Output VAT Flashcards
What is the “Trigger” of VAT?
According to Section 7(1) it is levied on
1. Supply of goods or services by a vendor in the course of furtherance of an enterpise
2. Import of goods
3. Imported services
What are Barter transactions?
The exchange for a service or good for another that is not traceable (small amount of cash)
What are not classified as Goods?
Money except gold coins
Revenue stamps except if you are the collector
Rights arising from a mortgage bond or pledge of goods
Compulsory registration as a Vendor s23(1)
- If a person’s taxable supplies exceeds R1m at the end of any 12 month period
- Likely to exceed R1m in a 12 month period
- Foreign supplier of electronic services (taxable if supply exceeds R1m)
What is excluded from taxable supplies for s23(1)?
- Value excluding VAT itself
- Excludes exempt supplies
- Excludes supplies form significant downscaling
- Excludes supplies resulting from replacement of capital assets
- Excludes supplies from temporary abnormal circumstances
What is voluntary registration as a Vendor?
A person may voluntarily register for VAT if his taxable supplies exceed or are expected to exceed R50 000 during a 12-month period
Compulsory registration as a natural person
If they carry more than one enterprise & taxable supplies exceed R1m, then the person has to register not the enterprise
Compulsory registration as an enterprise
If the enterprise is in separate companies & seen as separate persons (s50A), each must earn > R1m before compulsory registration
What are the admin requirements to compulsory registration?
- Fixed address
- Bank Account
- Proper accounting records
Within 21 days after required
Specific inclusions in “Enterprise”
- Commencement/Termination of enterprise
- Welfare organisation
- Foreign donor funded project
- Supply of foreign electronic services to a SA resident
What is excluded from an enterprise?
- Supply of services by an employee to their employer
- Hobbies
- Exempt supplies
- Commercial accomodation not exceeding R120 000 in a 12 month period
- Certain supplies made by branches or main businesses situated outside SA
Accounting Basis s15
There are 2 basis available:
1. Invoice basis
2. Payment basis
The following persons may use the payment basis:
- Public authority 7 municipalities
- Associations not for gain
- Water board & Local electricity distributor
- Natural persons who’s total taxable supplies do not exceed > R2,5m in a 12 month period
Category A Tax period
Two months period ending in uneven (Jan, Mar)
Category B Tax period
Two months period ending in Even (Feb, Apr)
Category C Tax period
- If value of taxable supplies for a 12 month period > R30m
- Vendor applied for category
- Classified into category by default by SARS
Category D Tax period
6 monthly periods ending in Feb/Aug as well as Farming and a value of taxable supplies < R1,5m for a 12-month period