Question:
Can you invest lump sums into your living annuity? If so, do you get the tax deduction benefit on these amounts?
Answer:
Wynand, Your living annuity can only accept proceeds from your retirement funds, so you cannot invest ad hoc lump sums. You can invest lump sums into a retirement annuity (and get a tax deduction to the extent permitted - ie up to 15% of your non-pensionable income pa) and from there transfer the proceeds into a living annuity. But unless you have a lot of non-pensionable income, this will not be very tax effective as you would pay income tax on the draw-downs from your living annuity.