How to switch practitioners to TaxTim

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 September 2013

What are the necessary steps required to move my tax concerns from my current tax practitioner to TaxTim?

How do I submit my irp5 online?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 September 2013

How do I submit my irp5 online?

Unemployed and in need of cash.

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 September 2013

Is there any tax return funds available for me?

How to upload copies of documents onto SARS eFiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 September 2013

I do not know how to upload my copies.

Do I submit via TaxTim and again via e-filing?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 September 2013

After completing the TaxTim tax return forms and paying R199.00 I was directed to a page saying that I had to submit again via e-filing? Don't know what to do here? Do I complete more forms and submit again?

Can unemployed people register for income tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 September 2013

I'm unemployed but I need a tax number for an upcoming job. Can I get one from SARS?

AVS Bank with AVS verification fail - Non Resident

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 September 2013

I am an Indian national. I was working in South Africa on a Work Permit from Jun-2012 to Oct-2012. After that I have returned back to India in Nov-2012. I have filed my South African Income Tax Return (ITR12). Based on the calculations in ITR12, I am supposed to get around R 28,000 from SARS as refund. I have checked in SARS efiling website through my login and found that the SARS Status is showing as "AVS Bank with AVS verification fail".
I am currently in India and thus am unable to visit...

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Password reset on efiling

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 September 2013

Last year some consultant submitted my tax return on SARS eFiling for me. Now I need to reset the password that they creates for me if I'm trying to log in. They need a password that I don't know.

How do I submit to SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 September 2013

I have never submitted my IRP5 since I started working in 2010, how do I go on about returning them with E filling ?

How can I be helped online to get a tax number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 September 2013

I want a tax number but I'm far from a SARS office.
Is it not possible to register online to get it?

How am I going to know how much I will get and how do I calculate it?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 September 2013

How will I know how much do I have to get, and how do I calculate?

How to go to saved tax return pages that I have been working on on SARS eFiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 September 2013

I have e-filled my 2012 and 2013 tax returns on SARS, how do I go back to those pages and submit them as I understand I have not submitted?

Will I get a letter in the post with a tax reference number to replace my temporary one?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 September 2013

Ok when I went and got my tax reference number, the lady that helped me said it's a temporary number and that I will receive another one in the post. It's been 2 months gone by and I didn't get anything as yet. I just want a tax reference number. I got a temporary one only. Is this the one I need always or do I have to wait longer for another one? I don't want to pay tax.

AVS for first time tax payers

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 September 2013

Hi Tim.

I submitted my first tax returns this year. Was selected for audit even though I only claimed 2 month's worth of tax, submitted my IRP5 and waited. I see I have the AVS verification as SARS status. Is this normal for first time users or do I also need to go into a branch? I have not received a letter requesting any proof of banking yet.

Continue with TaxTim after I have paid through EFT

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 September 2013

I have paid the R199 by EFT now. How do I continue? Will you send me a message?

Incomplete tax return from 2007 with no IRP5 information available.

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 September 2013

I recently applied for my tax return for 2013. I have been waiting a while for the return until I called SARS and they told me that I have an incomplete return from 2007. The problem is: I don't possess any IRP5 information from that year, and the only job I had was a shift job in which I made a minimum wage for only three months. What do I need to do?

Kindly assist with my tax number as am not sure if I was registered.

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 September 2013

Kindly assist with my tax number. I've been working for 5 years without submitting tax. And am having tax certificates with me.

Help me with my tax number.

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 September 2013

Hi, am not sure if I am registered with SARS?

Not sure how to pay tax on freelance incoming

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 September 2013

For previous tax years, I've always only had my salary as income.

Since January, I've been freelancing and have been receiving payments on a monthly basis.

When should I register as a provisional tax payer? How much do I have to contribute before next tax season? Can I do everything I need to do on SARS efiling?

SARS eFiling asking for "documents for review " and "documents for audit"

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 September 2013

Why does my eFiling ask for me to submit "Documents for review" and "Documents for audit"?

Seeking my Income Tax number, although I am employed

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 September 2013

I have been employed since September 2012, even though I was not earning a taxable amount, but now I am now earning it. Looking at my payslips since the start of 2013 I found out that the one for March has got the P.A.Y.E deducted as well as U.I.F but from the next month being April I no longer get that P.A.Y.E deductions except U.IF.

Please Tim, does it mean I do not have an income tax number? I called my employer and they referred me to SARS. I can't understand this as I need this income tax number for my new employer. ...

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Registration of employees for tax or PAYE?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 September 2013

Hi Tax Tim
Do I need to register my employees for PAYE or for tax as they received only R3300 per month? How do I go about registering them for tax? What documentation do I need and do I need to go to the branch to fill it in?

Private practice queries

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 September 2013

I've started my own private practice
I was employed before that and was a registered "normal" tax payer and did my e-filing chop chop easy. I'd like to continue doing my own e-filing:

Do I have to register now as a different tax payer now that I'm working for myself?
And must I complete the form where it asks for my own income and will it automatically update then and ask if I had other expenses?

And what all can I keep as "business" expenses? (I rent an office and pay a receptionist as well)...

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Can I get money from a tax return and how?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 September 2013

Can I get money from my tax return and how much is the money per year of working?

How to fill in your Tax return with two sources of income, but no IRP 5?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 September 2013

I do work for a research group but am not formerly employed by the research group at the university. I am listed as a vendor and get paid for things I do for the group. Effectively as a supplier of things I make.

So how do I fill in my tax form since I am in the tax threshold. I do not get a IRP 5 since I am not employed by them. I also received a pay out of a fund that I had from my previous work and it shows up in my form as an employer.

Now I would like to know how do I go about to fill in my form as I am receiving income but do not know what code or where to put it in the form. ...

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