During the current year of assessment Fellen sold her primary residence for R7 500 000. It was purchased on 1 June 2006 for R3 780 000. She incurred commission costs on the sale of property of R67 500. YOU ARE REQUIRED to calculate the taxable capital gain to be included in Fellen’s taxable income because of the sale of the primary residence. You may assume that she did not sell any other capital asset.a.R1 652 500b.R1 612 500c.R3 652 500d.R645 000
Question
During the current year of assessment Fellen sold her primary residence for R7 500 000. It was purchased on 1 June 2006 for R3 780 000. She incurred commission costs on the sale of property of R67 500. YOU ARE REQUIRED to calculate the taxable capital gain to be included in Fellen’s taxable income because of the sale of the primary residence. You may assume that she did not sell any other capital asset.a.R1 652 500b.R1 612 500c.R3 652 500d.R645 000
Solution
To calculate the taxable capital gain, we first need to determine the capital gain. The capital gain is the selling price of the property minus the purchase price and any costs associated with the sale.
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Calculate the capital gain: Selling price = R7 500 000 Purchase price = R3 780 000 Commission costs = R67 500 Capital gain = Selling price - Purchase price - Commission costs Capital gain = R7 500 000 - R3 780 000 - R67 500 = R3 652 500
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However, in South Africa, the first R2 000 000 of any capital gain resulting from the sale of a primary residence is excluded from taxable income.
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So, we subtract this amount from the capital gain: Taxable capital gain = Capital gain - R2 000 000 Taxable capital gain = R3 652 500 - R2 000 000 = R1 652 500
So, the taxable capital gain to be included in Fellen’s taxable income because of the sale of the primary residence is R1 652 500. Therefore, the answer is (a) R1 652 500.
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