Mr Desai, a widower retired from Man Ed Ltd on September as he has reached the age of
years. Upon his retirement he had received the following income for the year of assessment:
A watch, that the company had paid R for. This was awarded in appreciation of the long service
he had given to the company.
As per the agreement in his employment contract, Mr Desai continued to receive a salary of R
per month for the entire current year of assessment.
Dividends of R was received from a company based in Germany which was listed on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange JSE
Mr Desai owns a rent producing property which earns rent of R per month, in addition to this he
has incurred maintenance expenses of Rallowable deduction during the year of assessment.
Dividends of R which was received from a South African company for the year.
He received interest of R from a local bank, this was from a fixed deposit he held at the bank.
Mr Desai had the following expenses during the year of assessment:
A contribution of of his salary to a pension fund.
A provisional tax payment of R was made on August
Required:
Calculate the tax payable for Mr Desai for the year of assessment.