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Passport information deleted from eFiling ITR12



I have been registered on eFiling since 2012 and have submitted without problems in the past 2 years. This year my passport information has vanished from my ITR12, but is still correctly captured in my profile details. I cannot manually enter this info (grey fields, don't allow for input). I contacted the SARS call centre and the agent said I must go into a branch and bring passport, certified copy, proof of residence and 3 months bank statements. This seems excessive to me - especially because all my info on the system is correct....

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Do you do registration of taxpayer or must taxpayer do that themselves?



Do you do registration of taxpayer or must taxpayer do that themselves?

Applying Online for a tax number?



Can I apply as a taxpayer online?

Codes 4250 and 4251 do not appear on the form. What do I do?



I have been populating my eFiling Tax Return Form and cant find/create two Codes for Capital Gain: 4250 and Capital Loss: 4251. They are not on the eForm.
How do I create this?

Am still a student, so can I get a tax reference number?



Am still a student doing grade 12, so I was looking for part-timejob at Shoprite, they said they want reference tax number how can I get it.

Mistake on my tax return and I wish to fix it?



I have filed my return via eFiling only to see afterwards I made a mistake , how can I correct it? Can I request a new return? The mistake I made was to not include my medical aid contributions for the whole tax year.

Refund expectation from SARS?



I have a question related to your entry: "What?%u20AC%u2122s the delay with getting my SARS Refund?". I have received my completion letter, so I am done with stage 1. I just wanted to know: Have you had any luck in expediting some refunds at this stage? Would it benefit me to go to a SARS office to try and spur the process on?

Thanks for your help!

Must I go into SARS to register bank details?



Hi TaxTim,

I have submitted my tax return for this season and I am owed a refund by SARS.
I have never filled in my banking details before as have only been working for 1.5 years now. Must one always go into a SARS office to register bank details if one hasn't been asked? Or can I simply do it on efiling and only if they request me to go in, then I should?

Finally, if I am required to take all the banking documentation into a SARS office, can I do it when tax season is over? Or must I do it before the 21st of November? ...

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WHAT ARE DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES FOR SELF-EMPLOYED SURGEONS



I am a self-employed surgeon in the private sector. My business is my primary source
of income with most expenses [ including the astronomical amount for my insurance!] being
covered by it.

How do I fill in my tax return? What can my deductible expenses be? I travel to congresses
regularly and cover most of those expenses on my own.

When I was employed in the state sector it was much easier with my IRP5 Form.

Why cant I log into SARS eFiling with normal user name and password?



I cannot log into eFiling, keep saying details are incorrect even after reset password?

Does SARS charge a penalty on the late submission of an income tax return with a refund



Hi TaxTim,

This year was my first year of employment and as such I registered for tax. Additionally, I only received a salary for two months during the tax year (January and February). I therefore fall below the tax threshold and should receive a refund of the PAYE that was paid.

I am busy trying to register on e-Filing in order to submit my tax return on time (before the deadline of 21 November 2014). SARS has however requested that I go to the SARS branch to verify my banking details in order to successfully register me on e-Filing....

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SARS souce code 4112



On my IT 3(b) I have for SARS source code 4112 (Foreign withholding tax on dividends) an amount of -R 68.93.But eFiling does not allow me to enter a negative value for SAR source code 4112When I posed this question to 2 of my investment institutions, I got 2 different answers.The 1 said:Make it a positive value and the other said:The tax in question is one that has already been deducted by the foreign constituent in the country of origin(appears as a negative value), it should therefore not be d...

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If I dismised SARS will pay back my contributions?



Can I get something or money back when I not working at my company?

How long does it take for new bank details to be verified?



How long does it take for new bank details to be verified? I went into a SARS branch and submitted all documents, and received a confirmation email saying that my 'updated registered particulars can be viewed on efiling'. However, my bank details have not updated on efiling, and it won't let me submit my return until the new details have been verified. Tax returns are due next week Friday

IRP5 not applicable but SARS keeps asking to rectify?



My salary earned is outside SA, I reside outside SA for the past 13 years.
After completing the questions the system requests IRP5 which I do not receive.
Please advise

Rebates calculation



How does the rebate on your assessment get calculated?

Would like to have a trial run without submitting a returns.



I do not want to submit for this past returns.
However I would like a trial run to see what I need for the next one.

Selected for audit and need tax clearance certificate?



I have been selected for a SARS audit. I need a tax clearance certificate to continue my business, but it appears that SARS will not issue one. Where do I go from here? It would appear I go out of business because I have been told by SARS that the audit process takes anywhere from 3 to 12 months to complete. Is there anything I can do?

Am I still required to lodge tax returns in South Africa?



I am a South African citizen who has been living overseas for several years. I left South Africa before registering for a Tax File Number and I have never lodged a return there. I have been working overseas and paying tax over here to the tax office. My question is, should I have been lodging tax returns in South Africa for all these years? Are there penalties or fines for not lodging a tax return for all this time in my case or will I be able to go through the 'formal emigration' proc...

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Web Development source code for eFiling



I've did some freelance web design and development in the last tax year and so now have to declare it on eFiling. No IRP5's or anything formal like that, so I've added it under Local Business, Trade and Professional Income. My problem is that I don't know what source code to use. eFiling gives a pop-up that allows you to select something, but nothing relates to website development (I'm not even sure what Trade Section to use). The list of source codes on SARS website also turned up nothing.
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I don't wish to submit using TaxTim, how can I change the settings?



I would rather submit my tax return manually.
How do I now change the initial choice I made when asked?

If you are currently on a 3 month contract which started on October and ends December, must I regist



If you are currently on a 3 month contract which started on October and ends December, do you still register for tax?

Do I have to file a tax return?



I need a clarity on tax return, I am earning less than R250 000.00 per annum. Is it possible for me to claim tax return?

Getting tax number



How do I get my tax number

CGT on primary residence that was also rented out



I lived in a property for a number of years, then rented it out for a few more years after that, and I have now sold the property. It appears that CGT is only applicable to the pro-rata portion of the time that the property was rented out - thanks for the blogs and answers to previous questions on your site I was able to figure that one out. My problem is how to capture this in efiling. Do I pro-rata the base cost and proceeds and enter the reduced amounts? Or do I tick that it is a gain in lieu...

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