ABC (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (VAT 1857)
ABC (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (VAT 1857) [2020] ZATC 24; 83 SATC 396 (25 February 2020)
The court held that the definition of 'consideration' in section 1 of the VAT Act is broad and unambiguous, including any payment made in respect of the supply of goods, which encompasses transfer duty paid on the acquisition of immovable property from non-vendors. The court found that the inclusion of transfer duty in the calculation of notional input tax is consistent with the language, context, and purpose of the VAT Act, and does not result in the recovery of transfer duty but rather ensures that VAT is not paid twice on the same value-added. The respondent's unilateral practice was deeme…
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- Value Added Tax
- Notional Input Tax
- Transfer Duty
- Statutory Interpretation