Estate duty is a tax of 5% levied on the worldwide assets of individuals ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe at the time of their death, excluding certain exempted items. The dutiable estate includes all property owned by the deceased, deemed property such as life insurance, and gifts made within 5 years of death. Various deductions apply, such as for the principal private residence, donations to charities, expenses related to administering the estate and paying duty.
Estate duty is a tax of 5% levied on the worldwide assets of individuals ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe at the time of their death, excluding certain exempted items. The dutiable estate includes all property owned by the deceased, deemed property such as life insurance, and gifts made within 5 years of death. Various deductions apply, such as for the principal private residence, donations to charities, expenses related to administering the estate and paying duty.
Estate duty is a tax of 5% levied on the worldwide assets of individuals ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe at the time of their death, excluding certain exempted items. The dutiable estate includes all property owned by the deceased, deemed property such as life insurance, and gifts made within 5 years of death. Various deductions apply, such as for the principal private residence, donations to charities, expenses related to administering the estate and paying duty.
Estate duty is a tax of 5% levied on the worldwide assets of individuals ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe at the time of their death, excluding certain exempted items. The dutiable estate includes all property owned by the deceased, deemed property such as life insurance, and gifts made within 5 years of death. Various deductions apply, such as for the principal private residence, donations to charities, expenses related to administering the estate and paying duty.
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Estate duty is a levy or tax which is triggered by
death. The tax chargeable and collected on the
property of every person who dies on or after the 1st February 1968. Estate duty of 5% is levied on the value of world wide assets of deceased individual who was ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe. If the deceased was not ordinarily resident, estate duty is levied only on property within Zimbabwe. The dutiable amount in an estate is an amount exceeding $ 50 000 Gross estate property is the gross value of property situated in Zimbabwe and held by a person immediately prior to his death. The property includes: All assets of the deceased(movable or immovable, corporeal& incorporeal. Any right in or to movable or immovable property(corporeal or incorporeal property) A fiduciary, usufructuary or similar interest in property or an annuity charged upon property A right to an annuity(excluding a right to an annuity charged upon property) accruing to some other person on the death of the deceased, A registered bond or debt secured by immovable property situated in Zimbabwe and A debt capable of being recovered or enforced in Zimbabweans courts. The following shall be out of scope of estate duty Any movable & immovable property situated outside Zimbabwe Any debt not recoverable or enforceable in Zimbabwean courts Goodwill, patent or a similar right registered or enforceable only outside Zimbabwe Marketable securities in a body corporate which is not a company Any rights to the income or proceeds of the securities, any goodwill or any debt in respect of the assets stated in 2,3 & 4 above. Deemed estate property is property that is assumed to be that of an estate. It includes life assurance policies and property which the deceased was competent to dispose. All local and foreign life assurance policies acquired when the deceased was ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe All donations made by a person in contemplation of death are regarded as the property of the person. They include donations made within 5 years prior to the person’s death. However, the donation is assessable in the hands of the donee, if that donee dies first. A donation made to a spouse under a registered ante –nuptial agreement or post nuptial contract does not attract estate duty Any property which the deceased was competent to dispose off for his own benefit or for the benefit of his estate immediately before death shall be deemed to be property of the person. It includes an asset transferred to a trust, which the donor retains control over. Deemed property includes, the value of any book, picture, or any object of art lent under a notarial deed to the government, local authority or charitable organisation for a period of 50 years. An estate is exempted from estate duty on the following items: Principal private residential where the person is survived by a spouse or child One family vehicle where the person is survived by a spouse or by at least a child The first $ 50 000 of the person’s dutiable property Death related expenses- death bed expenses, tombstone, memoriable service expenses or funeral expenses, excluding funeral expenses for bringing a body for a burial in Zimbabwe from outside Estate administration expenses- administration costs are expenses incurred in winding up on the estate e.g costs of realizing assets, valuation and transfer of assets to heirs, executor’s remuneration, costs of collecting debts and costs incurred in complying with requirements of the Master of the High Court Property situated outside Zimbabwe- The value of property situated outside Zimbabwe which the Donations or bequests to charitable, educational, ecclesiastical or public benefit organisations Donations or inheritance from a donor or testator who is outside Zimbabwe LSP-Proceeds from approved pension or benefit funds paid as a result of death or any insurance policies proceeds not exceeding$Z20 000 for a deceased person survived by a spouse. Insurance policy taken out for purpose of paying duty, other than the excess not required for paying duty. The value of a PPR, if the deceased is survived by a spouse or child Sundry deductions- the value of deemed property taken into account in the valuation of shares to the extent that it is included twice. The estate property should be uplifted to market value on the date of death of a person. Share valuation- quoted shares are valued at the mid rate on the date of death. The mid rate is the average of the offer price and bid price. Unquoted shares are valued on a base agreeable to CG Property valuation- the value of the property is the amount realised from its sale, unless the price is not a bona fide one or was reduced by conditions constraint on a party to a transaction eg distressed disposal, between related parties Donation valuation- donations are valued at fair and reasonable prices existing on the date of death of the donor, after deducting the value of improvements made by the donee on the item. If the donee had sold the property by the date of death, the value of the donations shall be the value at which it was sold Any other property- the value of any other property is the market value made by an independent person supervised by the Master of High Court, after eliminating any other interest Annuity, fiduciary, usufructuary or similar items- these are valued at the present value of the annual payments discounted at the rates set out in the estate duty Act over the life of the person to whom the annuity, interest, etc passes or the life of the person owning the property over which there is a fiduciary, usufructuary or like charge. Jones Mpofu, 60 years old passed away in Oct 2013, leaving behind his wife and a 16 year old son. His estate is as follows: PPR $60 000 House $150 000 Shares in a quoted company $22000 Unquoted Shares $600 In Sept 2013, he had made 2 donations, a $20 000 gold pen to his daughter and a picture to the National museum $40 000. He owes Nissan Motors $76 500 Cash $32 000 after paying the $76 500 debt Property in England inherited from his uncle who resided there before he passed away in 2010 $66 000 RQD Calculate estate duty on the late Mr Mpofu’s estate. Mrs Moyo created an intervivos trust to cater for her grand daughter Shupi. She is to get yearly allowance of $2000 from the trust. The trust made a total income of $7000 and incurred total expenses in the production of the income amounting to$1500. RQD In whose hands is the income taxable and how much?. Calculate the tax liability of each party