What are the tax benefits of a retirement annuity?


There are three tax benefits:

  1. Contributions are tax deductible – you may deduct up to 27,5% of your gross remuneration or taxable income (whichever is the higher) in respect of your total contributions to a pension, provident or retirement annuity fund, subject to an annual limit of R350,000.
  2. Investment returns are tax free – there is no income tax or capital gains tax on the investment return earned in a RA.
  3. 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 RA benefits?”).
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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