Do I pay tax on my SA salary if I am out of the country for most of the year?

Posted 5 February 2014

I am going to work for a Tanzanian company for the next 12 months, but will still earn my SA salary. Is it business as usual in terms of PAYE on my SA salary, or is there some sort of relief?

Tax for one who has been some unemployed, some working overseas?

Posted 5 February 2014

Ok, so I was retrenched on March 27th 2013. I got a 2 month severance package. From 15th of April up to 30th August I was lucky to get consistent temp jobs. Then from September 1st to October 6th I was unemployed. I left RSA on Oct 7 to come work in Saudi Arabia. Therefore I was unemployed for 50 days and out of SA for 166 days consecutively. I will only be able to come home for 3 weeks between mid September and mid October. I do send about R35,000.00 per month home to pay bills and the bon...

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Tax on income earned in kuwait

Posted 25 January 2014

I a am South African working in Kuwait since 2004. I plan on returning to SA permanently very soon. Do I pay any tax on income earned here?

Is my overseas earning exempt from tax?

Posted 23 January 2014

I was working in USA from October 2012 to May 2013 (without coming back home)
I paid Fed and State tax in USA over the period.
So for the 2013/2014 individual tax year.
I was out the country for more than 60 days in one go but not more than 183 in this particular tax year.
Questions are:
1. Are my earnings overseas exempt? or if not
2. Will I include the earnings and get a taxable deduction for foreign taxes paid?

Will I be taxed on my overseas earnings?

Posted 17 January 2014

I just have a question regarding foreign income. I am a South African resident for tax purposes, but I recently landed a job on a cruise ship overseas, which I will be starting in March 2014. I will be earning a foreign income which will be paid into my South African bank account. My contracts will be on a 4 months on, 2 months off basis, so I will be out of the country roughly 240 days a year, of which approximately 120 days will be consecutive. During my 2 months vacation I will not be earning a salary....

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International Tax and Tax Treaties

Posted 15 January 2014

Dear Tax Tim

I earn international income as an individual (not a registered company ) on a monthly basis, what type tax will I be liable for in South Africa? Will I have to pay standard income tax in South Africa?

I earn this whilst in South Africa and not abroad as a monthly commission payout. How does tax treaties apply to foreign income or will this not be applicable to individuals?

Am I tax resident?

Posted 10 January 2014

Hi Tim,I was born in South Africa, however have been living out of the country for the last 7 years. (6 of which were spent in the UK). I have recently returned, but not on a permanent basis, as my main income comes from freelancing in the UK, and my partner is only here on a visitors visa. I have however been in the country for more than the 183 days this tax year. Will I need to pay SA tax on my UK income? I am still registered for UK tax, so I will be paying UK tax on that income as well.

Resident abroad aiming to cash out shares/ unit trusts, do I need to register with SARS ?

Posted 30 December 2013

I am a dual citizen (SA & European). I am currently living abroad on my European passport and never formally emigrated from SA. As a result I still hold a bank account there, as well as unit trusts & shares. I left SA shortly after studying so never had a job there/ paid income tax/ registered with SARS. Although I still visit the country on occasion, I am no longer a resident there. I would like to consolidate all my SA assets (have it all in one place) so I would like to "cash out...

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South African citizen worked at Antarctica but get paid in South Africa, can he be exempted from tax

Posted 10 December 2013

South African citizen worked at Antarctica but get paid in South Africa, can he be exempted from tax?

Under which SARS code do I file foreign income?

Posted 8 December 2013

I draw a monthly salary, but I have also done some after hours IT work (written software) for an overseas company. Under which SARS code do I file this foreign income?

What qualifies an SA citizen to be tax exempt in any country

Posted 3 December 2013

I'd like to set up a company offshore for the tax benefits. The company operations will take place in Ivory coast, Tanzania and Namibia. How can the employees of the company (mostly South Africans) be tax exempt because they will spend the entire period working outside the country - this will serve as an incentive to work outside of South Africa.

Tax Exemption for offshore divers?

Posted 27 November 2013

Please could you tell me more about this tax exemption for offshore divers and where can I Find this legislation on SARS website.

Foreign earnings while out of SA?

Posted 27 November 2013

How are foreign payments from the UN (earned while living out side of South Africa on a full time basis) taxed in SA? Where do I add them into my TaxTim form?

Taxation as a non-resident - possibility of double taxation on income earned in a foreign country

Posted 21 November 2013

Dear TaxTimI worked 3 months (March - May 2012) of the 2013 financial year in South Africa (for which I have the IRP5, included in my efiling ITR12), the total amount earned was R24,850. Since then, from June 2012 to present, I have been employed on a full time basis and continuously present in Chile (the period exceeds the number of days required to qualify me as non-resident for tax purposes in SA - 183 days) - for all of the 2013 tax period, I have not paid tax on this income in Chile, due to...

