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ETF: Income ETFs II – Listed Property ETFs

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

…the loss-making assets. Property and tax Income received from REITs is taxed at your income tax rate. Income earned from property companies that don’t have REIT status is treated as interest. After the initial R23,800 tax exemption, income received from these companies is also taxed at your income tax rate. This rate could be significantly…

Income tax and trusts: A basic introduction

De Wet De VilliersLatest, Tax Tuesday

…allow income to flow through to a beneficiary without being subject to tax in the trust. But, for this provision to apply, the trust income must vest in the beneficiary within the same year of assessment in which the trust receives the income. That income will not be part of the trust’s taxable income, as…

How much tax will I pay?

De Wet De VilliersLatest, Tax Tuesday

…taxpayer. How does this apply to me? These are the tax rates for individuals for the 2023 tax year (March 2022 – 28 February 2023): ​Taxable Income Bracket ​Rates of Tax R1 – R226 000 18% of taxable income R226 001 – R353 100 R40 680 + 26% of taxable income above R226 000 R353…

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The three-bucket retirement plan

Carina JoosteLatest, Retire

…and nice-to-have income. Category 1: Must-have, guaranteed income What is the absolute minimum income needed for you and your household to cover essential expenses? This includes necessities such as housing, food, and healthcare. Category 2: Flexible income Falling not squarely in the guaranteed income bucket or the nice-to-have bucket, flexible income can support a nicer…

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How to live off a dividend portfolio

Rochelle WarriesLatest, Rochelle Writes

…in retirement or supplement your income stream. By determining your income needs, building a diversified dividend portfolio, calculating your expected dividend income, and monitoring your portfolio, you can create a reliable source of income while holding onto your shares. Remember, while dividend-paying stocks can provide a steady stream of income, they aren’t risk-free investments. It’s…

Foreign-employment income tax

De Wet De VilliersLatest, Tax Tuesday

…foreign jurisdiction may well choose to tax the entire income. Will I be double taxed? For amounts in excess of R1.25 million, South Africa will include the income in that person’s taxable income for the year of assessment. This doesn’t result in the income being double taxed. The foreign jurisdiction will still want to tax…

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Tax on income: foreign employment and foreign employees

De Wet De VilliersLatest, Tax Tuesday

…In addition to taxing South African residents on their worldwide income, South Africa also taxes income that is earned from a source in South Africa. In some circumstances, the Income Tax Act specifies the kind of income and the surrounding circumstances that are deemed to be income from a South African source. When the income…

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Dividend ETFs

Simon BrownETF Blog, Latest

The ultimate aim of all this investing business is being able to survive once we stop earning an income. For some, that’s retirement at 65. For others, it’s financial independence at 37. When we stop earning an income, we have to sell some of our investments to replace the income we earned before we reached…

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Living vs guaranteed annuities

Carina JoosteLatest, Retire

…With-profit or hybrid annuity: Also offers a guaranteed income for life. However, your annual income will increase depending on the portfolio’s investment returns. And if the returns are negative, your guaranteed income will stay the same (it won’t decrease). Your income will only increase based on how the investment performs, placing investment-risk in your court….

Tax Tuesday: Tax and retirement

De Wet De VilliersLatest, Tax Tuesday

…2019 tax year ending on 28 February 2019. Taxable income Rates of tax (R) – 195 850 18% of taxable income 195 851 – 305 850 35 253 + 26% of taxable income above 195 850 305 851 – 423 300 63 853 + 31% of taxable income above 305 850 423 301 – 555…