Contract worker and the tax effects?

Posted 2 July 2015

I want to know. I worked for 3 years on a contract. I was taxed on my pay. Is it wise for me to do a tax return? My salary was plus minus 8000. 00 montly

Tax return but not in country currently

Posted 2 July 2015

I want to submit my SA SARS tax return but I need to change my bank account. However I am not currently in South Africa. What can I do?

Statement of accounts

Posted 2 July 2015

Hallo,

I submitted my tax returns to SARS. They asked for supporting documentation. I sent that to them and received a statement of account with a negative value. Does this mean they have accepted the documents and that they will refund me?

Thanks

When is the tax refund due?

Posted 2 July 2015

I could've been amongst the first few thousand to submit their tax returns as I filed mine just after 2am the day tax season opened. How long will it take for the refund to be paid? Has anyone else had theirs paid already?

How do I send the supporting documents?

Posted 2 July 2015

How do I send the supporting documents that was requested on SARS efiling?

Medical aid refund but had no income in 2015

Posted 2 July 2015

I had no income for 2015 tax year, but paid medical aid for 8 months plus extra out-of-pocket medical expenses. Am I entitled to some money back from SARS? I am 57 years old.

My statement of account balance changed to zero. Help

Posted 2 July 2015

Why has my statement of account balance changed? Yesterday it had the refund due to me, when I my efiling profile check this morning my balance is R0.00. Does this mean assessment is complete and I should be receiving my refund today or tomorrow?

Says I don't have to submit a tax return because I earn under R350 000

Posted 2 July 2015

Says I don't have to submit a tax return because I earn under R350 000. Is this true? Why has SARS changed their mind?

Supporting docs turn around time for approval

Posted 2 July 2015

Hi,

I submitted my Tax return for 2015 and my SARS calculation showed that I am owed a refund. However I was asked for supporting documents which I submitted. Does SARS give you a confirmation once all documents have been verified? How long does the verification process take?

Already paid but cannot continue

Posted 2 July 2015

I have already paid for subscription but cannot continue as the website asks me to make another payment. Why do I need to make 2 payments if I haven't completed my tax return yet?

Bursary repayment deduction

Posted 2 July 2015

I'm am repaying a bursary on a monthly basis. Can I use it as an deduction on my personal income?

Thank you

Will SARS still pay me if I lodged a dispute by mistake?

Posted 2 July 2015

I accidentally clicked dispute on my statement and now it is asking for documents. Will SARS still pay me if I ignore the dispute?

Tax returns on provident fund

Posted 2 July 2015

Hi, I would like to know is it possible to claim tax returns on your provident fund that was payed out as a lump sum and where to start?

Logbook too big to upload?

Posted 2 July 2015

Hi Tim,
I've been asked by SARS to provide supporting doc's, problem is my logbook is 120 pages via "the Little Logbook" GPS logbook. I know we are limited to 20 pages and 2MB for uploads. Can I submit the 1st and last page showing opening and closing, or should drop all the pages with a SARS office. Thanks!

Didn't find proof of residence, no proof of address

Posted 1 July 2015

I want to change an address at SARS and I can't find any proof of address documents such as statements. What an I use to prove my address?

RA contribution refunds

Posted 1 July 2015

I have done a calculation of my assessment. I was under the impression I will get all my RA contributions back as a refund but I did not. Is this correct? And my extra medical expenses, where do they go?

Clarity on pension lump sum

Posted 1 July 2015

I took a lump sum of my pension. Will I get money back?

How to calculate tax return?

Posted 1 July 2015

How do I work out how much tax I'll collect each year?

Will it be better to pay my own medical aid contributions?

Posted 1 July 2015

Currently my employer pays for medical aid contribution. Will it be more tax beneficial for me to move from the group and pay it individually? I noticed SARS pays a monthly fee per dependant. Please advise, thank you.

What if the employer keep delaying this matter hence I have a penality impossed?

Posted 1 July 2015

I have two IRP5s for 2008 that are showing at SARS so SARS asked me to contact my previous employer urgently because I'm owing lot of money already. So the employer is saying that they don't have the records to remove it because that information is on the old software that they don't have anymore. But the will issue a letter that I must take to SARS. I went with that information to SARS but the feedback that I received was it wont help because that record stays on my records and has long it stay...

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I was unemployed for 3 months last tax year, how does that effect my tax?

Posted 1 July 2015

I was unemployed for 3 months last tax year, how does that effect my tax? In short I only recieved a salary for 9 months. Will I be liable to pay in any additional tax? Are there forms that I need to fill in, because I never claimed unemployment.

Is it possible to apply for 5 years tax return?

Posted 1 July 2015

I haven't claim my tax return since 2010 so is it possible to get all that tax back?

Do I need to apply for a tax directive for my earnings received (private company)?

Posted 1 July 2015

Is a tax directive necessary for my consulting firm - I have a private company with 1 employee (myself). I provide consulting services through another IT firm to their clients. I provide the firm with a Sales invoice for hours worked etc at the end of every month. They in turn pay the full invoice amount. I pay myself a fixed salary (PAYE & UIF deductions included) through my business. The remaining amount is profit to the business where we're liable to pay company tax (usually around 7% turnove...

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Changing jobs for taxes?

Posted 1 July 2015

How will SARS know that I changed jobs? Apparently you get a return if you changed jobs but it's not formed part of the calculation? How does this work?

Sars Disablity and Threshold

Posted 30 June 2015

I earned R254000 for the 2014-2015 tax year. My son is "disabled" and I am able to claim for qualifying disability expenditure. I see now that you need not submit a return if you earn least than 350000 for the year, however, as I am to receive a refund due to my son's status I want to submit. Why is sars doing this? As to avoid paying refunds to us lower echelon tax payers?
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