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Interpretation notes are intended to provide guidelines to stakeholders (both internal and external) on the interpretation and application of the provisions of the legislation administered by the Commissioner.
These notes are amended when necessary in line with policy developments and changes in legislation, and will ultimately replace the existing general notes and practice notes, as well as internal circular minutes, to the extent that they relate to the interpretation of the various laws.
For an overview of all interpretation notes published to date, see the Register of all Interpretation Notes.
| Number | Description | Applicable Legislation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN 60 (Issue 2) | Loss on disposal of qualifying depreciable assets | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Sections 11(o), 20B and 24M(1) |
| IN 59 (Issue 2) | Tax treatment of the receipt or accrual of government grants | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 1, definition of “gross income”; 12P and Eleventh Schedule |
| IN 58 (Issue 3) | The Brummeria case and the right to use loan capital interest free | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 1, definition of “gross income” |
| IN 57 | Sale of an enterprise or part thereof as a going concern | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Sections 8(7), 8(16), 11(1)(e) and 18A |
| IN 56 (Issue 2) | Recipient-created tax invoices; credit and debit notes | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Sections 20(2) and 21(4) |
| IN 55 (Issue 2) | Taxation of directors and employees on vesting of equity instruments | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Sections 8C and 10(1)(nD); paragraph 11A of the Fourth Schedule; paragraph 2(a) of the Seventh Schedule |
| IN 54 (Issue 2) | Deductions – Corrupt activities, fines and penalties | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 23(o)(i) and (ii) |
| IN 53 (Issue 3) | Limitation of allowances granted to lessors of affected assets | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 23A |
IN 52 | Approval to end a tax period on a day other than the last day of a month | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Section 27(6) – proviso (ii) and proviso (iii) |
| IN 51 (Issue 6) New! | Pre-trade expenditure and losses | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Sections 11, 11A and 23 |
| IN 50 | Deduction for scientific or technological research and development | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 11D |
| IN 49 (Issue 2) | Documentary proof required to substantiate a vendor’s entitlement to “input tax” or a deduction as contemplated in section 16(2) Archived on 1 April 2016 – The Interpretation Note will be incorporated into an Interpretation Note setting out the required documentary proof to be obtained and retained by a vendor to substantiate the vendor’s entitlement to a deduction under section 16(3)(c)-(n). | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Section 1, definition of “input tax”‘ read with section 16(1) to (3) |
| IN 48 (Issue 3) | Instalment credit agreements and debtors’ allowance | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 24 |
| IN 47 (Issue 5) | Wear-and-tear or depreciation allowance | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 11(e) |
| IN 46 (Issue 4) | Amalgamation of amateur and professional sporting bodies Archived on 23 June 2015 – The conditions and requirements relating to the amalgamation transactions as explained in the Note are no longer relevant as the period within which the amalgamation transaction had to be concluded, has lapsed. | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Sections 10(1)(cN), 11, 11E and 30 |
IN 45 | Deduction of security expenditure | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Sections 11(a) and (e), 18A, 22(8), 23(b) and (g), 24D, paragraphs 2(a), (b), (e), (f) and (h) of the Seventh Schedule, paragraphs 20 and 53 of the Eighth Schedule and Part II of the Ninth Schedule |
| IN 44 (Issue 3) | Public benefit organisations (PBOs): Capital gains tax (CGT) | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Paragraph 63A of the Eighth Schedule |
| IN 43 (Issue 8) | Circumstances in which certain amounts received or accrued from the disposal of shares are deemed to be of a capital nature | Income Tax Act, 1962 | Section 9C |
| IN 42 (Issue 2) | The supply of goods and/or services by the travel and tourism industry | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Sections 7(1)(a), 11(1)(a) and 11(2)(l) |
| IN 41 (Issue 3) | Application of the VAT Act to the gambling industry | Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 | Sections 1(1), 8(13), 16(3)(a), (d) and (e), 17(2)(a), (c) and 72 |
