes into operation on 1 January 2022 and applies in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date (section 44(2))]
| (7) |
Any tax which becomes payable as a result of the application of paragraph (b) of the proviso to subparagraph (6)(e) must be recovered from the company and the connected person contemplated in that subparagraph who must be jointly and severally liable for that tax. |
[Paragraph 12A of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 70(1) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2017 (Act No. 17 of 2017) - effective 1 January 2018]
13. Time of disposal
| (1) |
The time of disposal of an asset by means of— |
[Words preceding paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 69(1)(a) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 74 of 2002)]
| (a) |
a change of ownership effected or to be effected from one person to another because of an event, act, forbearance or by the operation of law is, in the case of— |
[Words preceding paragraph 13(1)(a)(i) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 69(1)(b) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 74 of 2002)]
| (i) |
an agreement subject to a suspensive condition, the date on which the condition is satisfied; |
| (ii) |
any agreement which is not subject to a suspensive condition, the date on which the agreement is concluded; |
| (iiA) |
the distribution of an asset of a trust by a trustee to a beneficiary to the extent that the beneficiary has a vested interest in the asset, the date on which the interest vests; |
[Paragraph 13(1)(a)(iiA) of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 76(a) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 60 of 2008)]
| (iiB) |
the granting by a trust to a beneficiary of an equity instrument contemplated in section 8C, the time that equity instrument vests in that beneficiary as contemplated in that section; |
[Paragraph 13(1)(a)(iiB) of the Eighth Schedule inserted by section 107(1) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 25 of 2015) - effective 1 March 2016]
| (iii) |
a donation of an asset, the date of compliance with all legal requirements for a valid donation; |
| (iv) |
the expropriation of an asset, the date on which the person receives the full compensation agreed to or finally determined by a competent tribunal or court; |
| (v) |
the conversion of an asset, the date on which that asset is converted; |
| (vi) |
the granting, renewal or extension of an option, the date on which the option is granted, renewed or extended; |
| (vii) |
the exercise of an option, the date on which the option is exercised; |
| (viii) |
the termination of an option granted by a company to a person to acquire a share, participatory interest or debenture of that company, the date on which that option terminates; or |
[Paragraph 13(1)(a)(viii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 57(1) of Act No. 32 of 2004 - effective 3 March 2003]
| (ix) |
any other case, the date of change of ownership; |
| (b) |
the extinction of an asset including by way of forfeiture, termination, redemption, cancellation, surrender, discharge, relinquishment, release, waiver, renunciation, expiry or abandonment, the date of the extinction of the asset; |
| (c) |
the scrapping, loss or destruction of an asset is the date— |
| (i) |
when the full compensation in respect of that scrapping, loss or destruction is received; or |
| (ii) |
if no compensation is payable, the later of the date when the scrapping, loss or destruction is discovered or the date on which it is established that no compensation will be payable; |
| (d) |
[Paragraph 13(1)(d) of the Eighth Schedule deleted by section 76(b) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 60 of 2008)]; |
| (e) |
the distribution of an asset by a company to a holder of shares is the date on which that asset is so distributed as contemplated in paragraph 75; |
[Paragraph 13(1)(e) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 128 of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 31 of 2013), GG 37158, dated 12 December 2013]
| (f) |
the decrease of a person’s interest in a trust or partnership as a result of a value shifting arrangement, is the date on which the value of that person’s interest decreases; or |
| (g) |
the happening of an event contemplated in— |
[Words preceding paragraph 13(1)(g)(i) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 69(1)(c) of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 74 of 2002)]
| (i) |
paragraph 12(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), 12(3) or 12(4) is the date immediately before the day that the event occurs; or |
[Paragraph 13(1)(g)(i) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 68(1) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2009 (Act No. 17 of 2009)]
| (ii) |
paragraph 12(2)(f), is the date that that event occurs. |
[Paragraph 13(1)(g)(ii) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 109(1)(b) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 22 of 2012) - effective 1 January 2013]
| (2) |
A person to whom an asset is disposed of is treated as having acquired that asset at the time of disposal of that asset as contemplated in subparagraph (1). |
| 14. |
Disposal by spouse married in community of property |
For the purposes of this Schedule, in the case of spouses married in community of property, where any asset is disposed of by one of the spouses and that asset—
[Words preceding paragraph 14(a) of the Eighth Schedule substituted by section 70 of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 74 of 2002)]
| (a) |
falls within the joint estate of the spouses, that disposal is treated as having been made in equal shares by each spouse; and |
| (b) |
was excluded from the joint estate of the spouses, that disposal is treated as having been made solely by the spouse making the disposal. |
Statistics Act, 1999
