South African Businesses can depreciate 100% of Y1 commissioning of a SSEG solar PV installation against Income Tax!

There are significant and far-sighted tax breaks which have been put in place by National Treasury to encourage and incentivise business owners to install their own generation in the form of grid-tied, rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV systems on buildings, parking lots, warehouses, factories and farms.

From January 1, 2016, a little-known amendment to Section 12B of the Income Tax Act (Act 58 of 1996) allows for depreciation in the year of commissioning of the full (100%) cost of a grid-tied solar PV system of less than 1 MW used for electricity generation by a business in the course of its operations.

The capital depreciation allowances for solar PV systems greater than 1 MW remained unchanged in the January 2016 amendment to the legislation, which continues to allow full depreciation over three years.

The cost of the solar PV system allowed for accelerated depreciation includes its full direct capital cost, including design and engineering, project planning, delivery, foundations and supporting structures, solar PV panels, AC inverters, DC combiner boxes, racking, cables and wiring, and installation. Finance costs are excluded.

What is most surprising, however, is how few business-owners and companies are aware of these tax breaks, which can make such a positive impact on their cashflow and bottom line.

See details at #^https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/little-known-tax-incentives-boost-business-case-for-renewable-energy/

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#^Little-known tax incentives boost business case for renewable energy

Businesses that have installed solar PV in the tax year, or are about to do so, stand to benefit.

source https://gadgeteer.co.za/node/3465