Visagie is 36 years old. During the current year of the assessment, he sold his primary residence for R680 000. He bought the house in 2007 for R320 000. You may assume he did not sell any other capital assets during the current year of assessment and that he did not have any assessed capital loss brought forward from the prior year. YOU ARE REQUIRED to calculate the taxable capital gain.a.R360 000b.R320 000c.R0d.R128 000
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Visagie is 36 years old. During the current year of the assessment, he sold his primary residence for R680 000. He bought the house in 2007 for R320 000. You may assume he did not sell any other capital assets during the current year of assessment and that he did not have any assessed capital loss brought forward from the prior year. YOU ARE REQUIRED to calculate the taxable capital gain.a.R360 000b.R320 000c.R0d.R128 000
Solution
To calculate the taxable capital gain, you first need to determine the capital gain. This is done by subtracting the cost of the asset from the selling price.
Step 1: Calculate the capital gain Selling price - Cost = Capital gain R680 000 - R320 000 = R360 000
However, only a portion of this gain is taxable. In South Africa, individuals are subject to a capital gains tax inclusion rate of 40%.
Step 2: Calculate the taxable capital gain Capital gain x Inclusion rate = Taxable capital gain R360 000 x 40% = R144 000
But, there is an annual exclusion of R40 000 for individuals on capital gains.
Step 3: Subtract the annual exclusion Taxable capital gain - Annual exclusion = Final taxable capital gain R144 000 - R40 000 = R104 000
So, the taxable capital gain would be R104 000. However, this option is not provided in your list. The closest option would be (d) R128 000, but this does not seem to take into account the annual exclusion. Please check the details of the question or the options provided.
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