Question: QUESTION 3 ( 2 6 marks ) On 1 June 2 0 2 3 , Mrs . Alice Peterson got married ( out of community

QUESTION 3(26 marks)
On 1 June 2023, Mrs. Alice Peterson got married (out of community of property) to Mr Juan Peterson. Mr. & Mrs. Peterson decided to relocate to Cape Town from Johannesburg to embark on their new journey together. Mrs. Alice sold/donated the following assets during the 2024 year of assessment prior to their move to Cape Town.
Transaction 1: Transfer of holiday home
Mr. Juan had no assets on the date of their marriage. After getting married Mrs. Alice decided to transfer her holiday home in Durban to her husband. She originally purchased the holiday home for R2000000 in 2019. The market value of the holiday home was R2600000 on 31 July 2023, the date of transfer.
Transaction 2: Primary Residence
Mrs. Alice lived in a house in Pretoria that she bought on 1 January 2002 for R9800000. The house was her primary residence until the day of the sale. In 2006 she made certain improvements to the house at a cost of R40000. Mrs. Alice used approximately20% of the area of the house as a home office. The house was sold on 1 August 2023 for R3300000.
Transaction 3: Vehicle
Mrs. Alice sold her Volkswagen Polo to her cousin for R120000 on 12 July 2023. She originally purchased her vehicle for R400000 in 2011.
Transaction 4: Yacht
Mrs. Alice bought an 11-metre yacht in 2015 for R150000. The yacht was mainly used for recreational purposes, but 30% of the time the yacht was used for trade purposes.The yacht was sold for R95000 on 31 July 2023.
Transaction 5: Shares
Mrs. Alice is employed by Aquatics (Pty) Ltd and is not a share-dealer. In 2021, she acquired a restricted Aquatics share from the company in exchange for R500 cash (market value was R1000). In July 2023 the restrictions were lifted when the shares had a R2500 value that was paid out to Mrs. Alice in July 2023.
Transaction 6: Cancellation of loan
In January 2023, Mrs. Alice lent R100000 to her sister, Sarah, who used this money to start up her own business. During the 2024 year of assessment, Mrs. Alice relieved her sister from the loan as her sister was unable to make any payments due to the failure of her business.
Transaction 7: Exchange transaction of land
Mrs. Alice purchased a piece of land in 2011 for R250000. On 1 July 2023 she entered into an exchange transaction with Michael Cross, one of her friends. Mrs. Alice agreed to give Michael the land valued at R900000. Michael, in exchange, agreed to give
Mrs. Alice his holiday home in Cape Town, valued at R1500000.
REQUIRED:
Calculate the taxable capital gain or loss for the 2024 year of assessment to be
included in the taxable income of Mrs. Alice as a result of all the above transactions.
Clearly show which costs are included in the base cost.
You can ignore all VAT implications.
Round to the nearest rand.
Support your answer with references to the Income Tax Act of R.S.A

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