CSARS v Fascination Wigs (204/09) [2010] ZASCA 06 (06 March 2010)
Tariff classification under Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964:wefts imported for attachment to hair are not prepared for making of a wig or the like and thus fall under tariff heading 67.04 which covers finished items of false hair.
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Defy v SARS (192/09) [2010] ZASCA 11 (12 MARCH 2010)
Summary: Secondary tax on companies – exemption of dividend falling under s 64B(5)(c)(ii) – whether moneys distributed constituted ‘profit of a capital nature’.
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TCT Leisure v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services (59/09) [2010] ZASCA 10 (12 March 2010)
VAT Act 89 of 1991; ‘equity security’ exemption s 12; the goods ‘supplied’ comprised preferent shares and other discrete rights; because the rights were not included in the shares, the ‘equity security’ exemption in s 12(a) was not applicable; the turnover from the sale of the rights was therefore subject to VAT.
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3M South Africa v CSARS (272-09)[2010] ZASCA 20 (23 March 2010)
Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 – importer?s entitlement to refunds and liability for arrear import duty arising from incorrect determination by Commissioner.
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Commissioner for SARS v Foskor (375/09) [2010] ZASCA 45 (31 March 2010)
Whether ore stockpiles constitute trading stock as described in s 1 read with s 22 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 ? rationale for these provisions discussed ? ore subjected to complex processes which resulted in a saleable product for the manufacture of fertilizer ? held that stockpiles constituted trading stock ? interest on unpaid tax remitted based, inter alia, on the fact that appellant had remained passive for a lengthy period and that taxpayer had acted on legal advice.
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AMI Forwarding (Pty) Ltd v SARS and another (251-09) [2010] ZASCA 62 (3 May 2010)
Liability under ss 18 and 18A of the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964: whether clearing and forwarding agent
had proved that it was not liable for payment of duties.
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CSARS v LG Electronics (428-09) [2010] ZASCA 79 (28 May 2010)
Revenue – Customs and Excise – tariff determination – video monitors (screens) and tuners separately imported
– whether screens incomplete reception apparatus for television in terms of General Rules for Interpretation, Rule 2(a) – whether separate importation a scheme to defeat payment of legitimate duties.
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CSARS v Colgate-Palmolive (Pty) Ltd (528-09) [2010] ZASCA 98 (3 September 2010)
Tariff determination under Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964: tetranyl, an ingredient of a fabric softener and conditioner, imported from Spain, not dutiable under tariff heading 3402.12 of the Schedule to the Act: classifiable under heading 3809.91.
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Distell v CSARS (416-09) [2010] ZASCA 103 (13 September 2010)
Summary: Customs and Excise – Act no 91 of 1964 – tariff classification – ‘wine coolers’ – whether ‘other fermented beverages’ or ‘mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages’ – whether water is a ‘non-alcoholic beverage’.
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Ackermans v CSARS (441-09) [2010] ZASCA 131 (1 October 2010).
Summary: Income Tax Act 58 of 1962; meaning of ‘expenditure’ in s 11(a).
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Puma v Rampar Trading and CSARS (59-10) [2010] ZASCA 140 (19 November 2010)
Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997 – definition of ‘counterfeiting’ – definition of ‘protected goods’.
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The Abraham Krok Trust v CSARS (58-10) [2010] ZASCA 153 (29 NOVEMBER 2010)
Donations tax – alleged donation by trustees – whether donation authorised by trust deed and thus exempt from donations tax.
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CSARS v Saira Essa Productions CC (162-10) [2010] ZASCA 154 (30 November 2010)
Small Business Tax Amnesty and Amendment of Taxation Laws Act 9 of 2006 – whether the respondents were granted amnesty from criminal prosecution – whether the regional court should have interrupted criminal proceedings pending a declaration order by the high court.
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CSARS v Sprigg Investment 117 CC (36-10) [2010] ZASCA 172 (1 December 2010)
Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 – Appealability of orders of the tax court under Tax Court Rule 26(1) – s 86A(1) read with ss 83(13)(d) and – adequacy of the reasons for a tax assessment furnished by the Commissioner – composition of the tax court under s 83(4) and effect of failure to comply therewith.
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CSARS v NWK (27-10) [2010] ZASCA 168 (1 December 2010)
Simulated transaction: tests for simulation: taxpayer not entitled to claim deduction in respect of interest paid on amount not actually borrowed. Section 103(1) can be invoked where it is not shown that transaction is simulated.
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