Claim on tax for doctors payments

Posted 15 July 2015

Can I claim for payments made to doctors?

When is a refund paid into your account after the assesment?

Posted 15 July 2015

Good day

I have submitted my tax return as well as all the supporting documents. My SARS eFiling status says "assessment received" and the SARS status says "return assessed". I have requested a statement of account and I have an amount owed to me as per the statements and the IT34 but how or when is the refund paid into my bank account?

Tax return delay after submitting supporting docs

Posted 15 July 2015

Hi Tim,

I have been audited by SARS sent all my supporting documents immediately when they ask for it - my logbook plus had to send them a HP of my vehicle. How long will they take to refund my money?

2014 IRP5 for 2015 tax year

Posted 15 July 2015

Can I use my 2014 year of assessment IRP5 to claim for 2015 year of assessment?

TaxTim voucher

Posted 15 July 2015

Hi I have a discount voucher number but there is no field that pops up to enter it in. This voucher was provided on my work intranet special.

SARS pay date for refund - 21 days?

Posted 15 July 2015

Good day. For the tax year 2015 I filed my tax return at the branch then called to follow up when they paying me. I was told I need to file the outstanding 2011 and 2012 tax return. I registered for e-filing and did that on Saturday then Sunday morning I was sent a statement of account. It says "selected for audit", so I called the call centre to follow up again when I'm getting paid. They say up to 21 working days, is this right?

What kind of supporting documents do I need as proof of my own medical expenses?

Posted 14 July 2015

What kind of supporting documents do I need as proof for medical expenses out of my own pocket? I had hospital expenses where I received a statement indicating the amount paid by the medical aid and the amount I had to pay in. On the statement it shows the payments made by me (I made monthly payments).

Is this sufficient proof of my payments? What proof do I need for my monthly prescription medicine (my medical aid does not cover my medicine). I paid out of my own pocket each time.
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Tax on Travel Reimbursement

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi I travelled less than 8000km per year for business travel with my car and get reimbursed the AA rate by my employer via EFT payment. He doesn't add my travel claim to my gross salary for calculating PAYE. Must I pay tax on the travel claim money I received?

Have to submit tax return for 2007

Posted 14 July 2015

I have been submitting my tax return since 2009 with no issues. I was audited last year as well as this year and recieved the ITSA notification to say the audit has been finalised and all is good. When I phoned to ask why has my credit amount due not been paid to me yet they say I need to do my tax return for 2007 which is 8 years ago. Why was this not an issue with the audit and no notification was given that 2007 is still outstanding?

Selected for audit / verification

Posted 14 July 2015

You have been selected for audit/verification, then submit all supporting documents and later a letter for completion of audit issued but no money is paid after couple days. Does this mean that you are still verified somewhere on the system or payment is delayed for period of 21 days?

Can you not take the money after I got a refund?

Posted 14 July 2015

Can you not take the money after I got a refund?

How long will refund take in 2015?

Posted 14 July 2015

How long will SARS take to pay my tax refund, submitted on the 7th of July 2015? No additional documentation requested and submitted via SARS e-filing.

2014 IRP5 can I claim now for last year?

Posted 14 July 2015

I would like to know if it is possible for me to claim my tax return with a IRP5 that I got last year? Year of assessment is 2014, I have not received the latest one yet.

Tax Refund waiting period

Posted 14 July 2015

How can I confirm when SARS has paid my tax refund and if there is anything that I need to do. I cannot see any relevant data on my SARS Efilling account and I am not flagged for audit but it has been 6 working days now. Please advise?

Verification of Income Tax Return

Posted 14 July 2015

I am somewhat panicked after receiving a "Verification of Income Tax Return" notice and a "Request for Relevant Material" notice. The problem arose (I think) under amounts submitted to, but not recovered from, my medical aid. I have now submitted the certificate from my medical aid reflecting the amount, however, I still do not have access to my IRP5/IT3(a) from my employer. I am very worried as I have never had any issues with SARS.

Audit finalised

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi Tim

My audit was finalized and I received confirmation of this via the SARS call centre and I received a IT34 for both 2012 and 2014 confirming everything was finalized and a completion letter for 2015, this was done on Friday. The also confirmed that my penalty was deducted from my refund and nothing is on hold on their side its just the payment that need to go through to my account. By when more of less will the refund be in my account?

No supporting documentation for Agent Commission for rental property

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi, I am renting out a property. I've used your easy questions to fill in all the necessary information regarding the income and expenses related to renting out that property, but I am not confident about what supporting documentation I require to keep on hand for the rental property. I have all the levy and rates invoices, rental agreements and legal costs invoices and the bank statements for the bond financing the property. However the agent does not supply me with invoices for her commission....

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SARS online scam?

Posted 14 July 2015

I get these messages via e mail on a regular basis and is obviously a scam. Is this not illegal?
I thought I wanted to warn others.

We have confirmed your tax returns and made a credit of R4,924. 95 into your account. Please follow the reference below to confirm epayment. Check for confirmation

SARS 2015. Manual on the Promotion of Access to information Act 2000.

Is it possible that the certificate number can be different than the one the company provided?

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi. I have two IRP5 because I worked for two companies during FY2014/15. Upon completing my e-filling, I realized this at the certificate number on the system (SARS website) is different than the one the company gave me.

Is this possible and can I change the certificate number manually?

Tax refund after audit taking so long

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi Tim

I submitted my Tax Return to SARS, on the 03/07/2015. On the same day I received the notification that I was yet again for a second year in a row being audited. Since it was the weekend I could only submit the required documents on the 06/07/2015. I have been waiting 7 working days now for some sort of email/sms from SARS saying that my refund is on its way, (last year tax season, it took them 2 days after the notification to get my refund in). All that they are querying is my Medical Aid Tax. ...

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How can commission earner optimise tax returns?

Posted 14 July 2015

Hi, based on my tax returns submitted this year as a commission earner, what can I do differently to optimize tax returns for next season?

Can I claim from SARS if I earn under R17k but have medical

Posted 14 July 2015

I earn a gross salary of R17,000. 00 a month and have no deductions except for PAYE and UIF, I do however, have a medical aid which is paid by me and does not reflect on my salary slip. Will I be able to claim from SARS? Do I need to submit a tax return? I've been employed at my company for 5 years and have never submitted a tax return.

Awaiting refund after re-assessment

Posted 13 July 2015

I have submitted my returns on the 2/7/2015. I was requested to submit supporting documents, which I did on the same day and the SARS efilings status shows this. The returns where then re-assessed and I received notification of a second ITA34 on the 7/7/2015. It is now the 10/7/2015 and have not received my refund. Does this mean that I am being audited. And if not, why the delay?

How much must I pay?

Posted 13 July 2015

How much do I have to pay for tax?

Can you submit without IRP5?

Posted 13 July 2015

Can you submit without IRP5 because my workplace I delaying with IRP5
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