Section 81 (VAT) – Amendment of section 23 of Act 77 of 1968

81. Amendment of section 23 of Act 77 of 1968, as amended by section 20 of Act 103 of 1969, section 13 of Act 92 of 1971, section 11 of Act 89 of 1972, section 10 of Act 66 of 1973, section 10 of Act 88 of 1974, section 20 of Act 106 of 1980, section 6 of Act 87 of 1982, section 5 of Act 92 of 1983, section 25 of Act 87 of 1988 and section 8 of Act 69 of 1989

 

Section 23 of the Stamp Duties Act, 1968, is hereby amended by the addition to paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of the following subparagraph:

(viii)  where exemption from duty is claimed under paragraph (v) of the Exemptions to Item 15(3) of Schedule 1, there is annexed to such instrument a declaration signed by the transferor containing the following particulars:

(aa)   The name and address of the transferor and the registration number allocated to him as a vendor under the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991;

(bb)   the name and address of the transferee;

(cc)   the date of the sale or disposal of the share in respect of which the registration of transfer is to be effected, and the amount of the consideration given by the transferee for the share under the sale or disposal, excluding value-added tax within the meaning of the said Act; and

(dd)   the amount of the said value-added tax payable in respect of the sale or disposal and the tax period under the said Act in respect of which such tax has been or will be payable.