- Constitutional Court judgement for Capitec Bank confirms important VAT principles
- Capitec provides unsecured loans exempt from VAT
- Capitec provides free loan cover to clients in case of retrenchment or death
- CC ruled that loan cover was provided free of charge
- CC clarified that a free-of-charge supply can still be considered a taxable supply
- Loan cover was provided in the course of both exempt and enterprise activities
- Capitec was not entitled to claim full deduction under section 16(3)(c) due to apportionment issue
Source: ensafrica.com
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