55. Definitions for purposes of this Part
Category: Section 55 (ITA) – Definitions for purposes of this Part
Section 55
- Definition of “cumulative taxable value” deleted by section 25 of Act 90 of 1988.
- Definition of “fair market value” amended by section 25 of Act 90 of 1988 and substituted by section 6 of Act 32 of 2005.
- Subsection (2) amended by section 22 of Act 28 of 1997 and section 37 of Act 30 of 2000 and deleted by section 6 of Act 32 of 2005.
“Donation” definition of section 55 of ITA
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates –
“donation” means any gratuitous disposal of property including any gratuitous waiver or renunciation of a right;
“Donee” definition of section 55 of ITA
“donee” means any beneficiary under a donation and includes, where property has been disposed of under a donation to any trustee to be administered by him for the benefit of any beneficiary, such trustee: Provided that any donations tax paid or payable by any trustee in his capacity as such may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the trust deed concerned, be recovered by him from the assets of the trust;
“Fair market value” definition of section 55 of ITA
“fair market value”, means –
(a) the price which could be obtained upon a sale of the property between a willing buyer and a willing seller dealing at arm’s length in an open market; or
(b) in relation to immovable property on which a bona fide farming undertaking is being carried on in the Republic, the amount determined by reducing the price which could be obtained upon a sale of the property between a willing buyer and a willing seller dealing at arm’s length in an open market by 30 per cent;
Property definition of section 55
“property” means any right in or to property movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, wheresoever situated.
Subsections 2 and 3 of section 55 of ITA
(2) ……….
(3) For the purposes of this Part a donation shall be deemed to take effect upon the date upon which all the legal formalities for a valid donation have been complied with.