South Africans are increasingly building up estates offshore. The question is, what are the estate duty consequences in SA when they die?
Consider this scenario. Mr A dies. He has a flat in the UK worth R5m and a bank account worth R500,000. His estate in SA is only worth R2m. He leaves everything to his children...
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