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…
Death, while something we strive to avoid, is an inevitable part of life. Dealing with the complexities of a deceased estate is challenging in itself. However, if you are a…
Leaving South Africa for a new adventure is exciting, but worrying about your hard-earned assets and investments can dampen your mood. This guide explains what happens to your assets when…
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…
Recently we unpacked the facts around transferring a South African inheritance to overseas beneficiaries for expats living abroad, in light of a number of updates to exchange control and tax…
Given that most expats living overseas still have family back home, being an offshore beneficiary to a South African estate is inevitable for many at some point in the future….