What penalties will I incur if I do not pay my donations tax within the three month deadline?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 February 2016

What penalties will I incur if I do not pay my donations tax within the three month deadline? Is there a way around incurring any penalties if I was not aware of this deadline?

Would there be donations tax payable on a cash payment received from a non-resident?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 February 2016

Would there be donations tax payable on a cash payment received from a non-resident, living in the US?
Would the South African receiver of the cash be taxed?

What is the % of tax deductable from a pension payout due to divorce

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 February 2016

I am getting divorced and am expecting a lump sum pay out from my ex husband's pension plan, the total amount is R315190. 92( I will be receiving half of it), please advise how much I would be receiving back giving tax deductions.

Does C.G.T. apply to the sale of offshore assets held by someone living in SA?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 February 2016

Does C. G. T. Apply to the sale off shore assets held by someone who is a permanent SA resident but not a SA citizen?

What are the tax implications of share options?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 February 2016

I have an opportunity to exercise options for an unlisted, US-based company. The purchase value of the options will be around $5400 International holding tax of about $4881. 53 so I need to understand what would be expected in terms of a SARS payment. I plan to hold on to the shares.

Will Company Director be responsible for company debt in the event of liquidation?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 February 2016

My company owes SARS VAT, PAYE, AND INCOME TAX. If I voluntarily liquidate, with no business assets, and no personal assets, will SARS prosecute me personally if they cant get the money from the company? Does liquidation void the tax debt to SARS?

What is a Members Loan Account?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 February 2016

I have a small business and I had an accountant that did my accounts for me. I have noticed that he put in a members loan account under Equity and Liabilities. I am not sure what this means and where he would have received the amount from. Please can you help explain what the members loan account means?

Treatment of rental loss and living expenses while studying

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 February 2016

From Sep '14 to Oct '15 I temporarily left the employ of my company to study my MBA full time overseas. During this time I rented my primary residence in South Africa out. (a) Am I able to deduct the losses on the rental of my primary property (rent - levies - interest on bond - rates) from my taxable income?

(b) During the time I was away, I had to make use of savings to pay for living expenses (food, necessities, partial travel expenses, but NOT tuition, textbooks, accommodation, vi...

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Capital gains or Income tax

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 February 2016

Bought shares for R5000. 00 in 2008
Opened a share trading account in 2015. No of shares was 187 and the value was brought in as 187 x R1854
R346698. Sold in 2015 for R1822. 00x187
Also bought other shares which is share trading. Is this Capital or income

Supporting Elderly Family Members

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 February 2016

I support my elderly mother on a monthly basis with around R2500 p/m - is there a tax efficient or tax deductible manner that this can be done?

ITR 12 or IRP6?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 February 2016

First of all I do have a tax number after working for an investment company a couple of years ago. I then resigned there and for the last three to four years not needed to pay tax. Currently I work for myself receiving three to four different income streams. All under my own name from research to maintenance. My question is: I now have to start paying tax again. The taxing income started on 1 Sep 2016, thus the first six months goes to end Feb. Do I need to submit a ITR12 or IRP6? And which pack...

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What are my SARS obligations on UK earnings?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 17 February 2016

I am South African with a British Passport. I lived in the UK for 9 years and am now living in South Africa and have done for the past two years. I do not work in South Africa, all my earnings come from my registered business in England. What am I required to do with SARS? I obviously pay tax on earnings in UK and every couple or so months I transfer money over to South Africa.

SARS Retirement Fund Lump Sum Tax Calculator

  Written by Nicci   Posted 17 February 2016

Your SARS Retirement Fund Lump Sum Tax Calculator says that I need to pay NO tax on my retirement fund withdrawal. I think it might be broken.

Turnover Tax Exceeded limit

  Written by Nicci   Posted 16 February 2016

TaxTim, I have a company registered for turnover tax. I Have the following questions please:

1 - What happens when you exceed the allowed R1m turnover in a tax year?
2 - Do you have to recalculate tax for the past year using the SBC Tax Tables?
3 - What about the VAT? I have not registered for or charged VAT, what will happen now that I've exceeded the R1m threshold. I thank you in advance for your support.

How can we prove to SARS that we were not in the country and do not need to pay tax?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 16 February 2016

My partner and I were living abroad for over 18 months and did not visit South Africa once during that time. My partner went to SARS and did all that he should have done to be legal with all his forms to prove he didn't need to pay tax for those 18 months. But now he has received a message from SARS stating he owes a large sum of money. Why is this? And how do we go about it?

What to do about old tax returns since leaving South Africa?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 16 February 2016

I left South Africa in 2003 and did not formally emigrate. What should I do about all those outstanding tax returns?

Do I need to tick box on tax return for IRP5/IT3A for foreign pension received?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 16 February 2016

Hi there, was filing my tax return and got selected for verification. I think that it might be as a result of ticking the wrong boxes though - I receive a pension from overseas and interest on my Standard Bank account but I did tick the box for the IRP5/ IT3A saying that I got one such certificate. I then filled in the interest amount under Local Interest and noted the foreign pension under not taxable. Am I right in assuming that I should, in future not mark the IRP5/ IT3A box? (I always though...

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How does it work now if you just earn commission but tax and uif does not get deducted?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 February 2016

Hi. I used to work for company that deducted tax from my salary, so I'm a registered. But now I work for a company that does not deduct tax and I only get commission. My question is how do I claim my tax for my medical aid if I don't receive a IRP5?

How does it work now if you just earn commission but tax and uif does not get deducted?

Date due fot IT14 12

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 February 2016

When is annual tax return due for companies 2015 financial year

Will SARS pay me a refund based on my retirement annuity if I am declaring no income?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 February 2016

If you are working overseas and are declaring a NIL tax return due to the income being exempt can I still claim a deduction on my retirement annuity?

Is necessary to be registered as taxpayer before I start a micro business?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 16 February 2016

Can I start a small business like a tuck shop before I register as tax payer, or must I be registered as tax payer first?

How much tax on provident fund withdrawal?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 February 2016

I have been working in the mining industry for the past 8 years and I am about to be retrenched. I currently have R769 837 in provident fund. I intend to cash that money and pay off my bond. Please, tell me how much am I going to receive after all the tax has been taken.

Tax percentage for overtime

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2016

Hi Tim, what is the tax percentage for over time when I earn R70 per hour?

Apply RA tax deductible to provisional tax payment or get a refund after the final tax submission

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2016

I am a provisional tax payer and contributing the maximum allowed deductible to an RA (15% of non-retirement funding income). I would like to know whether I can deduct this from the taxable income myself for the provisional tax payment, meaning I pay less to SARS now and do not get a refund later, or whether I should pay tax on the full income without deducting the RA deductible and then get a refund from SARS later on? If I have a choice, I would prefer not overpaying taxes to SARS and aim for ...

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Family gifts less than R100 000

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2016

Hi there!

I've read your post about family gifts of money and I just want to confirm:

If my father gives me less than R5000 per month as per a family agreement, I do not have to pay tax on the receipt of this money and have to just include it in the section of my tax return as "Amounts not considered taxable"?

As well as this, my father will not have to pay donation tax because the sum will not exceed R50 000 every year?
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