{"id":1394,"date":"2026-05-26T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tnrekenmeesters.co.za\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:13:40","slug":"what-are-the-income-tax-brackets-for-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tnrekenmeesters.co.za\/index.php\/uncategorized\/what-are-the-income-tax-brackets-for-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the income tax brackets for 2026\/27?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026\/27 tax brackets are adjusted 3.4% for inflation \u2014 the first inflationary relief since 2023\/24:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R0 \u2013 R245100: 18%<\/li>\n<li>R245101 \u2013 R383&nbsp;100: R44&nbsp;118 + 26% above R245&nbsp;100<\/li>\n<li>R383101 \u2013 R530&nbsp;200: R79&nbsp;998 + 31% above R383&nbsp;100<\/li>\n<li>R530201 \u2013 R695&nbsp;800: R125&nbsp;599 + 36% above R530&nbsp;200<\/li>\n<li>R695801 \u2013 R887&nbsp;000: R185&nbsp;215 + 39% above R695&nbsp;800<\/li>\n<li>R887001 \u2013 R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600: R259&nbsp;783 + 41% above R887&nbsp;000<\/li>\n<li>R1878&nbsp;601+: R666&nbsp;339 + 45% above R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maximum marginal rate remains 45%. Trusts (other than special trusts): flat 45%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CgelUcSVxu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/about\/sars-tax-and-customs-system\/budget\/budget-2026-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Budget 2026 Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cBudget 2026 Frequently Asked Questions\u201d \u2014 South African Revenue Service\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/about\/sars-tax-and-customs-system\/budget\/budget-2026-frequently-asked-questions\/embed\/#?secret=gstl85fZsg#?secret=CgelUcSVxu\" data-secret=\"CgelUcSVxu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026\/27 tax brackets are adjusted 3.4% for inflation \u2014 the first inflationary relief since 2023\/24: R0 \u2013 R245100: 18% R245101 \u2013 R383&nbsp;100: R44&nbsp;118 + 26% above R245&nbsp;100 R383101 \u2013 R530&nbsp;200: R79&nbsp;998 + 31% above R383&nbsp;100 R530201 \u2013 R695&nbsp;800: R125&nbsp;599 + 36% above R530&nbsp;200 R695801 \u2013 R887&nbsp;000: R185&nbsp;215 + 39% above R695&nbsp;800 R887001 \u2013 R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600: R259&nbsp;783 + 41% above R887&nbsp;000 R1878&nbsp;601+: R666&nbsp;339 + 45% above R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600 Maximum marginal rate remains 45%. Trusts (other than special trusts): flat 45%. Budget 2026 Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","sow-carousel-default":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>The 2026\/27 tax brackets are adjusted 3.4% for inflation \u2014 the first inflationary relief since 2023\/24: R0 \u2013 R245100: 18% R245101 \u2013 R383&nbsp;100: R44&nbsp;118 + 26% above R245&nbsp;100 R383101 \u2013 R530&nbsp;200: R79&nbsp;998 + 31% above R383&nbsp;100 R530201 \u2013 R695&nbsp;800: R125&nbsp;599 + 36% above R530&nbsp;200 R695801 \u2013 R887&nbsp;000: R185&nbsp;215 + 39% above R695&nbsp;800 R887001 \u2013 R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600: R259&nbsp;783 + 41% above R887&nbsp;000 R1878&nbsp;601+: R666&nbsp;339 + 45% above R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600 Maximum marginal rate remains 45%. Trusts (other than special trusts): flat 45%. Budget 2026 Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n","category_list":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnrekenmeesters.co.za\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>","author_info":{"display_name":"tnadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tnrekenmeesters.co.za\/index.php\/author\/tnadmin\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","sow-carousel-default":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>The 2026\/27 tax brackets are adjusted 3.4% for inflation \u2014 the first inflationary relief since 2023\/24: R0 \u2013 R245100: 18% R245101 \u2013 R383&nbsp;100: R44&nbsp;118 + 26% above R245&nbsp;100 R383101 \u2013 R530&nbsp;200: R79&nbsp;998 + 31% above R383&nbsp;100 R530201 \u2013 R695&nbsp;800: R125&nbsp;599 + 36% above R530&nbsp;200 R695801 \u2013 R887&nbsp;000: R185&nbsp;215 + 39% above R695&nbsp;800 R887001 \u2013 R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600: R259&nbsp;783 + 41% above R887&nbsp;000 R1878&nbsp;601+: R666&nbsp;339 + 45% above R1&nbsp;878&nbsp;600 Maximum marginal rate remains 45%. Trusts (other than special trusts): flat 45%. 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