If you’re planning your estate from abroad, there are a lot of factors to consider. One of the biggest things that often gets overlooked? Executor’s fees. Executor’s fees in South…
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Inheriting a South African living annuity can be tricky, especially if you’re living abroad. With complex tax laws, estate duties, and exchange control regulations, it’s easy to get lost in…
If two things in life are inevitable, it’s death and taxes. Often, these two go hand-in-hand. Death is a difficult time, and the legal and financial complexities that follow can…
For South African expats living overseas, the process of claiming death benefits from a life insurance policy, retirement annuity, or living annuity held in South Africa can be complex and…
When loved ones pass, they often take care to bestow a legacy on those they left behind. Being bequeathed a property in South Africa can be a touching gift, but…
Inheriting a property in South Africa can be a blessing, but you might wonder if you’ll face tax implications from such an inheritance. Luckily, the inheritance itself isn’t taxed immediately,…
The idea of receiving a windfall via inheritance from South Africa is great, in theory. Until you get to the practical part and you have to deal with the paperwork…
Gone are the days when claiming your South African inheritance from abroad felt like scaling Everest in flip-flops. Thanks to recently relaxed exchange control regulations, inheriting from back home is…
As a South African living abroad, things can get complicated quickly when it comes to cross-border inheritance claims. If you’ve got family members still living in South Africa, especially parents,…
If you’re a South African living abroad with family back home, it’s likely that you’ll be included in someone’s last will and testament at some point. Cross-border inheritance claims can…