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Tax nr



Good day. Please I need my SARS nr.

I want to register and do the claim after I get my tax number



Can I register and do the claim after I get the my tax number?

Practitioner can't submit or search for ITR12 on efiling



Hi, I registered as a tax practitioner on the SARS efiling website but now I can't access my clients, like I cant get into their files. I am stuck.

Can l get a tax clearance certificate if l do not have a tax reference number?



I need a tax clearance certificate but l do not have a tax reference number. The form says I should have a tax reference number, can I still get a tax clearance certificate?

Do I owe SARS?



I did my efiling on Tuesday and I have received an SMS saying

"thank you for submitting your irp5. account balance is R8886 due by you."

Do I owe SARS or does SARS owe me? Pls help!

SARS eFiling username & password



How do I get my username and password without calling the SARS landline and spending over 30min on the line and still getting nothing?

How to calculate Tax Refund if over 65 with a disabled dependent



I am completing my father's Tax Return for him. He is over 65 and has a dependent, my brother, who is mentally disabled. I have indicated this as such on the return and can see from the calculation that the full medical amount listed is shown as a deduction from the taxable amount. What is confusing me is the only amount being reflected as a refund is the PAYE he paid on some shares that he cashed in and there is no additional refund for any of the mental disabilities. Am I understanding the med...

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Can taxes be deducted if you have never earned more that R40 000p/a?



Hi Tim

My husband earns about R44 000p/a. For the past 3 months, money has been taken out of his account by SARS. According to them, it is outstanding taxes from years passed when he neglected to pay his taxes, however this is the most he's ever earned.

Is that at all possible with his salary?

How does source code 3697 and 3698 work?



I am trying to complete my tax return and IRP5 and I am unsure as to whether the gross income amounts go under 3697 or 3698. My question is, which one do I use?

I don't have a IRP5



Is it possible for me to claim tax return wthout having the IRP5?

Are you able to calculate how much I might be getting / owing ?



Hi Tim

Are you able to calculate how much I might be getting / owing from SARS?

Thanks

Forgot my SARS user name and password



Hi
I need help, I have saved my SARS eFiling user name and my password on my phone, but now that I have lost my phone I don't remember my password and user name. I tried to call SARS but I have been holding for a long time - my money is finished.

I will really appreciate any help.

How can I get an ITR12 income tax return form?



How can I find an ITR12 income tax return form to fill in?

Medical aid in my name, but wife pays for it



The medical is in my name, but my wife pays for it. Who gets the benefit of including it on your tax tax directive? Myself or my wife, since we both have different tax numbers. Thanks. We are married, outside community of property, anti-nuptual with accrual.

When is the deadline to submit a IRP 5 form?



When is the deadline to submit a IRP 5 form?

Tax reference no



What is my tax reference number?

Tax number



What is my tax reference number?

Can l get my IRP5 direct from SARS



The company that l was working for closed and I am failing to get hold of the Accountant. Is it possible to get my 2010 IRP5 directly from SARS for e-filling purposes?

Employer won't give my IRP5, says it is on the system already. How long does it take?



My employer doesn't want to give me my IRP5 form. He said he has already submitted for everyone since July. How long does it take to get on the system?

Selected for audit with travel allowance. How long to resolve?



Hi Tim

This is a really helpful forum.

I have a query which I require advice on or a possible solution.
I completed my tax return on the 14 July 2013. In the prior year I received my refund in 2 days but this year I had been selected for verification and I submitted all the documents (logbook etc) and then few days later (23 July 2013) I get a notice letter from SARS saying I'm referred for audit (sad I know), so I waited and yesterday I had no response from SARS regards the referred for audit. ...

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Do interns that earn R1200 every two weeks have to get taxed 25% every time they get paid?



Do interns that earn less than R3000 a month have to get taxed? And if an intern earns their money every two weeks do they have to get taxed 25% every time they get paid?

Does everyone need to be registered for tax?



Hi.. I would like to know if you are getting paid less than R3500 per month do you have to register for Tax and SARS?

How can I get a tax clearance certificate from SARS?



I have a company, what must I bring to register for a tax clearance certificate? I want to open a bank account for my company and they told me to bring a tax clearance certificate.

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



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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Source 3920 on ITR12, but not on IRP5. Help!



Source code 3920 with an amount of 100 is reflected on my IT12 but not on the IRP5 that I received. Must I leave this source code on the IT12 on efilling or should it be removed?
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