Taxation of overseas pensions here in RSA

By Marc Sevitz · Updated

Peter

Peter said:
7 September 2015 at 9:57

I have tax returned to RSA in April 2016 and receive pensions -paid in UK, how are these taxed now I am a returning resident?
TaxTim Marc

TaxTim Marc said:
7 September 2015 at 16:23

Did you work in South Africa at any time related to this pensions or is this only a pension from when you worked overseas?
Peter

Peter said:
7 September 2015 at 17:39

the pensions are 1] astate pension from UK AND 2] a workforce/SIPP - a self invested private pension.
Both of these pensions are from work which was done solely overseas and were funded by monies generated entirely from this overseas work
TaxTim Marc

TaxTim Marc said:
8 September 2015 at 7:25

They will be exempt from tax in South Africa.