TCSP guidance welcome, but grey areas remain, says FISA
It may not always be clear when someone has crossed the line into carrying on the business of creating a trust arrangement for a client.
It may not always be clear when someone has crossed the line into carrying on the business of creating a trust arrangement for a client.
The offences relate to not recording information about beneficial ownership and service providers that are accountable institutions.
Trustees cannot be expected to have all the information within a few hours of the gazetting of the final regulations, it says.
Trustees will have to report directly to Sars, outside of the current trust tax return process, and before the trust tax return is due.
Among other things, trustees are obliged to keep adequate records in relation to beneficial ownership.
One of the unforeseen consequences could be the premature acquisition of rights.
Proclamation Notice sets the commencement dates for the sections that amend five Acts of Parliament.
Trust practitioners are not happy that Treasury ‘ignored’ their proposals to undo the ‘devasting effects’ of the legislation.
It says the amendment bill imports a foreign concept that is in conflict with South African trust and property law.
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