{"id":12698,"date":"2026-03-02T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/?p=12698"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:06:59","slug":"budget-2026-how-much-will-the-increased-cgt-primary-residence-exclusion-save-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2026\/budget-2026-how-much-will-the-increased-cgt-primary-residence-exclusion-save-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are also proposing additional tax measures to ease the financial burden on households and businesses, by adjusting personal income tax brackets and rebates fully in line with inflation.\u201d (Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much will I save if I sell my house?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A big highlight for property sellers and buyers is that, having remained unchanged since 2012, the\u00a0<strong>primary residence exclusion<\/strong>\u00a0for Capital Gains Tax has been increased from R2 million to R3 million. In addition, the\u00a0<strong>annual CGT exclusion<\/strong>\u00a0has been increased for individuals by 25% from R40,000 to R50,000, and for deceased estates by 47% from R300,000 to R440,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big win is that when you sell your primary residence (the home you live in), the first R3 million capital gain is now excluded from CGT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a look at the illustrative savings calculation below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary residence CGT exclusion: R2m vs R3m<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-CGT-Comparison.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfer duty threshold unchanged<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unchanged from last year, you pay no transfer duty if the property you are buying sells for at (or below) the set threshold of R1,210,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-transfer-duty.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2026\/sars\/Budget%202026%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Source: SARS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBracket creep\u201d relief for taxpayers<\/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 increased in line with inflation. That\u2019s welcome relief after last year\u2019s unchanged tax tables which resulted in \u201cfiscal drag\u201d (also referred to as \u201cbracket creep\u201d) for anyone receiving a salary increase that pushed them into a higher tax bracket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trusts:&nbsp;<\/strong>Special trusts are by and large taxed as individuals, but other trusts are taxed at a flat rate of 45% \u2013 also unchanged from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-income-tax.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2026\/sars\/Budget%202026%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Source: SARS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corporate taxes:<\/strong>&nbsp;The tax rate for companies remains unchanged, with substantial relief for smaller businesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-income-tax-companies.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-income-small-business-corporations.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-turnover-tax-for-micro-businesses.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/national%20budget\/2026\/sars\/Budget%202026%20Tax%20guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Source: SARS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cSin taxes\u201d up: The details<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most sin tax increases were generally in line with or slightly below inflation. See the table below for full details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table 4.8 Changes in specific excise duties, 2026\/27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnews.co.za\/Code\/Uploads\/Article\/Budget2026_Tables\/table-excise-duties.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov.za\/documents\/National%20Budget\/2026\/review\/FullBR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Source: National Treasury (Table 4.8)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much more or less will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use Fin 24\u2019s Budget Calculator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/business\/budget\/calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\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>Phew! No major tax increases are planned, and taxpayers will benefit from zero \u201cbracket creep\u201d across a range of taxes. While property sellers and buyers will be disappointed that transfer duty thresholds have not increased, there\u2019s reason to get very excited about the 50% increase in the primary residence CGT exclusion from R2m to R3m. <\/p>\n<p>Read on for an illustrative calculation of CGT savings, some of the more important tax tables, and a calculator to show you how much more or less you will be paying in taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101014,"featured_media":12701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,6,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-finance","category-property","category-tax"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You? &#8226; LawDotNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2026\/budget-2026-how-much-will-the-increased-cgt-primary-residence-exclusion-save-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You? &#8226; LawDotNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Phew! 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