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Physical Presence test questions?

Posted 5 November 2013

I have had a complex tax year!

Firstly I am a RSA resident.
From 1/3/2013 - 18/5/2013: 79 DAYS I worked in USA, and was paid by the USA firm.
From 13/08/2013 - today: 72 DAYS I have worked in Zambia on contract, paid out of SA.

My questions are:
1. If I go passed the 183 days, will my tax be refunded?
2. What am tax am I liable for if I had to go passed the 183 days?
3. If I go on holiday for the remaining 40 days outside SA does that count, or do...

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The 183 days is it in a calendar year, financial tax year or 12 month period from day job started?

Posted 1 November 2013

I am currently working in the DRC. I understand that my first stint has to be 63 days unbroken period out side of SA and then 183 days has to be done in 12 months. Please explain the 12 months. Is it a calendar year, is it a financial year, or is it 12 month period from the date we first left to work outside of SA to be exempt from tax.

What is the tax benefit in working outside of South Africa?

Posted 25 October 2013

My husband is working in Zambia for a South African company, his company pay his salary into his South African bank account, he has been advised that if he has worked for six months out of South Africa for a least 6 weeks at a time he can claim the whole of his years tax back?

I will be working outside of South Africa for a year at a time. Will I still be liable for tax?

Posted 26 September 2013

As from November, I will be working outside of South Africa earning dollars. I will only come back for 30 days a year for my leave. My wife and children will still be living here, so I need to send money for them to live. Will the money I send be liable for South African tax?If I rather have my foreign salary paid into my South African bank account, Would that be taxed?Thanks a million.

Tax on income working permanently in the UAE and declaring of such.

Posted 23 September 2013

Hi Tim,
I left SA on 1/9/2011 to take up a permanent employment in UAE, with a UAE company. I also took up residency in the UAE. I sold all my fixed assets in SA, except for my primary residence, which I left for the children to complete their university studies from. I didn't have any intention to return to SA and wanted to relocate elsewhere, after my pension. Unfortunately I was retrenched w.e.f. 10/12/2012 and I returned to SA on 18/12/2012. I visited SA in Nov 2011 for 10 days in Oct 2012 for 5 days. I only started to earned an income in SA in February 2013....

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As a SA citizen working outside SA on contract what tax do I pay if money paid into SA Bank Account?

Posted 18 September 2013

If I am a SA citizen and work outside the country on a 2 year contract but the money is paid into a SA bank account what do I pay in tax.

CGT - Offshore Stock

Posted 11 September 2013

Tim

I have a question. I live in the UK. I have been living here for 5 years. I have property and bank accounts in South Africa. I submit my tax returns every year, claiming a loss on my bonds over my properties. I put my foreign income under section S10(1)(o).

I want to know about off shore investments, if I decide to buy US Stock today, will this be the base cost for CGT purposes or will it be the day I return permanently to South Africa?

How would this differ...

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Foreign Cruise ship income

Posted 10 September 2013

Hi Tim, Please assist, I have earned foreign income working on the cruise ships. However, I have been in SA for more than 183 days for both 2013 tax year and 2014 tax year.Are there special exclusions for cruise ship income?Many thanks

Working for a non SA company and working mostly out of RSA - do I have to pay tax?

Posted 2 September 2013

Hi,

Thanks for all the info on your site! I have learned quite a bit.

My Question: I have not registered for tax and I have been working outside RSA for the past 3 years, I was out of RSA for 190 days in 2012 and 160 days in 2011 - do I have to pay tax? I work for a UK company but get my fees in an RSA account.

Best regards

Hourly rate "net of tax". What does this mean?

Posted 26 August 2013

I am starting a new position with a multi-national US based company, and my letter of appointment lists my hourly rate as "net of tax". I am not sure what this means, and was hoping you would be able to shed some light. How are my tax implications affected? Do I need to register for provisional tax?

Never submitted a tax return - what kind of tax penalties are there?

Posted 15 August 2013

Hi Tim,

One of my family members has never submitted a tax return and only actually registered for tax about a year ago. He has been working for about 13 years. That being said, 4 of those 13 years he worked overseas (he worked on the cruise ships were he earned tips only), for 3 years he worked as a waiter where he earned cash and was paid a minimum wage and 5 years as a restaurant manager where tax was deducted from his monthly salary, however, he was never registered for tax by his employer or on an individual capacity. Like I said, he only registered and got a tax number last year (2012). ...

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