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    Commission and travel allowance - can I deduct travel and depreciation ?

    Hi

    Just a quick question. A taxpayer earns commission income (more than 50% of total income) and a travel allowance.

    Can a deduction be claimed against the travel allowance for business travel (using deemed cost from SARS tables) as well as a depreciation deduction against commission income ?

    Will this be allowed or is the maintenance portion of the travel allowance seen as depreciation ?

    Thanks in advance.

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    The deemed expenditure per km travelled already has a portion included for wear and tear based on the value of the vehicle. I doubt if a deduction against commission income will be allowed for depreciation. It will be seen as a duplicate claim.

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    It might also be an idea to read this thread. Quite an interesting suggestion that was made there that might be worth bearing in mind in the above situation.

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