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Do I have a tax number?



I'm a government employee for about 11 months now and I have never registered for a tax number but they do deduct a tax in my income, does that means I do have a tax number?

What to do with my number company for tax purposes?



I am a working individual with a small IT support Company on the side that I am running for extra income. The company is registered as PTY LTD just wondering what the process is and do I need to register for tax because the company is just starting and has no turnover as of yet ?

I want to know my SARS status?



Am I registered with SARS? Every month on my payslip there are taxable earnings written.

I received a sms saying there's -R5000 due from SARS - is this true?



Hello, today I received an sms that tells me that my tax return is due and must select my bank below & process it via eFiling,and I do not have eFiling account,I'm not sure if there sms is true or not.

Calculate the tax amount after completing my return?



After having completed the tax form, how do calculate the tax amount due?

I need to get my tax number?



How can I get my tax number via mobile?

How are one-off payments taxed?



I have just started working as a freelance copywriter however this is not my main source of income. The work is a side-line and sporadic thing. I am about to be paid for a job I've completed and would like to know how I will be taxed for the job- in other words I really want to know how much money I will take home at the end. Is there a way for me to calculate this?

Won't I be penalised if I did not submit last year cos I did not have a medical aid?



I receive my IRP5 every year, I never submitted them to receiver because all along I did not have a medical aid or a retirement annuity. Last year in September I then joined the Government medical aid and it was also stated in some articles that if you don't have one of the mentioned and earning below 250 000 per annum there was no reason to submit. This year I will do my submission since I have a medical aid.

My question is won't I be penalized for not submitting last year due to th...

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Income tax for Fy 13-14.



Hi, My annul income is R. 495 000 and I joined in South Africa payroll in mid of Jan -14.So my question is how much income tax I should pay to government.

If my previous employer has submitted my IRP5 forms to SARS will I receive a tax return?



Please advise on the following. I have had two previous employers but I had not registered for tax or eFiling?

Recently, I had received my IPR5 from one of the previous employers. The IPR5 form was filled in by HR and had a 10 digit number which I assume to be my tax number, am I correct to assume so?

Secondly, if my previous employer has submitted the IRP5 forms, will I receive any return or do I have to register for eFiling and submit the forms myself in order to obtain a return?...

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do I need tax nr for pension fund



I worked for 7 years for a company. And use to pay into a provident fund. My salary was R2700. I left the company for better pay. But I need my provident fund to pay out my money. Now they tell me I need to go to SARS for a tax number before they will complete my forms. I never payed tax because I earned so little. Please help me what shall I do.

If I have worked before does it mean I do have the tax number?



I have been employed and never have enquired about my tax number. Does it mean I have a tax number.

I have still not received my refund from SARS, what could be the reason?



What can be the cause to my tax refund being frozen?

To register as an employer for tax purposes or not?



If I employ a person who earns below the threshold, does the employee need to register for Income Tax or is it optional?

Do I need to fill out a EMP201 form regardless?

If I employ cleaning staff twice a week, would I have to have a EMP201 form or not?

My tax number is lost?



Need my old employee tax number please?

Can I request a correction after ITR14 submission?



I've submitted my ITR14 on 28 Feb 14, but then received a massive supplier invoice which would increase my COS & this would then decrease my PBT in essence I would qualify to get a refund from SARS, can I request a correction?

Do I need t pay the non-compliance penalty fee with SARS?



I registered with SARS in 2010 and have been filing ever since. I recently received a non compliance penalty fee for 2008 and 2009. It's only R500 (R250 for each year) Do I have to pay this if I wasn't even registered in those years and did not receive IRP5's from my employer then either?
I managed to get the IRP5's and I filed them last week but still am being told I need to pay the penalty fee.
If I am going to dispute it, will I be charged interest or more penalties whilst it is busy being disputed?...

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PAYE incorrectly stated on my IRP5?



I submitted my tax returns via eFiling and got an assessment saying I owed SARS. The reason was PAYE incorrectly stated. How can I dispute this assessment and is it possible that you can assist?

What sort of tax should I register for as an independent IT contractor?



I'm an independent IT contractor working from home. I work for different clients at the same time. Some pay a fixed fee.

What sort of tax should I register for taking into consideration that I use my house, electricity, internet, etc?

Where is my tax number on my IRP5?



Do my tax number appear on my IRP5. If so, where on my IRP5.

Company income tax registration - who should be present?



Should all company members be present when applying for income tax registration?

tTax on R15 000 and medical aid deduction and pension fund deduction



Hi, what would my tax be if I earn R15 000 a month, and have pension fund deduction of R700 and and medical aid of R1 500.

CHANGE TO PROVISIONAL TAX PAYER on eFiling?



I have been a salaried employee bu have now started out on my own. Can I just change to being a Provisional Tax payer on eFiling?

Scared housewife - I may owe tax???



I have been a housewife for a very long time. I am now 63 years old. We are married outside community of property. I had a business for a short period, many years back, which failed (I have no business sense it seems) and since then my husband was giving me money every month. It was quite a lot of money at the time, but I didn't really think that it would count as a salary. I bought a house and sold it 10 years later using the money my husband gave me. I got about 500k out from that. I have the ...

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Tax return problems



Did tax return for last year They owe us R550 now we must go in to show proof of address WHY We did it with a Tax Broker
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