Western Platinum Ltd v Commissioner for South Africa Revenue Service (294/03)
Western Platinum Ltd v Commissioner for South Africa Revenue Service (294/03) [2004] ZASCA 83; [2004] 4 All SA 611 (SCA); 67 SATC 1 (27 September 2004)
The court held that only interest income directly connected to mining operations qualifies as mining income for the purposes of capital expenditure deduction under the Income Tax Act. Interest earned as a necessary concomitant of mining operations, such as late payment interest from customers, escrow account interest arising from security arrangements for mining loans, and export incentive interest, was found to be sufficiently connected to mining operations and thus classified as mining income. However, interest earned from cash management schemes, foreign bank accounts, fixed deposits, and…
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- Income Tax Act
- Mining Income Definition
- Interest Income Characterisation
- Capital Expenditure Deduction
- Direct Connection Test