PAYE registration for an employee

Posted 1 February 2016

I own a micro business (a company) that's registered for turnover tax. Up until this point I have had no employees so I didn't register for PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI, etc. Recently I hired my first employee. This employee earns R3500 p. M. So she won't be paying any income tax. Do I need to register her for PAYE, UIF, SDL and ETI even if she falls below the tax threshold? She is 21 years old and meets the requirements for ETI. If I need to register her, how do I do it? Can I benefit from the ETI?

Salary Gross Up Calculations

Posted 1 February 2016

I need to Gross up a salary and my payroll system does not have that function. Is there an easy enough method to work it out?

As a sole proprietor making less than R350k/year, do I pay income tax?

Posted 1 February 2016

Thank you for taking my question. I am a sole proprietor that receives money from a single company for odd jobs around the office. I am not on contract with this company and receive a fixed R15k a month from them into my sole proprietor bank account. I then pay money from the sole proprietor account into my personal account amounting to around R12k-R13k/month. In total, I make less than R350k per annum, will I be liable to pay income tax?

Tax - Abu Dhabi and South Africa

Posted 1 February 2016

I am looking at going to teach in Abu Dhabi but I really don't understand how the taxes work while I am overseas. I don't know when if ever I will tax return other than for a holiday. Please assist me in this as I don't know what to do with regard to planning. Thank you

Penalty for late payment of vat

Posted 1 February 2016

What is the penalty for late payment of vat?

Rental income & expenses, can I claim on regularly inspecting my property?

Posted 1 February 2016

I will be renting out my primary residence in Cape Town for a few years while I work on the Wild Coast rent-free. Can I claim a quarterly site/property visit/inspection as an expense for tax purposes?

Donations Tax on house sale to sister.

Posted 31 January 2016

I plan on selling a fixed property worth R450 000 for R225 000. How much will the donations tax be?

IRP5 source codes - what do they mean?

Posted 31 January 2016

3698-3699 gross remuneration. What does it means. Is their money I can claim?

What is the taxable age ?

Posted 31 January 2016

Can you get a tax number at the age of 17 years with a valid South African ID?

Delay in finalisation of my return

Posted 29 January 2016

I submitted my 2015 tax return in November 2015 with supporting documents, and to date it is still in audit with no queries raised. Who do I complain about the delay in my finalisation of my tax return? Could the delay be due to the fact that monies are owed to me.

Can I claim for medical expenses if I have no income?

Posted 29 January 2016

I was retrenched last year at the end of January 2015. I have not worked since then but I have been paying medical aid privately. How do I claim (or can I claim) for all my medical expenses?

Must there be a contract if my father lends me money?

Posted 29 January 2016

If my father lends me money, must there be a contract

Query on payment of uif

Posted 29 January 2016

Do foreigners pay UIF and if so do they benefit

Provisional Tax - what Provisional Periods should I be using?

Posted 29 January 2016

I submitted my 2015 tax return [regular tax return] for March 2014 to February 2015 period, by due date in November 2015. No problems and monies due paid over. I subsequently discovered that I was supposed to have submitted as a Provisional Taxpayer, not as a regular taxpayer. I now have to do another tax return, due 29th January 2016 [today!!]. I am registered as a Provisional taxpayer now but am unsure as to which Provisional period I am supposed to be choosing from the list that pops up. Shou...

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SARS deducted money from my account without resolving a lodged dispute.

Posted 29 January 2016

In 2013 my employer at the time deducted PAYE but did not pay same over to SARS. Upon receipt of a demand from SARS I lodged a Fraud notification with SARS and my accountant lodged a dispute with SARS. To date no resolution on the matter, other than SARS Debt Department sent a final demand to a redundant email address rather than on E filing as one would expect, which will have then been received by my accountant. Yesterday SARS took my entire bank balance, what do I do?

Is UIF part of TAX for the full year?

Posted 29 January 2016

Where does UIF get submitted?

Medical Gap Cover

Posted 29 January 2016

I took out medical gap cover under my own name. I have since stopped working. The debit order for it has changed to my husbands bank account. Can he still claim for the gap cover under "costs not covered by medical scheme" if the policy is in my name and he pays for it?

Refund and auditing outcome

Posted 29 January 2016

I initially filled for my tax returns for 2015 and I was told that I had two outstanding years I have to filled and until I do, i'm not going to receive my refund and I was told that i've been selected for an audit as it's mostly the case for foreign contract workers. So within, two weeks, I submitted the remaining two outstanding years at a SARS office at Richardsbay. I received my ITA34 alright for both years just like the earlier one. So in total, I was due for about R13700 refund pending the...

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Am I eligible for 2nd one third tax free payment?

Posted 29 January 2016

I was retrenched at age 54. One third tax free amount paid out to me. Started working again for another company after 4years. A contribution towards a provident fund was paid in by new company when I started work again after 4years. I am now 69 years of age and retire by end March 2016. Will I be entitled for another one third tax free payment?

How to practically offset an assessed loss

Posted 29 January 2016

Hi Tim, I owe SARS R240,000 for income tax year 2012. However, when I checked my compliance, I had not submitted an income tax return for 2011. So I submitted this and obtained an assessed loss of more than R1m. How do I practically use this assessed loss of 2011 to get rid of the 2012 debt of R240k on SARS SARS eFiling

Does a dormant cc count in generating my personal ITR12?

Posted 29 January 2016

If I am a member of a close corporation that has ceased trading (I receive no income from the cc) prior to the year of assessment, should I still enter "Y" in my personal ITR12 (in which case a "Statement of Local Assets and Liabilities" section is added to the form. Or can I enter "N"?

Slitting income when married in community

Posted 29 January 2016

Can you please explain what amounts get slit 50/50 when a couple is married in community of property please? My husband is retired and I am the breadwinner. We receive rental and interest. Also what to do with the medical expenses, both membership & additional, in my name only?

Do I need to start paying tax?

Posted 29 January 2016

I would like to know if I need to register for PAYE. I am 25 years old and a part time student. I au pair in the afternoons (R7500 a month salary) and I also do contract work for 2 companies (R1500 and R2500) salary in order to pay for my fees. One of the companies is asking me to get a tax number in order to pay me and I'm worried about doing that as my salary just about covers my expenses and expensive study fees - so I can't afford deductions.

Individual tax on private vehicle bought by company

Posted 29 January 2016

If a company pays for an employee's personal vehicle, what are the tax implications for the employee as an individual? Would a loan from the company be a better option?

Outstanding returns

Posted 29 January 2016

I have outstanding tax returns for tax years 2013, 2014 & 2015 and have IT88 deductions for the periods, how do I reconcile all outstanding tax returns and will the IT88 amounts be considered should there a "Due by you" amount or credited if there is a "Due to you" amount on completion of the assessments. Are you able to assist in getting all these tax returns completed.
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