pension funds

The workshop centred on the proposed repeal of the foreign pension exemption in section 10(1)(gC)(ii) of the Income Tax Act. This exemption currently allows South African residents to receive certain foreign pensions tax-free. Our sense is that Treasury may move toward a compromise model similar to section 10(1)(0), which introduced a R1.25m tax-free exemption threshold and taxation only above that level. This would protect retirees with modest pensions but still capture tax on larger foreign pensions.