Ventureburn launches its first-ever free webinar series 

Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever free webinar series with the first session taking place on 1 September 2020. Hosted in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company, these informative webinars will offer insight into everything you need to know about Section 12J. 

The webinar will take place on 1 September 2020 at 11am 

Hosted by Ventureburn editor, Ishani Chetty, and venture capitalist Clive Butkow of Kalon Venture Partners, the webinar series will unpack the key elements of Section 12J. 

Our first webinar topic will be covering a foundational understanding of Section 12J. 

In addition, the webinar will be providing key points on the impacts along with benefits of Section 12J for both investors and entrepreneurs. 

The webinar will last 45 minutes to one hour and attendees will be able to drop in their questions on Zoom as we end off with a fire chat question and answer session.

Event details  

Date: 1 September 2020

Time: 11am 

Register in advance for this webinar held on Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_flazjLTCRMWz2ZYTVezUkw

Cost: Free 

What is Section 12J? 

A Section 12J investment provides the investor with a unique opportunity to invest in a tax-deductible investment vehicle. 

In an effort to afford small and medium-sized entities in the South African market equal access to equity funding, the South African government has added Section 12J to the South African Income Tax Act. 

Section 12J acts as a catalyst for equity funding for SMEs, specifically because SMEs have been identified as one of the primary contributors to projected future economic growth.

By investing in a Section 12J venture capital company, the investor not only qualifies for a full deduction of the total investment amount from their taxable income in the relevant tax year, but they are also indirectly supporting the South African economy and supporting the growth of local SMEs

By way of illustration: if an investor invests R 1-million into a Section 12J VCC (assuming a maximum marginal tax rate for an individual), the investor will receive a tax credit of R 450 000 on the submission of their tax return for the year in which the investment is made. Effectively an investor’s risk exposure will be 55% while earning a return on 100% of their investment. 

In order to sing up and register for the webinar, subscribe to the Ventureburn newsletter for more details. 

This content has been created in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company.

Read more: Part one: All you need to know about Section 12J
Read more: New Section 12J impact study shows scheme has been a success says association
Read more: Part two: All you need to know about Section 12J

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