Buying a house for someone else.

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Does anyone know if there are implications of buying a house and putting it in someone else's name? (tax, etc).

i.e. Person A buys a house for 2.5m and registers it in Person Bs name. Person B has just gained an asset of 2.5m without paying anything.
 
Nothing fishy about it - parent buying a house for their kid.

I said the government probably wants their share - because they always do.
 
xrapidx said:
Does anyone know if there are implications of buying a house and putting it in someone else's name? (tax, etc).

i.e. Person A buys a house for 2.5m and registers it in Person Bs name. Person B has just gained an asset of 2.5m without paying anything.
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Normally people use a Trust for that.

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Everyone screams donation, but what if it's just a "loan"? Can be governed by a loan agreement, however "serious" the loan may be..

Last time I check you had to be a registered credit provider to lend me more R500k though, not sure what it is now.
 
JibbersCrabst said:
Everyone screams donation, but what if it's just a "loan"? Can be governed by a loan agreement, however "serious" the loan may be..
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Loan is an option, but that loan will be included in the parents estate on their passing and subject to estate tax. The parents are able to write off up to R100k per year each tax free to decrease the outstanding loan amount and minimise the estate duty upon their passing.
 
JibbersCrabst said:
Everyone screams donation, but what if it's just a "loan"? Can be governed by a loan agreement, however "serious" the loan may be..

Last time I check you had to be a registered credit provider to lend me more R500k though, not sure what it is now.
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A loan can be structured. But you will still pay some taxes but less. If you don’t charge interest Sars will deem at market related rate that will be included in your gross income as the donor. The donee probably won’t be able to claim anything since it’s probably won’t be used for the production of income. If he stays there.
 
beefymoocow said:
A loan can be structured. But you will still pay some taxes but less. If you don’t charge interest Sars will deem at market related rate that will be included in your gross income as the donor. The donee probably won’t be able to claim anything since it’s probably won’t be used for the production of income. If he stays there.
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No tax effect on an interest free loan between individuals.
 
In this case - the house is to be rented out to someone else, the income from the rent will go to the parents until they're out of the picture.

How should a loan be structured? Surely it has to be some sort of contract?

I have advised them to speak to a professional - but the case itself interests me - because I can't stand the tax man.
 
Speedster said:
No tax effect on an interest free loan between individuals.
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There is tax consequence if its not deemed at market value. Can’t remember the proviso. But it’s similar safeguard to the one where you sell your house at a significantly low price to avoid transfer duties and taxes.
 
beefymoocow said:
There is tax consequence if its not deemed at market value. Can’t remember the proviso. But it’s similar safeguard to the one where you sell your house at a significantly low price to avoid transfer duties and taxes.
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I doubt this. Individual loans are like the wild west. If you start adding trusts and the like the picture changes.
 
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