Why South Africa’s De Beers ruling is bad news for VAT deduction claims

Joe Dalton

July 11, 2012

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling against De Beers Consolidated Mines (De Beers) last month limits taxpayers’ ability to claim VAT deductions on financial and legal services.

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