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30
Sep

Estate Duty on Foreign Pensions and Retirement Annuities: What South African Expats and Returning Residents Need to Know

September 30, 2026,
South Africans who have worked abroad, whether for a few years in London or a full career in Australia, the Middle East, or elsewhere, often come home with more than savings. They come home with a foreign pension, a superannuation account, or a retirement annuity that has been quietly growing for years. What most of...
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11
Aug

Cross-Border Estates: Administration Localised, Tax Worldwide

August 11, 2026,
By Neville Bredenkamp van der Spuy, Attorney, Executor Law (J Bredenkamp Incorporated) Cross-border estates are becoming increasingly common among South African families, and one of the most persistent misconceptions Neville encounters is that a South African will limited to local assets also limits South African tax exposure, when in fact it does not. Succession and...
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15
Jul

The Coalface of Deceased Estate Administration

July 15, 2026,
By Neville Bredenkamp van der Spuy, Attorney, Executor Law (J Bredenkamp Incorporated) Estate planning receives enormous attention, with seminars held on tax efficiency, families debating trusts with experts, and financial planners discussing investment structures. Lawyers, like Neville, draft wills and related testamentary documentation, but then someone dies and suddenly a serious amount of work begins,...
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