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9 April 1996
Part 6.7 - Taxation - Treatment Of Interest In South Africa
The first R2 000 of interest received by an individual taxpayer other than a trust is exempt from tax. All interest accruing to persons not ordinarily resident in South Africa or to companies not managed or controlled in South Africa is exempt from tax. To qualify as a person not ordinarily resident, an individual must be absent from South Africa for not less than 183 days during the year of assessment.