Section 10(1)(p) of ITA

(p)     any amount received by or accrued to any person who is not a resident, for services rendered or work or labour done by him outside the Republic for or on behalf of any employer in the national or provincial sphere of government or any municipality in the Republic or any national or provincial public entity if not less than 80 per cent of the expenditure of such entity is defrayed directly or indirectly from funds voted by Parliament, if such amount is chargeable with income tax in the country in which he is ordinarily resident and the income tax so chargeable is borne by himself and is not paid on his behalf by the Government, the municipality concerned or such public entity;

Section 10(1)(q) of ITA

(q)     any bona fide scholarship or bursary, other than any scholarship or bursary contemplated in paragraph (qA), granted to enable or assist any person to study at a recognized educational or research institution: Provided that if any such scholarship or bursary has been so granted by an employer or an associated institution (as respectively defined in paragraph 1 of the Seventh Schedule) to an employee (as defined in the said paragraph) or to a relative of such employee, the exemption under this paragraph shall not apply

[Words preceding the proviso substituted by section 16 of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 March 2018 and applies in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(i)      in the case of a scholarship or bursary granted to so enable or assist any such employee, unless the employee agrees to reimburse the employer for any scholarship or bursary granted to that employee if that employee fails to complete his or her studies for reasons other than death, ill-health or injury;

(ii)     in the case of a scholarship or bursary granted to enable or assist any such relative of an employee so to study –

(aa)   if the remuneration proxy derived by the employee in relation to a year of assessment exceeded R600 000;

[Sub-paragraph (aa) amended by section 1(2)(c) of Act 3 of 2008, substituted by section 23(1)(t) of Act 31 of 2013, by section 23(1)(e) of Act 15 of 2016 and by section 7(1)(a) of Act 14 of 2017 and amended by section 10(1)(b) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(bb)   to so much of any scholarship or bursary contemplated in this subparagraph as in the case of any such relative, during the year of assessment, exceeds-

(A)    R20 000 in respect of-

[Words preceding subsubitem (AA) substituted by section 23 of Act 15 of 2016 and section 7 of Act 14 of 2017 effective on 1 March 2017, applies in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(AA)  grade R to grade twelve as contemplated in the definition of ‘school’ in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); or

(BB)  a qualification to which an NQF level from 1 up to and including 4 has been allocated in accordance with Chapter 2 of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act No. 67 of 2008);

[Subitem (A) substituted by section 16 of Act 25 of 2015 effective on 1 March 2013]

(B)    R60 000 in respect of a qualification to which an NQF level from 5 up to and including 10 has been allocated in accordance with Chapter 2 of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008); and

[Sub-paragraph (bb) amended by section 1(2)(c) of Act 3 of 2008, substituted by section 23(1)(t) of Act 31 of 2013 and amended by section 10(1)(b) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date] 

[Item (B) substituted by section 23(1)(g) of Act 15 of 2016 and by section 7(1)(c) of Act 14 of 2017 deemed effective on 1 March, 2017 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(cc)   if any remuneration to which the employee was entitled or might in the future have become entitled was in any manner whatsoever reduced or forfeited as a result of the grant of such scholarship or bursary;

[Sub-paragraph (cc) added by section 10(1)(b) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

[Paragraph (q) deleted by section 12(1)(i) of Act 129 of 1991, inserted by section 10(1)(p) of Act 141 of 1992, amended by section 10(1)(f) of Act 28 of 1997, by section 13(1)(c) and (d) of Act 30 of 2002 and substituted by section 10(1)(o) of Act 20 of 2006 and amended by section 16(1)(h) of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 March, 2018 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date] 

Section 10(1)(qA) of ITA

(qA)  any bona fide scholarship or bursary granted to enable or assist any person who is a person with a disability as defined in section 6B(1) to study at a recognised educational or research institution: Provided that if any such scholarship or bursary has been so granted by an employer or an associated institution (as respectively defined in paragraph 1 of the Seventh Schedule) to an employee (as defined in the said paragraph) who is a person with a disability as defined in section 6B(1) or to any person with a disability as defined in section 6B(1) who is a member of the family of an employee (as defined in paragraph 1 of the Seventh Schedule) in respect of whom that employee is liable for family care and support, the exemption under this paragraph shall not apply-

