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    Evaluating the feasibility of the 12L tax incentive for energy-intensive industries

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    2017
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    Campbell, K.
    Booysen, W.
    Vosloo, J.C.
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    Abstract
    Section 12L of the South African Income Tax Act (12L) aims to incentivise businesses to become more energy-efficient. However, claiming this benefit is a complex process that can become difficult, time-consuming, and costly if not clearly understood. It is therefore important to evaluate the feasibility of potential 12L applications before any unnecessary expenses are incurred or time is wasted. This article provides a brief overview of 12L and its associated literature before presenting a simplified feasibility evaluation strategy. The strategy consists of three key evaluation steps designed to identify potential issues quickly. The identified issues are linked to specific South African National Standards (SANS) guidelines to ensure that the issues can be resolved in a 12L-compliant manner. The strategy is applied to 47 industrial case studies. Some detailed results are presented to give a practical illustration of how the strategy works. The generalised results are further used to illustrate the potential benefit in time and cost reduction
     
    Artikel 12L van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstebelastingwet (12L) beoog om besighede te stimuleer om meer energie-doeltreffend te word. Om hierdie voordeel te eis is egter ’n komplekse proses wat moeilik, tydrowend en duur kan word indien dit nie duidelik verstaan word nie. Dit is dus belangrik om die haalbaarheid van potensiële 12L-aansoeke te evalueer voordat enige onnodige uitgawes aangegaan word of tyd vermors word. Hierdie artikel bied ’n kort oorsig van 12L en die relevante literatuur, sodat ’n vereenvoudigde haalbaarheidsevalueringstrategie ontwikkel kan word. Die strategie bestaan uit drie sleutel evalueringstappe wat ontwerp is om vinnig moontlike kwessies te identifiseer. Die geïdentifiseerde kwessies word gekoppel aan spesifieke Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Standaarde (SANS) riglyne om te verseker dat die probleme op ’n 12L-voldoenbare wyse opgelos kan word. Die strategie word toegepas op 47 gevallestudies in industrie. ’n Paar gedetailleerde resultate word aangebied om ’n praktiese illustrasie te gee van hoe die strategie werk. Die algemene resultate word verder gebruik om die potensiële voordeel in tyd- en kostebesparing te illustreer
     
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27089
    http://dx.doi.org/10.7166/28-3-1836
    http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1836
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