Frequently Asked Questions: Deceased Estates

The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is a document that has been compiled on the basis of questions that executors and the public at large have had regarding the tax treatment of deceased estates.

Issue 2 of the FAQs on Deceased Estates can be found here.

The FAQs are not intended to be used as a legal reference and if more detail is needed, the Guide to the Individual Income Tax Return for Deceased and Insolvent Estates – External Guide, that can be found here, as well as the Comprehensive Guide to Capital Gains Tax, that can be found here, should be consulted.

Any questions that have not been addressed in the FAQs can be e-mailed to estateduty@sars.gov.za

15/07/2022