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…
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…
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…
Claiming your inheritance in South Africa as an expat living abroad used to be complicated due to the restrictive nature of our exchange control regulations. This is no longer the case….