ABC (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (IT13775) [2016] ZATC 10 (29 April 2016)
Court
Tax Court
Case number
IT13775
Judges
Keightley, S Makda, P Vundla
The Tax Court held that employer-paid tax consultancy fees for expatriate employees were taxable fringe benefits and dismissed ABC (Pty) Ltd’s appeal.
Bosch and Another v Commissioner of South African Revenue Services (A 94/2012) [2012] ZAWCHC 188; [2013] 2 All SA 41 (WCC); 2013 (5) SA 130 (WCC); 75 SATC 1 (20 November 2012)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A 94/2012
Judges
Davis, Baartman, Waglay
The Court held that the scheme agreements created unconditional sales upon exercise of the option, and that section 8A was triggered at that point, not upon delivery of shares. The various clauses in the scheme, including those relating to continued employment and the stop loss provision, did not constitute suspensive conditions that would defer the creation of the right to acquire shares. The Court found that the scheme had clear commercial purpose and was not a simulated transaction. Accordingly, paragraph 2(a) of the Seventh Schedule was excluded by the proviso, and section 8C did not appl…