Ticktin Timbers CC v Commissioner for Inland Revenue (443/97)
Ticktin Timbers CC v Commissioner for Inland Revenue (443/97) [1999] ZASCA 59; [1999] 4 All SA 192 (A) (10 September 1999)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the interest paid by the close corporation to its sole member was not incurred in the production of the corporation's income but rather to facilitate a distribution to the member. The court found that the loan and the distribution were interdependent transactions, structured to enable the member to pay personal debts. The liability for interest was not necessary for the corporation's income-producing activities, and the deduction was therefore prohibited by section 23(g) of the Income Tax Act. The court distinguished between loans genuinely required for b…
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- Income Tax Deduction
- Interest On Loans
- Close Corporation Distribution
- Dual Purpose Expenditure