During the 1980s, South Africa imposed the. General Sales Tax (GST) on goods and services. If a similar SA supply would be zero rated (s 11) or exempt. Prior to the introduction of value-added tax (“VAT”) in South Africa in October products zero-rated under VAT were exempt under GST might mean that the.

24 Oct 2018 Government has proposed that white bread flour, cake flour and sanitary pads should be included in the basket of zero-rated VAT items from  23 May 2019 Zero-rated goods are products that are exempt from value-added tax heels of an increase in the VAT rate in South Africa from 14% to 15%,  30 Jul 2018 The announcement came as no surprise as South Africa was in desperate need of additional revenue to address the ever increasing budget  18 Jun 2018 The panel will consider food items that are not currently zero rated that may be considered for zero rating that will provide relief to poor and low-  Certain goods and services are Zero-rated, including exports, basic food items, petrol and diesel, and farming inputs. The zero-rating of these goods and services  24 Oct 2018 The current zero-rated tax items list. Currently, these are the list of items that are exempt from being taxed in South Africa. Brown bread; Maize 

Prior to the introduction of value-added tax (“VAT”) in South Africa in October products zero-rated under VAT were exempt under GST might mean that the.

Currently there are 19 basic food items on the zero-rated list. It includes, among other items, brown bread, maize meal, samp, eggs and edible legumes. National treasury called upon the public to make submissions to the panel regarding amendments to the zero-rated list. There has been pressure on government from lobby groups to add chicken products to the basket of zero-rated items as well. Brought to you by Moneyweb For more news your way, download The Citizen Zero-rated basic food items. Malus Gigaba said that 19 basic food items that are zero-rated and are only meant to cover basic food items. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says that poor households will not be affected by the increase of VAT to 15 %. Gigaba said that there are 19 basic food items that are zero-rated. The definition of Zero Rated items are supplies of goods or services specified in the Vat Act that can be billed at 0% VAT. This means no additional amount of VAT will be added to the purchase price of zero-rated supplies and services.

10 Sep 2018 But South Africans should also be realistic about what tax policies can that it was important to include sanitary products on the zero-rated list.

With this news, the government also announced that the South African VAT system will now take into account 19 basic food items which are to be zero-rated. It is suggested frozen vegetables remains zero-rated, whereas canned vegetables and some fresh vegetables items be zero-rated. Keywords: Value added tax,  28 Oct 2016 XO Africa argued that its services should be zero rated in terms of the they would receive services from local suppliers while in South Africa.

Donated goods and services sold by non-profit bodies; Financial services; Renting a residential dwelling; Residential accommodation under a head lease; The 

South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT). The review came after VAT was increased in the 2018/19 budget, from 14% to 15%, to help the country plug a huge budget hole.

The zero rate is generally applied to give effect to the destination principle of taxation (taxing domestic consumption and freeing foreign consumption), and to remove VAT from meritorious supplies (such as supplies consumed by low-income consumers, as is the case in South Africa).

18 Oct 2017 Zero-Rated VAT in South Africa. The following transactions or goods are zero- rated supplies: 19 basic food items, like milk and brown bread 

Although teacakes cannot be zero rated in terms of South African VAT legislation, this case illustrates that if a particular retailer or wholesaler incorrectly interprets the VAT treatment of small items, such as teacakes, the financial implications over a period of five years can be significant.