Constitutionality and the Income Tax Act

L. van Schalkwy
2001 Meditari Accountancy Research  
Years ago, the Katz Commission questioned the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1962. The purpose of this article is to investigate the general principles of human rights litigation and the progress made to date in respect of rectifying the unconstitutional provisions of the Income Tax Act that were identified by the Katz Commission. It has been established that, although some unconstitutional provisions have been amended, others still prevail, and that, in the
more » ... of the factors identified, they will probably not be challenged successfully by taxpayers.
doi:10.1108/10222529200100015 fatcat:4htonm2pcnhuln5sjusx5kxrye