Companies, Trusts and Small Business Corporations (SBC)

Top Tip: Personal Service Providers are no longer taxed separately and are taxed as a company or as a Trust.

Trusts (other than special trusts)

21 February 2024 – No changes from last year:

Year of assessment Rate of Tax
1 March 2024 – 28 February 202545%
1 March 2023 – 29 February 202445%
1 March 2022 – 28 February 202345%
1 March 2021 – 28 February 202245%

Small Business Corporations (SBC)

21 February 2024 – No changes from last year:

Years of assessment ending any date between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 95 7500% of taxable income
95 751 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 95 750
365 001 – 550 00018 848 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above57 698 + 27% of the amount above 550 000

22 February 2023 – No changes from previous year:

Years of assessment ending any date between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 95 7500% of taxable income
95 751 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 95 750
365 001 – 550 00018 848 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above57 698 + 27% of the amount above 550 000

23 February 2022 – See changes from last year:

Years of assessment ending on or after 31 March 2023:

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 91 2500% of taxable income
91 251 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 91 250
365 001 – 550 00019 163 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above58 013 + 27% of the amount above 550 000

Years of assessment ending on any date between 1 April 2022 and 30 March 2023:

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 91 2500% of taxable income
91 251 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 91 250
365 001 – 550 00019 163 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above58 013 + 28% of the amount above 550 000

Financial years ending on any date between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022:

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 87 3000% of taxable income
87 301 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 87 300
365 001 – 550 00019 439 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above58 289 + 28% of the amount above 550 000

Financial years ending on any date between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021:

Taxable Income (R) Rate of Tax (R)
1 – 83 1000% of taxable income
83 101 – 365 0007% of taxable income above 83 100
365 001 – 550 00019 733 + 21% of taxable income above 365 000
550 001 and above58 583 + 28% of the amount above 550 000