What are the tax benefits of a preservation fund?


A preservation fund preserves your investment and the tax benefits of a pension or provident fund.

  1. Investment returns are tax free – there is no income tax or capital gains tax
  2. Benefits are taxed on a favourable basis – lump sum benefits are taxed on a sliding scale with a portion of the benefit tax free (see details under “What is the tax on your preservation fund benefits?”)

You do not pay tax when you transfer to a preservation fund, provided you transfer from a pension or provident fund to a provident preservation fund, or from a pension fund to a pension preservation fund.

The information and answers supplied in this section do not constitute advice as defined by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002.


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