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AI summary
The Supreme Court of Appeal considered whether raising fees paid by Cornucopia Trust were interest or similar finance charges under section 24J of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962. It dismissed the appeal and said the raising fees were not finance charges similar to interest within the meaning of section 24J(1).
This may be relevant to taxpayers and practitioners dealing with the tax treatment of raising fees and other finance charges under section 24J.
Evidence from source
The central issue is the deductibility of amounts incurred by the Cornucopia Trust as raising fees, claimed as a deduction under the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (the Act), in the 2019 and 2020 tax periods.
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I would hold that the raising fees, though finance charges, are not finance charges similar to interest within the meaning of s 24J(1), that they are accordingly not deductible under s 24J(2).
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