(i)      in the case of a scholarship or bursary granted to so enable or assist an employee, who is a person with a disability as defined in section 6B(1), unless that employee agrees to reimburse the employer for any scholarship or bursary granted to that employee if that employee fails to complete his or her studies for reasons other than death, ill-health or injury;

(ii)     in the case of a scholarship or bursary granted to enable or assist a person with a disability as defined in section 6B(1) who is a member of the family of an employee, as defined in paragraph 1 of the Seventh Schedule, in respect of whom that employee is liable for family care and support, to study-

[Words preceding item (aa) substituted by section 22 of Act 23 of 2018 effective on 1 March 2018, applies in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(aa)   if the remuneration proxy derived by the employee in relation to a year of assessment exceeded R600 000;

[Sub-paragraph (aa) amended by section 10(1)(d) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(bb)   to so much of any scholarship or bursary contemplated in this subparagraph as in the case of any such member of the family of that employee, during the year of assessment, exceeds-

(A)    R30 000 in respect of-

(AA) grade R to grade twelve as contemplated in the definition of “school” in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); or

(BB) a qualification to which an NQF level from 1 up to and including 4 has been allocated in accordance with Chapter 2 of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act No. 67 of 2008); and

(B)    R90 000 in respect of a qualification to which an NQF level from 5 up to and including 10 has been allocated in accordance with Chapter 2 of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008); and

[Sub-paragraph (bb) amended by section 10(1)(d) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(cc)   if any remuneration to which the employee was entitled or might in the future have become entitled was in any manner whatsoever reduced or forfeited as a result of the grant of such scholarship or bursary;

[Sub-paragraph (cc) added by section 10(1)(d) of Act 23 of 2020 effective on 1 March, 2021 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

[Paragraph (qA) inserted by section 11(c) of Act 55 of 1966, substituted by section 10(1)(g) of Act 121 of 1984, deleted by section 12(1)(j) of Act 129 of 1991 and inserted by section 16(1)(i) of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 1 March, 2018 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date. Paragraph (ii) amended by section 22(1)(c) of Act 23 of 2018 deemed effective on 1 March, 2018 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

Section 10(1)(r) of ITA

(r)      any gratuity (other than a leave gratuity) received by or accrued to any person from public funds upon his retirement from any office or employment under the Government, including the Railway Administration and any provincial administration, or from the funds of the Land and Agricultural Bank of South Africa upon his retirement as a member of the board of the said Bank, which the Treasury declares to be free of tax;

Section 10(1)(t) of ITA

(t)    the receipts and accruals

(i)      of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research;

(ii)     of the South African Inventions Development Corporation;

(iii)    of the South African National Roads Agency Limited incorporated in terms of section 3 of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998);

(iv)    ……….

(v)     of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa Limited, contemplated in section 2(1) of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa, Limited Act, 2003 (Act No. 51 of 2003);

(vi)    of any company during any period during which all the issued shares of such company are held by the Corporation referred to in subparagraph (v), if the operations of such company are conducted in pursuance of, or are ancillary or complementary to, the objects of the said Corporation;

(vii)   of any traditional council or traditional community established or recognised or deemed to have been established or recognised in terms of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003), or any tribe as defined in section 1 of that Act: Provided that the Minister may by notice in the Gazette determine that those receipts and accruals shall not be exempt with effect from any year of assessment commencing on or after a date to be determined by the Minister in such notice;

(viii)  of any regional electricity distributor that is wholly owned by any person that is exempt from normal tax during any year of assessment commencing before 1 January 2014, or before a later date that may be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette;

(ix)    of any water services provider;

(x)     of the Development Bank of Southern Africa established on 23 June 1983;

(xi)    ……….

(xii)   ……….

