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Treasury halts controversial tax proposal on preference shares

17 September 2025,  Dr Candice ReyndersSimangaliso Sithole

The retracted tax changes bring interim relief for investors relying on preference shares as a financing tool.

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Preference shares may face new tax rules in 2026

01 September 2025,  Ahmed DhupliSimangaliso Sithole

Preference shares may be taxed as debt under new draft rules, prioritising substance over form. 

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Is the trust dead? Long live the trust!

22 April 2024,  André van NiekerkDr Candice Reynders

Many clients, when we suggest using a trust for their estate or corporate structuring, enquire whether a trust is still... a safe option to consider. This question likely stems from the negative publicity trusts have received over the last few years, along with the high taxation imposed by SARS. However, our answer is always the same, if used correctly and for the right purpose, then 'Yes’, a trust is still a good option to be considered. In this article, we explain why we still consider a trust to be relevant.

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Is a trust still relevant?

27 April 2022,  Dr Candice Reynders

The first question many of our clients ask when we propose the use of a trust for their estate or... corporate structuring is “but is a trust still a safe option to use?”. A big reason for the question is probably some of the ‘bad’ press trusts have received over the years as well as the high taxation that SARS has imposed on trusts. And yet, always our answer is “if used correctly and for the right purpose, then ‘Yes’ a trust is still a very good option to use!” Here is why we think so.

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