{"id":10761,"date":"2025-03-26T11:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:46:28","slug":"2025-budget-2-0-a-mixed-bag-with-good-news-for-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2025\/2025-budget-2-0-a-mixed-bag-with-good-news-for-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2.0: A Mixed Bag, With Good News for Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGood in parts\u201d (Like the curate\u2019s egg)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfer duty threshold increased by 10%<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You pay no transfer duty if the property you are buying sells for less than the set threshold. The threshold wasn\u2019t increased last year, so this year\u2019s proposed 10% increase from R1,100,000 to R1,210,000 (from 1 April) is a welcome adjustment for inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all the brackets adjusted upwards by 10% as per the table below, properties at every level become that much more affordable to buyers, and by extension sellers will also benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/2025\/Transfer_Duty2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2025\/sars\/Budget%202025%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SARS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ongoing VAT increase saga<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal to increase VAT from 15% to 16% over two years, with a 0.5% hike planned to take effect on 1 May 2025 and the other 0.5% on 1 April 2026, has met with fierce resistance from business, consumers and trade unions \u2013 and from the opposition benches in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As to when we can expect clarity on whether government will be able to muster enough support in parliament to convert this and its other proposals into law, we are sailing in uncharted waters and only time will tell. Hold thumbs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The unchanged tax tables, and no new taxes&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Individual taxpayers: <\/strong>Your tax rates (and the associated rebates and medical tax credits) are unchanged, so we can at least be thankful that there were none of the major increases that had been hinted at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What will hurt us is that for the second consecutive year there is no inflation adjustment to the tax brackets, which means that \u201cfiscal drag\u201d (also referred to as \u201cbracket creep\u201d) will leave you paying more tax if you receive an increase \u2013 particularly if it pushes you into a higher tax bracket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trusts: <\/strong>Special trusts are by and large taxed as individuals, but other trusts are taxed at a flat rate of 45% \u2013 again unchanged from last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/2025\/IncomeTax_2025Indiv_Trusts.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2025\/sars\/Budget%202025%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SARS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corporate and other taxes:<\/strong>&nbsp;Corporate and dividend tax rates, capital gains taxes, donations tax and estate duty all remain unchanged. With all the pre-Budget speculation about possible increases in these taxes, perhaps coupled with a new wealth tax and\/or new taxes to fund the NHI (National Health Insurance), this is good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/2025\/IncomeTax_Companies2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2025\/sars\/Budget%202025%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SARS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cSin taxes\u201d up \u2013 the details<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increases in sin taxes were mostly above inflation at 6.75% for alcohol and 4.75% &#8211; 6.75% for tobacco products \u2013 see the table below for full details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/2025\/New_Excise%20Duties2025v2.jpg\">&nbsp;<br><strong><em>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2025\/review\/FullBR.pdf#page=64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>National Treasury<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How much will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes? Use Fin 24\u2019s four-step Budget Calculator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/fin24\/calculators\/tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:&nbsp; There is (at time of writing) uncertainty as to whether or not the Minister will proceed with his proposed tax changes \u2013 even if he fails to garner sufficient political support to ultimately ensure their adoption by parliament.&nbsp; If he does proceed, it\u2019s equally unclear how long they will be valid for. Regardless, expect a lot of political manoeuvring and perhaps some major changes in the weeks ahead!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border-top: 1px solid #dedfe0!important;padding-top: 20px!important;margin-top: 20px!important\">Disclaimer:\u00a0The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact us for specific and detailed advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a9 LawDotNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGood in parts\u201d (Like the curate\u2019s egg) Transfer duty threshold increased by 10% You pay no transfer duty if the property you are buying sells for less than the set threshold. 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