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Can I claim for feeding stray animals and taking them to the vet etc.

Posted 26 February 2015

I spend at least R2,5k a month feeding feral cats. I have all the invoices from the vet. Can I claim for this?

TaxTim Marc said:
26 February 2015 at 20:16

Unfortunately not, this would be seen as a personal expense by SARS.

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