Gambling Tax South Africa 2019

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Government to introduce a gambling tax

Back in the 2011 Budget, the Minister proposed a withholding tax on gambling winnings. The Minister proposed that, with effect from April 2012, all winnings above R25,000, including pay-outs from the National Lottery, would be subject to a final withholding tax at the rate of 15%. The Minister stated that this was in line with practice in a number of other countries, including the United States of America. The aim for introducing this withholding tax on gambling winnings was to discourage excessive gambling.

Gambling Tax South Africa 2019 Online

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In the 2019 Budget Speech, the Minister of Finance announced that draft legislation pertaining to the long-awaited gambling tax would be published for public comment in 2019. We discussed this announcement in our Special Edition Budget Speech Alert of 20 February 2019. You are viewing the income tax rates, thresholds and allowances for the 2019 Tax Year in South Africa. If you are looking for an alternative tax year, please select one below. 2016 - 2017 Tax Tables 2017 - 2018 Tax Tables 2019 - 2020 Tax Tables 2020 - 2021 Tax Tables. Online casinos are perhaps the second most popular form of online gambling in South Africa that can win you a massive jackpot, and it’s not the first time someone has managed to cash out a huge sum. Hence, it is normal to ask, even in these scenarios, whether tax is applicable on these winnings. In March 2019 we visited Cape Town to find out what it's like to live in a place that the World Bank calls the most unequal city in the world.directed by htt.

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Gambling Tax South Africa 2019 Schedule

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Gambling Tax South Africa 2019

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