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DO I have to pay PAYE and do SARS give money back?



I earn R107000p/a should I pay tax and how much, I hear people say that one can file a request to get their tax money from SARS, please illuminate as I'm really in the dark.

Penalty fee for late payment of tax?



Please explain what charges are laid against someone for paying tax late?

Important tax enquiry?



I bought land and built a rental house. I have upfront fees which appear on the pro Forma account of the transferring lawyers. Such expenses are :

Registration fee. 6 months Municipal Rates upfront. Rates clearance certificate fee. Transfer duty. Deeds office registration fee. FICA verification. Lodging agents fee and postage. Sundry expenses (phone calls, postage, file storage fee, printing, photocopying, emails and faxes). Fee for consent to transfer from HOA. Paid management for HOA consent and levy figures...

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PIT Assurance Audit turnaround



How does one get selected for a SARS Assurance audit? What is the turnaround time?

Medical refund from SARS?



What is the limit a person can claim for medical paid cash out of your pocket and not by medical aid. Even though we have medical

How long, if you dont have a tax number, do u have before you need if u have recently been employed?



Lets say someone just recently started working, and wont be able to get their tax number before pay day. Is there an allowance or period that that person allowed to get my tax number without any penalties?

My wife earns 35% commission (salary) per month ,how does her employer calculate her PAYE?



My wife does not earn a salary but earn 35 % commission on all work done. She generally earns more
than R10 000 per month. How does her employer calculate her PAYE?Can one use the calculator on
your website?

Can we deduct loan payments ans taxi fare expenses?



Hi TimI would like to know if a private company can deduct a loan repayment which was utilized in the production of income, the proceeds received and receivable, of which have been included in gross income. Furthermore, can the company also deduct other miscellaneous expenses such as taxi fare and so on. Thank you.

Provisional tax for bonus paid



Ood day Tim, I heard from a passerby that I can ask my company to deduct provisional tax every month from my salary for the next reason :When I receive my annual bonus, it can be paid out in full, due to the fact that I already paid the tax throughout the year. Does this make sense? And how legit and effective is this? What if I am not due for an bonus for any reason whatsoever. . . Will the company be able to return the provisional tax money paid?

When is my first provisional tax payment duel?



I established a new medical practice in January 2015. When is the first provisional tax payment due?

What will my refund be?



How much should I expect to receive from SARS as a refund?

Should student register as a taxpayer



Hi Tim,

My daughter is an Arts student and occasionally (2-3 times per year) does Poetry performances, for which she is usually paid in cash. She recently performed at a theater, and the theater company now wants her to register as a taxpayer in order for them to pay her. According to them, in November of 2014, a new law was passed requiring everyone that earns income to register as a taxpayer. Her total earning from the few performances she does for the year would hardly be in excess...

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Self-employed and Commission Earnings Tax?



I will be starting a new job where I will be working on a contract basis and invoice the company each month for my hours worked to receive payment. How much will I be taxed? 25%?

Also I might start earning commission a few months down the line, how much tax am I charged on commission?

Thank you in advance for the help!

Tax calculation on cost to company package of R 988 152



I am 43 and I earn per month a gross of R71 805, with a contribution of R3705. 15 as my contribution towards my pension. I have made provision for payment of my bonus as at my birth date which is 03 August of every year with the option the tax thereof recurring. What should be take home after tax, put differently, what should I be contributing as my tax on a monthly basis?

I started with my new employer on 01 October 2014, does a start date have an effect on my tax contributions, if s...

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Homeloan interest payments or the whole repayment



SARS have asked me to take a look at my 2014 return and to correct any "errors" that I find. I receive property rental income. I have a bond on that property. Should I list the interest portion of my bond repayments under "interest" and am I able to claim the balance of the repayments under other? I seem to have entered those figures incorrectly, which may be what is bothering SARS.

Tax rebate when earning below R50 000 for past financial year?



I only started working in January this year and earn below R50 000 for the months of January and February, can I get a tax rebate?

Provisional tax period for declaring a secondary property sale.



I sold a secondary property in January 2015. The registration into the new owner's name will only go through in April/May and therefore the payout of the profit to myself. As a provisional taxpayer, my question is do I declare this transaction on my provisional tax return at the end of Feb 2015 (in the period the transaction was done) or in my August 2015 provisional tax return (in the period the transfer of ownership was done and payment received)?

Reference number for EFF payment?



I completed my return and received assessment showing that I owe SARS money. I'm trying to pay via EFT (internet banking) using my tax number as the payment reference, but am receiving an error message saying the format of the payment reference number is incorrect. What payment reference number / format should I be using?

Commission less than 50%. Can I claim expenses?



Hi. I earn a salary and commission. Last year my commission was lower than my salary. My consultant has claimed for expenses. Will this be allowed. I entertain clients allot, I use my car for mainly work purposes. My cellphone bill is mostly for work I have a home office. I spend allot of money to get commission. I have 3606 on my irp5

What is a personal income tax assurance audit?



What is a personal income tax assurance audit? Does this mean they are auditing more than one year?

Addional income from Mauritius - where do I include this on my return?



I am employed in South Africa, and I am a South African tax resident. I have the opportunity to do work for a Mauritius company. Essentially I will be on a South African company's payroll as well as a Mauritius company's payroll. I will be spending less than 60 consecutive days in Mauritius so I will remain a South African tax resident. How will my additional income from Mauritius be taxed? Will I have to pay PAYE in Mauritius and pay tax again when I submit my return to SARS?
I have heard ...

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How to submit tax for freelance work



I have been freelancing for 8 months now and have generated some income. How do I submit my tax return for these cash deposits? They are all different amounts from different clients. I obviously do not have an IRP5 as these were cash based payments.

Why do SARS do second audits?



SARS say they are doing a second random audit that doesn't appear on my statement of account. What is a second audit that SARS is referring to and why does it take so long to refund me?

Can a creditor claim my income tax refund?



Can one or more of my creditors claim my income tax refund from SARS?

How to calc and when to pay CGT on a once off payment?



received a once off payment in June 2014 from a trust and my company asked Phillipp Haut for an opinion on how it should be taxed. His response was
What is certain though, are the following:
1. The beneficiary must disclose the capital gain in his or her tax return. 2. This involves showing the relevant portion of the trust?%u20AC%u2122s proceeds and base cost of the shares. 3. No employees?%u20AC%u2122 tax needs to be withheld. 4. The capital gain must be taken into account in the employee?%u20AC%u2122s second provisional tax return for the year in which the gain is distributed to him or her. My questions are:...

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