Section VIII(B)(1)(C)
1. The following Retirement Funds:
(a) | A Pension Fund (including an umbrella Pension Fund) as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
(b) | A Provident Fund (including an umbrella Provident Fund) as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
(c) | A Pension Preservation Fund as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
(d) | A Provident Preservation Fund as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
(e) | A Retirement Annuity Fund as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
provided that such fund is not a Non-Reporting Financial Institution under Section VII(B) and—
(i) | is approved by the Commissioner for SARS and registered by Financial Services Board as a fund under section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962; |
(ii) | is subject to regulation by the Financial Services Board under the Pension Funds Act, 1956; |
(iii) | does not have a single beneficiary with a right to more than five per cent of the fund’s assets except where the fund is being wound down in a manner regulated by the Pension Funds Act, 1956, or amalgamated in a manner regulated by the Financial Services Board with another retirement fund that is a Non-Reporting Retirement Fund under this paragraph; |
(iv) | provides information reporting to SARS as and when required, including obtaining a tax directive from SARS prior to the payment by the fund of a lump sum benefit as defined in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962, to a member or beneficiary of the fund; and |
(v) | is generally exempt from tax on investment income. |