VAT Technical Session:
Fixed Property Transactions
The Value Added Tax treatment of fixed property and construction related transactions is complex and varied, dependant on the nature of the transaction and the taxpayers who are party to the transaction. A proper understanding of the nuances/requirements is necessary to ensure VAT compliance and favourable VAT outcomes.
Date:
24 March 2026
Time:
10:00 - 11:30
Platform:
Zoom
Cost:
R220
CPD Points:
1.5
Cost:
R220
CPD Points:
1.5
Key topics
In this session, the following key topics will be discussed:
- Essential principles of property transactions
- Determining if VAT or Transfer Duty applies to a transaction
- Mixed supplies (property is used for both a taxable and exempt purpose)
- Commercial vs Residential Accommodation
- Exempt and out of scope supplies
- Sale of a property business as a going concern vs supply of property business subject to the corporate rules (section 8(25))
- Notional Input Vat on the purchase of second-hand goods
- Key considerations for developers (high-level)
- Temporary letting, including section 18D, with income tax complexities
- Apportionment
- Case study examples
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Who Should Join?
Tax Practitioners & Consultants
Accountants and Financial Managers
Conveyancers and Property Practitioners
Corporate Tax Teams
About The Speaker
Prof Des Kruger was previously a Partner, and now Consultant, in the Tax Practice at Webber Wentzel Attorneys. He has studied law and tax at the universities of KwaZulu Natal and Wits in South Africa, and Harvard in the United States of America. Des is presently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cape Town (Law Department) where he lectures in value-added tax (VAT) at the postgraduate level.
Des has specialised in all aspects of taxation, including international tax, corporate tax and value-added tax, for more than 46 years. During that time he spent 12 years in total at Inland Revenue/South African Revenue Service, where he was a Deputy Director (Legal Drafting) and then subsequentely a Specialist in the then Legal and Policy Division. He has co-authored Value-Added Tax in South Africa and Broomberg on Tax Strategy and is currently co-editor of Business Tax and Company Law Quarterly.
Des’ expertise has been recognised by various international research organisations including Chambers Global and the prestigious International Tax Review. He has also been named as one of the top tax consultants in South Africa by the International Tax Review and was named as Lawyer of the Year: Tax, 2010 by Best Lawyers.
Des has Advised both Margo and Katz Tax Commissions of Enquiry into the Tax System of South Africa, and was a member of the VAT Ad-hoc Committee of the Davies Tax Committee.
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