Usufruct and Capital Gains Tax

Tags: Capital Gains Tax, Estate Planning, Tax Reading Time: 3 minutes Usufruct is often applied as part of estate planning in order to save on Estate duty, as the calculated value of the usufruct qualifies as deduction for Estate duty, should the usufructuary be the...

Capital Gains Tax and the sale of a property

Tags: Capital Gains Tax, Tax Reading Time: 3 minutes What is meant by Capital Gain? A person’s capital gain on an asset disposed of is the amount by which the proceeds exceed the base cost of that asset. What is base cost? The base cost of an asset is what you...