(xiii)  ……….

(xiv)  ……….

(xv)   ……….

(xvi)  of-

(aa)   the compensation fund established by section 15 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993);

(bb)   the reserve fund established by section 19 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993); and

(cc)   a mutual association licensed in terms of section 30 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993), to carry on the business of insurance of employers against their liabilities to employees, if the compensation paid by the mutual association is identical to compensation that would have been payable in similar circumstances in terms of that Act;

[Subparagraph (xvi) inserted by section 28 of Act 24 of 2011 and amended by section 23 of Act 15 of 2016 effective on 1 April 2016, applies in respect of receipts and accruals on or after that date]

(xvii)  of the National Housing Finance Corporation established in 1996 by the National Department of Human Settlements;

[Subparagraph (xvii) added by section 23(1)(h) of Act 15 of 2016 and substituted by section 9(1)(b) of Act 17 of 2023 with effect from 1 April, 2024 and applicable in respect of years of assessment ending on or after that date]

(xviii) of the Corporation for Deposit Insurance established in terms of section 166AE of the Financial Sector Regulation Act:

[Subparagraph (xviii) inserted by section 9(1)(c) of Act 17 of 2023 with effect from 1 April, 2024 and applicable in respect of years of assessment ending on or after that date]

: Provided that any entity contemplated in this paragraph must comply with such reporting requirements as the Commissioner may determine;

Section 10(1)(u) of ITA

(u)     any amount received by or accrued to any person-

(i)      from or on behalf of such person’s spouse or former spouse by way of alimony or allowance or maintenance of such person under an order of judicial separation or divorce granted in consequence of proceedings instituted after the twenty-first day of March, 1962, or under any agreement of separation entered into after that date.

Section 10(1)(y) of ITA

(y)     any government grant or government scrapping payment received or accrued in terms of any programme or scheme which has been approved in terms of the national annual budget process and has been identified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette with effect from a date specified by the Minister in that notice (including any date that precedes the date of such notice) for purposes of this paragraph, having regard to-

(i)      whether the programme or scheme meets government policy priorities and objectives with respect to-

(aa)    the encouragement of economic growth and investment;

(bb)   the promotion of employment creation;

(cc)    the development of public infrastructure and transport;

(dd)   the promotion of public health;

(ee)    the development of innovation and technology;

(ff)    the provision of housing and basic services; or

(gg)   the provision of relief in the case of natural disasters;

(ii)     the extent to which the programme or scheme will support the policy priorities and objectives contemplated in subparagraph (i);

(iii)    the financial implications for government should government grants or government scrapping payments in terms of that programme or scheme be exempt from tax; and

(iv)    whether the tax implications were taken into account in determining the appropriation or payment in respect of that programme or scheme;

[Paragraph (y) added by section 8 of Act 76 of 1968, deleted by section 10 of Act 101 of 1990, inserted by section 16 of Act 31 of 2005, amended by section 10 of Act 20 of 2006, deleted by section 19 of Act 22 of 2012 and added by section 16 of Act 25 of 2015 effective on 1 January 2013]

Section 10(1)(yA) of ITA

(yA)   any amount received by or accrued to any person in respect of goods or services provided to beneficiaries in terms of an official development assistance agreement that is binding in terms of section 231(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to the extent –

(aa)   that amount is received or accrued in relation to projects that are approved by the Minister; and

[Subparagraph (aa) substituted by section 16 of Act 17 of 2017 and section 22 of Act 23 of 2018 effective on 17 January 2019]

(bb)   where that agreement was concluded on or after 1 January 2007, that that agreement provides that those receipts and accruals of that person must be exempt;

[Subparagraph (bb) substituted by section 22(1)(d) of Act 23 of 2018 and by section 10(1)(e) of Act 23 of 2020 deemed to have come into operation 1 January, 2007 and applicable in respect of years of assessment commencing on or after that date]

(cc)    ……….

[Subparagraph (cc) deleted by section 16 of Act 17 of 2017 effective on 18 December 2017]