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GEPF Clean Break Divorce Benefit Claims And Taxation

How does tax on the portion of the pension interest allocated by the court work? If the parties were divorced on or after 13 September 2007, the non-member spouse will be taxed in his or her own right. If the parties were divorced before 13 September 2007, only the member spouse is taxed. However, should a non-member spouse owe the South African Revenue Service (SARS) any tax, this will be deducted from the benefit by SARS, regardless of whether the parties divorced before or after 13 September 2007

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