Taxation at Retirement
The portion of your Retirement Benefit which is paid as a lump sum is taxed according to the following fixed scale:
| R0 – R550 000 | 0% |
| R550 001 – R770 000 | 18% of the amount exceeding R550 000 |
| R770 001- R1 155 000 | R39 600 plus 27% of the amount exceeding R770 000 |
| R1 155 001 and above | R143 550 plus 36% of the amount exceeding R1 155 000 |
This applies to the aggregate of all retirement lump sums received over your lifetime. This means that you cannot get R550 000 from a Retirement Annuity and R550 000 from the UCTRF. Your Retirement Benefits will be added together and the first R550 000 will then be tax free. The balance will be taxed according to the above scale.
Any withdrawal or retrenchment benefit previously received tax-free (including any tax-free amount received from your Employer as a severance package), as well as tax-free portions for amounts paid out after 1 March 2009 in respect of divorces or maintenance orders, will reduce the tax-free portion available at retirement.
To calculate how much of your lump sum benefit will be tax free, use the UCTRF Lump Sum Payment Tax Calculator at https://uctrf.co.za/uctrf/exit-tax-calculator
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