Can I include my leave in arrears lump sum in non-pensionable income?


Question:

Can I include my leave in arrears lump sum in non-pensionable income to calculate the 15% retirement annuity contribution for the year?

Answer:

Ingrid,

If it falls in your taxable income (as leave pay should), and you are contributing to the company retirement fund from this money (this depends on your employer's definition of pension-funding income), then yes, you can set off retirement annuity contributions against this. However, if the amounts are included as part of a retrenchment package, and treated as a capital pay-out, then you would not be able to claim a deduction.

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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