What and for how long one should keep your documents.

Posted 17 July 2014

Hi Tim, I am writing an article on Tax: Good record-keeping is key, I am struggling to find recent info on what and for how long one should keep your documents.

What is that amount coming from???

Posted 17 July 2014

I received an email about eFiling and amount of a refund I earned and I'm totally confused what is it all about?

Verifying banking details online?

Posted 16 July 2014

I submitted all the forms on E-Filing and I'm due a tax return. It was submitted on the 7th of July '14. It states that it takes about 5 working days to assess, but still nothing. I haven't been selected for audit. When I phoned SARS they said I need to verify my banking details before they can pay the return. I've never received any notification that that was needed from me, until I phoned them.
Is it possible to do this online or do I have to go to a branch?

SARS makes no sense?

Posted 16 July 2014

My husband received an sms, SARS has issued correspondence on SARS eFiling which requires your attention what does that mean when he already received his refund?

Wasn't selected for verification, but a week later I was???

Posted 16 July 2014

I did my tax on the 1st of July 2014. I wasn't selected for audit or verification. After a week I didn't receive my money so I went on eFiling to see if there was a problem. There was: I have to submit
all my documents. I've scanned and send it through to SARS. Is there a reason why I was not selected
and then a week later I was? PLEASE help!

Recently self-employed

Posted 16 July 2014

I recently (1 May 2014) opened my own business (A Pty Ltd) to operate from as a consultant. Am I correct in assuming that I am now a provisional tax payer? If so, do I need to register as such (I am a registered income tax payer already from previous fixed employment)? Do I only need to submit an income tax return after February 2015 and make a provisional tax payment in October?

Second ITA34?

Posted 16 July 2014

Hi I submitted my tax to SARS and they asked for supporting documents, so me been me I only submitted half the documents, now I can?%u20AC%u2122t upload anymore, it is greyed out! In the meantime I realized that I made a mistake, so I requested correction and submitted ITR12 again. Now on my new ITA34 (top right corner) it says that I owe SARS money, but down the bottom it says that I am due a refund. Will they now disregard the first one and work on the second ITR12 or do I still have to submit...

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How to check how much I owe SARS?

Posted 16 July 2014

How to know how much I owe SARS?

How long before I get a pay out from SARS?

Posted 16 July 2014

I recently went to SARS with my IRP5 form and found out they owe me a few hundred Rand now I want to know how long it will take before they pay out?

SARS eFiling question?

Posted 16 July 2014

Got an sms/email from SARS, where do I look for this? "SARS has issued correspondence for Miss... on SARS efiling which requires your attention. To view this, kindly log into your efiling profile". I did and can't find anything????

Unpaid Taxed due to confusion

Posted 16 July 2014

I was under the impression that my tax was deducted from my commission earnings from 2012. I have now discovered that it was not an I was responsible for paying tax. I want to sort this out with SARS but I don't have the total estimated outstanding to pay over for my portion of the tax. is there some way I can apply for a payment plan or concession?

If SARS issues correspondence after you've received your refund what does is usually mean?

Posted 16 July 2014

I've submitted my return and have already received my refund. I now get an sms from sars that says " SARS has issued correspondence for you on SARS eFiling which requires your attention" I logged on but there are no notifications, what should I do and what does this usually mean?

My tax practioner's PR number has expired

Posted 16 July 2014

I was suppose to get my tax refund on the 01 july 2014 so my tax practicioner told me that his PR number has expired, what can I do?

Help with overseas incoming money as cash gift

Posted 15 July 2014

I have just received two overseas payments as gifts from my boyfriend's family overseas. The first amount was under R4000 in June and the second was under R9000 now in July. The bank has told me SARS now has the right to look into it. This had made me nervous.

Do I have to now pay SARS money what is the process?

Tax refund for non resident SA?

Posted 15 July 2014

I am an Indian worked in SA till September 2013. I have to submit my return now. My South Africa bank account is dormant. Is it possible to get the tax refund in UK or India.

IRP5 not on eFiling?

Posted 15 July 2014

Only one of my IRP5's shows on eFiling, I asked the employer and they did do the declaration. I phoned SARS but they seem not to know why this happened. Should I manually type in the IRP5?

I moved from a hobby to a business, how do I account for this taxwise.

Posted 14 July 2014

Hi TimI stopped working 5 years ago, stayed at home looking after my children, was doing what I enjoyed in spare time my hobby, people then asked me to help them and my hobby has brought in an income. How do I go about filling in my tax now ???

When do I get to see my statement of results

Posted 14 July 2014

By answerng all questions does it mean I'm done with e filing? Can get my statement of account?

This is the reference on all my documents?

Posted 14 July 2014

I tried to complete my tax yesterday but was told that my tax reference number 7050712176 was incorrect.

What does it mean -R2184.06?

Posted 14 July 2014

I submitted my IRP5 today and the message state amount -R2184.06 due to you,but what I don't understand they gave me to dates of payment?

If you work for only two months does it count as your yearly income?

Posted 14 July 2014

If you have worked only two months in the year (Jan and Feb 2014). And your employer deducted the full amount of PAYE as if you were working for the full 12 months, Will you be refunded the full amount of PAYE paid over to SARS as your Yearly income for 2014 is well below the threshold? Or does SARS allocate the income proportionately?

How can I remove the whole supporting documents

Posted 14 July 2014

I submitted my tax return and when I received my ITA34 I mistakenly clicked on dispute. They now want me to submit supporting documents, which I don't have any of. Is there no way I can remove the whole 'supporting documents'from my latest tax return profile?

Payment to a non-employee

Posted 14 July 2014

Please can you explain what I should do with the following scenario?
I need to pay commission to a person (non-employee) for a business lead. What deductions do I need to make and what documentation should I issue them with?

Refund gets reversed by your bank 3x and SARS then suddenly requestes for docs but not Audit?

Posted 14 July 2014

Hi TaxTim

I submitted my SARS return on 02/07/14. I requested a statement of account to see if I was selected for an audit and the answer was No.... even today when I request a new statement it says No. So what happened was, on the 3rd/4th and 5th of July 2014, FNB had technical problems, and they reversed all payments from any one that went to FNB accounts. With my luck - it was my SARS refund. So on Tuesday (the 7th of July) I received a message - request for supporting documents, ...

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How could I appeal an ITA34 result?

Posted 14 July 2014

SARS say I owe them R23 000 due to Odometer readings,how could I solve the issues and also do my returns in 2014.
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