Do your Tax with TaxTim and WIN R10,000  More info   T&C's apply


CGT on primary residence previously resided in



MD says:
16 July 2015 at 8:18

I own ONE property which I previously resided in (property A). I now rent this property (A) out to other people and reside in a different house which I rent from someone else. I have now sold the property (A).

I owned the property for 9 years of which I resided in it for 6 years (rented out the first year and the last /- two years). Given that it is the only property that I own and I previously resided (Sch8 s44(b)) in it, will the sale qualify for the primary residence exclusion in terms of CGT?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
16 July 2015 at 19:47

You will have to apportion the property over the 6/9 years and pay full CGT on the 1/3rd of the gain you made for the period you rented the property.

Try our capital gains calculator

This entry was posted in Tax Q&A and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink.




Submit your tax return right here!

TaxTim will help you:

 Do Your Tax Return Easily
 Avoid penalties
 Maximise your refund

Tim uses your answers to complete your income tax return instantly and professionally, with everything filled in in the right place.

Let Tim submit your tax return direct to SARS in just a few clicks!

Get started

Blog Categories


Ask TaxTim

Got a question you want answered about tax?

Visit our helpdesk →

Get SARS Tax Deadlines in your Inbox
We'll tell you when you need to file, along with tax tips and updates.