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Usyk is a South African citizen and pays tax in South Africa. The key information regarding Usyk is: He is 3 1 years old. He

Usyk is a South African citizen and pays tax in South Africa.
The key information regarding Usyk is:
He is 31 years old.
He is married out of community of property and they have twins who are 3 years old.
He is an IT-specialist employed by a South African company.
Usyk and his family are all members of the medical scheme.
No member of the family has a disability as defined.
He provided you with the following information relating to his tax affairs for the year ended
28 February 2022:
In addition to his annual salary of R875000, he received (in cash or otherwise) the following:
Income and benefits
Annuities (Note 1)- R60775
Foreign interest .- R12000
Gross foreign dividends (from a unit trust)(Note 2)- R5130
Use of company cell phone(Note 3)- R?
Loan from employer(Note 4)- R135000
Subsistence allowance (Note 5)- R3500
Contributions towards specific funds (Note 6)- R32000
Notes to amounts received in cash or otherwise:
Annuities
The annuities were received in terms of the sale of a patent that Usyk sold the rights to
four years ago. The sale agreement specified that he receives an annual annuity which
escalates by 5% per annum for a period of 15 years.
Gross foreign dividends
Foreign tax of R270 was withheld from the foreign dividends, so he received an amount
of R5130.
Use of company cell phone
Usyk's employer gave him the right to use a company cell phone from 1 August 2021,
the salient details being:
Usyk had the right to use the cell phone until the end of the 2022 year of
assessment.
The phone was purchased by the company on 1 April 2021 for R12500.
The market value of the cell phone was R10000 at the time Usyk received the
right of use.
Usyk used the phone 75% for business purposes and 25% for private purposes.
Loan from employer
Usyk's employer granted him a loan on 1 November 2021. The details of the loan were
as follows:
An amount of R135000 was received.
The loan is repayable in full at the end of a five-year period or termination of
employment (whichever occurred first)
Interest to be charged at a rate of 3.5% per annum.
Assume for the relevant period the South African repo rate was 5.75%.
Subsistence allowance
Usyk spent a work week (i.e.4 nights and 5 days) away from home on a business trip
to George. The subsistence allowance (of R700 per night) covered meals and incidental
costs. Usyk kept a record of his actual expenses that amounted to R2800 for meals
and accommodation, R499 for alcoholic beverages and R200 for private telephone calls.
Contributions made by employer (in addition to salary):
The employer made the following payments, for benefit of the employer, during the year
ended 28 February 2022:
R22200 towards Usyk's provident fund
R15600 towards Usyk's medical aid fund
Following your request to complete his tax assessment, Usyk furnished you with the following
expenditure incurred by him during the year ended 28 February 2022:
R60000 in contributions to his provident fund
R96000 in contributions to his retirement annuity fund
R62400 in contributions to his medical aid scheme
R36800 in medical expenses that were not covered by his medical aid
REQUIRED:
Calculate Usyk's net normal tax for the year of assessment ended 28 February 2022. You may assume that
Usyk's remuneration amounted to R913800(correctly calculated) for the 2022 year of assessment.

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