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QUICK CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR BUSINESS QUALIFIES FOR
THE TURNOVER TAX
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Will the qualifying
turnover of the business be less than or equal to R1 million for
the year of assessment?
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Yes
No |
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| 2 |
Do you declare that
the business is not registered for VAT or, if it is registered for VAT,
that you are willing to deregister it?
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Yes
No
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| 3 |
Do you declare that
the business does not render a professional service?
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Yes
No
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| 4 |
Do you declare that
the business is not a personal service provider or a labour broker
without a SARS exemption certificate?
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Yes
No
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| 5 |
Does the business
trade in one of the following forms: sole proprietor, partnership, close
corporation, cooperative or
company?
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Yes
No
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| 6 |
If the business is a
partnership, do you declare that all the partners will be individuals
throughout the year of assessment?
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Yes
No
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If the business is a
close corporation, cooperative or company, do you declare that all of
the shareholders/members will be individuals throughout the year of
assessment?
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Yes
No
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| 8 |
Do you declare that
the business is not a public benefit organisation or a recreational
club?
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Yes
No
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| 9 |
Does the business have
a year of assessment that ends on the last day of February?
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Yes
No
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| 10 |
Do
you declare that the shareholders, members and the business do not hold
shares/interests in another close corporation, cooperative or company,
other than the following exceptions:
- Interests
in listed South African companies;
- Interests
in collective investment schemes;
- Interests
in body corporates and share block companies;
- Interests
in venture capital companies;
- Interests
of less than 5% in social or consumer co-operatives;
- Interests
of less than 5% in co-operative burial societies or primary savings
co-operative banks; and
- Interests
in friendly societies.
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Yes
No
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Do you declare that
the investment income is not expected to exceed 10% of the total income
of the business for the year of assessment?
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Yes
No
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Do you declare that
the income from the disposal of assets by the business over the year of
assessment and the past two years of assessment is not expected to
exceed R1.5 million in total?
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Yes
No
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Note:
If you are a partner in more than one partnership, you will not qualify
for the “turnover tax”. Your partners will still qualify if they are
only partners in a single partnership and answer 'yes' to any of the
questions
If the score is red: You don’t qualify for Turnover Tax
If the score is green: You qualify for turnover Tax
score:
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