Donations between spouses, are they taxable?

By Marc Sevitz · Updated 26 February 2013

Are donations between spouses, in the form of a regular allowance or a lump sum, taxable? Please advise the position for each spouse if possible. And does the receiving spouse need to declare under 'amounts not considered taxable' on ITR12?

TaxTim Marc said:
26 February 2013 at 14:07

All transfers between spouses are exempt from tax so you need not worry about paying any taxes.

Dave said:
26 February 2013 at 14:11

Thanks for info - do declarations under 'amounts not considered taxable' on ITR12 need to be done?

TaxTim Marc said:
26 February 2013 at 18:23

In theory yes you should complete this section and include the amount of the transfer you received.