1) Exchange Rates as at 1 October 2001 – Valuation date for Capital Gains Tax purposes:
Australian Dollar
4.4524
Canadian Dollar
5.7274
Euro
8.2228
Hong Kong Dollar
1.1590
Indian Rupee
0.1886
Japanese Yen
0.0755
Swiss Franc
5.5617
UK Pound
13.3017
US Dollar
9.0395
2) Average exchange rates for a year of assessment – The Average Exchange Rate is published in terms of the Income Tax Act, 1962 which provides specifically for amounts expressed in a foreign currency that must be translated into Rand by the application of the applicable average exchange rate.
3) Rates of Exchange – The Customs Rate of Exchange is used to convert the foreign amount import or export invoices into South African Rand. This is updated once a day with information obtained from the South African Reserve Bank by the Valuation Policy division.