What is the tax percentage when claiming my provident fund?


Question:

Could you kindly let me know what is the tax percentage when claiming my provident an pension fund in full upon resigning. Kind regards

Answer:

Hi Helena, 

The first R25 000 is paid out tax-free, the balance to R660 000 is taxed at 18%, the balance to R990 000 at 27% and the remainder at 36%. The tables are the applied to the aggregate of all your retirement fund withdrawals (current and previous).

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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