6. Normal tax rebates
(1) In determining the normal tax payable by any natural person, other than normal tax in respect of any retirement fund lump sum benefit, retirement fund lump sum withdrawal benefit or severance benefit, there must be deducted an amount equal to the sum of the amounts allowed to the natural person by way of rebates under subsection (2).
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 4 of Act 90 of 1988, section 4 of Act 70 of 1989, section 4 of Act 129 of 1991, section 5 of Act 21 of 1995, section 5 of Act 8 of 2007, section 7 of Act 60 of 2008, section 9 of Act 24 of 2011 and section 4 of Act 25 of 2015 and section 7 of Act 15 of 2016 effective on 19 January 2017]
(2) In the case of a natural person there shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4), be allowed by way of –
(a) a primary rebate, an amount of R17 235;
[Paragraph (a) amended by section 4 of Act 36 of 1996, by section 3 of Act 28 of 1997, by section 22(a) of Act 30 of 1998, by section 5(a) of Act 32 of 1999, by section 15(a) of Act 30 of 2000, by section 6(a) of Act 19 of 2001, by section 11 of Act 30 of 2002, substituted by section 35 of Act 12 of 2003, by section 6 of Act 16 of 2004, by section 3 of Act 9 of 2005, amended by section 20 of Act 9 of 2006, by section 2(2)(a) of Act 8 of 2007, by section 1(2)(a) of Act 3 of 2008, by section 6(3) of Act 17 of 2009, by section 5(3) of Act 7 of 2010, by section 6(3) of Act 24 of 2011, by section 9(1)(b) of Act 24 of 2011 and substituted by section 2(1) of Act 13 of 2012, by section 4(1) of Act 23 of 2013, by section 3(1) of Act 42 of 2014, by section 4(1) of Act 13 of 2015, by section 5(1) of Act 13 of 2016, by section 4(1) of Act 14 of 2017, by section 3(1) of Act 21 of 2018, by section 2(1) of Act 32 of 2019, by section 3(1) of Act 22 of 2020, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2021, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2022 and by section 3(1) of Act 19 of 2023 effective on 1 March, 2023 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]
(b) a secondary rebate, if the taxpayer was or, had he or she lived, would have been 65 years of age or older on the last day of the year of assessment, an amount of R9 444; and
[Paragraph (b) amended by section 22(b) of Act 30 of 1998, by section 5(b) of Act 32 of 1999, by section 15(b) of Act 30 of 2000, by section 6(b) of Act 19 of 2001, substituted by section 35 of Act 12 of 2003, by section 6 of Act 16 of 2004, by section 3 of Act 9 of 2005, amended by section 2(2)(a) of Act 8 of 2007, by section 1(2)(a) of Act 3 of 2008, by section 6(3) of Act 17 of 2009, by section 5(3) of Act 7 of 2010, by section 6(3) of Act 24 of 2011, by section 9(1)(c) of Act 24 of 2011 and substituted by section 2(1) of Act 13 of 2012, by section 4(1) of Act 23 of 2013, by section 3(1) of Act 42 of 2014, by section 4(1) of Act 13 of 2015, by section 4(1) of Act 14 of 2017, by section 3(1) of Act 21 of 2018, by section 2(1) of Act 32 of 2019, by section 3(1) of Act 22 of 2020, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2021, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2022 and by section 3(1) of Act 19 of 2023 effective on 1 March, 2023 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]
(c) a tertiary rebate if the taxpayer was or, had he or she lived, would have been 75 years of age or older on the last day of the year of assessment, an amount of R3 145.
[Subsection (2) amended by section 5(a) and (b) of Act 91 of 1982, by section 4 of Act 121 of 1984, by section 3(a) and (b) of Act 96 of 1985, by section 4 of Act 85 of 1987, by section 4(b) and (c) of Act 90 of 1988, substituted by section 4(1)(a) of Act 70 of 1989, amended by section 3(a), (b) and (c) of Act 101 of 1990, by section 4(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Act 129 of 1991, by section 4(a), (b) and (c) of Act 141 of 1992 and substituted by section 5(a) of Act 21 of 1995. Paragraph (c) added by section 9(1)(d) of Act 24 of 2011 and substituted by section 2(1) of Act 13 of 2012, by section 4(1) of Act 23 of 2013, by section 3(1) of Act 42 of 2014, by section 4(1) of Act 13 of 2015, by section 4(1) of Act 14 of 2017, by section 3(1) of Act 21 of 2018, by section 2(1) of Act 32 of 2019, by section 3(1) of Act 22 of 2020, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2021, by section 2(1) of Act 19 of 2022 and by section 3(1) of Act 19 of 2023 effective on 1 March, 2023 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]
(3) ……….
(4) Where the period assessed is less than 12 months, the amount to be allowed by way of a rebate under subsection (2) shall be such amount as bears to the full amount of such rebate, the same ratio as the period assessed bears to 12 months.
(5) ……….
[Subsection (5) added by section 8 of Act 7 of 2010, substituted by section 9 of Act 24 of 2011 and deleted by section 4 of Act 25 of 2015 effective on 8 January 2016]
(6)
(a) The Minister may announce in the national annual budget contemplated in section 27(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, that, with effect from a date or dates mentioned in that announcement, the amounts allowed to a natural person by way of rebates under subsection (2) will be altered to the extent mentioned in the announcement.
(b) If the Minister makes an announcement of an alteration contemplated in paragraph (a), that alteration comes into effect on the date or dates determined by the Minister in that announcement and continues to apply for a period of 12 months from that date or those dates, subject to Parliament passing legislation giving effect to that announcement within that period of 12 months.
[Subsection (6) added by section 4 of Act 23 of 2018 effective on 17 January 2019]