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SARS AA88 DEDUCTION

  Written by Evan  

I'm paying SARS R500 aa88. My current balance is R2000 from R20,000. Can I claim back?

Wear and tear allowance on sars code 3713

  Written by Evan  

I received a laptop allowance on a monthly basis. Laptop belongs to me. This appears on my IRP5 under source code 3713. I received this over 3 years. Can I claim a wear and tear allowance against this income?

I'm confused if I should claim over 3 years or just a single year as I've read different responses online. Also what supporting docs would SARS require? Would the tax invoice of my laptop be sufficient? Thanks

SARS refund delayed question.

  Written by Evan  

Good morning Tim, on the 1st of July I submitted my tax return via e-filing, on Friday the 3rd of July the status changed to assessed and a note saying that I should receive my assessment in my inbox within 2 weeks. I have not been select for an audit and am due a refund. I called the SARS contact number yesterday and was informed that my tax return had been assessed and was completed, however I have still not received any refund from SARS. My banking details etc are correct, I am just a bit con...



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Medical tax credit if I am sponsoring my Mom's medical aid?

  Written by Evan  

I am an employed person and have no trouble doing my tax return with SARS e-filing. What I would like to know is the following: Since October 2013 I have been paying my Mom's medical aid, she is a 70 year old pensioner (state pension grant) and not registered for tax. She is not on my medical aid as it is more affordable to have a separate medical aid for her.

This year she received a tax certificate from her medical aid. Is there any way in which I can claim for her medical aid cont...



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Depreciation on passenger vehicle

  Written by Evan  

Good day,

I bought a 2002 model car which is still in good condition, in June of last year for a financed amount of R109,990. 00 This vehicle is used on a 50% work and 50% private basis. I do not receive a car allowance and this vehicle is paid out of my own pocket. Is it possible to claim depreciation/wear and tear on this vehicle from SARS?

Am keen to know if I am due a refund or not. Earned R42,000.

  Written by Evan  

If I earned only R42000 in 2013, having worked for only three months, and paid R6000 in tax, for that earning, over the whole year, is there a possibility I could get a tax refund based on the primary tax rebates and my medical spend of R1000?

What Medical expenses may I deduct?

  Written by Evan  

I don't belong to a medical aid and paid for medical expenses out of my own pocket resulting in a substantial cost. How much of the expenditure can I deduct against my Income?

Out of Pocket Medical Expenses

  Written by Evan  

My Mom is in her late 80s and stays in her own suite in a retirement home and during the day she is independent. However at night she gets confused and therefore stays in the clinic section of the retirement home where she is monitored by qualified nursing sisters or staff nurses. The charge for the overnight stay in the clinic is added to her monthly account. As she is being looked after by qualified nurses at night can she claim this amount as an out of pocket medical expense?

At what point do you become a provisional tax payer?

  Written by Evan  

Hi there. The 2014-2015 tax year will be my second tax season as a self employed 'freelance' architect. Last year when I submitted my tax at SARS they said I do not need to register for provisional tax and that they would 'let me know when I needed to' so I just submitted a summary of my income and expenses to SARS at the normal tax time and they verified everything and all was ok. This year I am earning double what I did last year and feeling a bit concerned that I may have missed the magic line which crosses me over into a provisional tax payer? ...



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Unemployed - tax on providend fund payout

  Written by Evan  

I've resigned last year, received my provident fund. On my paper it stated on my employees tax deduction - non-refund PAYE. What does that mean?

Medical aid claims - fiance's medical aid

  Written by Evan  

I need to please find out - I am on my fiancé's medical aid (he is the main member), should there be any excess to be paid on medication etc. We do not physically pay the cash but it is taken from his salary at the end of the month. The medical aid did send us a detailed certificate on each beneficiary - my question is now - Is he as the main member responsible to claim for all the beneficiaries as the excess was deducted from his salary??

Second question - I went to see a ear specia...



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Is there any money for me at SARS?

  Written by Evan  

How would I know if SARS owes me money?

Can I claim allowable medical expenses for my children that I dit not personally pay? My wife paid

  Written by Evan  

Can I claim allowable medical expenses that my spouse paid for our kids on my tax return or should she claim it on hers?

Paid in error by SARS due to mistake on my side but Request for correction done

  Written by Evan  

Hi. I've made a mistake on my E-filing which resulted in my ITA34 showing that SARS owed me Money. After I've rectified my my mistake, Version 2 of my ITA34 showed an amount of R0, but that following morning the amount of the first ITA34 was paid into my bank account. What should I do now?

Will it be rectified automatically meaning the will deduct the money from my account or what?

SARS refunds then reverses transaction and sets a new refund date. Help?

  Written by Evan  

I submitted my tax return via efiling on 01 July. I was as per usual selected for audit. I received an initial assessment and upon submitting my supporting documents they obviously decided to disallow some of my medical expenses.

They then issued a revised assessment which reflected R5500 lower owing to me. I called the call centre and was told that my file was finalised and I could expect a refund date by yesterday 06/07/15.

I drew a statement of account yesterday and it showed a refund date of today 7th...



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Disability definition - monthly disability income for cancer

  Written by Evan  

If you are receiving a monthly disability income due to medical boarding because of cancer, is this considered as disability according to SARS?

Can I get a money back?

  Written by Evan  

I paid tax for 7 years but never got a refund. Why?

Medical expenses 4008

  Written by Evan  

When I do my calculation my medical expenses do not show as a deduction as they did in previous years (4008)?

When will SARS refund me?

  Written by Evan  

I e-filed on the 1 July and immediately got a letter to submit supporting documents which I uploaded 20 minutes later. Status says "Correction Filed" and Last status date "6 July 2015" When will SARS attend to my refund? Any Ideas.

Individual Income Tax - Deduction

  Written by Evan  

Hi,

Please help me with the following tax question;

If a normal salaried employee paid for relocating expenses out of her own pocket, is this deductible when doing her tax return?

Thanks

Med aid gap cover on tax return?

  Written by Evan  

I have gap cover for medical aid can I add it on tax return?

Received a penalties statement for not submitting a return, but am not required to submit a return.

  Written by Evan  

I don't earn more than R350 000 per year, however when I requested my Statement of account from SARS I received a penalties statement for not submitting a return for 2010 and 2014. Why would I need to submit a return if my income is less that the R350k threshold? What do I do now?

How long after submition does it take for payout to take place

  Written by Evan  

Hi Tim!

I submitted my returns on the 1st of July from the SARS branch and was told there are returns due to me, however I found out days later that there were outstanding returns (2012) that I still needed submit. All that has now been done. And now I would like to know how long will it take for the funds to be in my account.

Over taxed on my salary

  Written by Evan  

My employer over tax me on my salary during the tax year on 1 July 2014 , they overdeducted PAYE on my salary and again on 28 Feb 2015 they overtaxed me again. In total the amount paid over to SARS was R2700.00. will this be paid back to me? I ask my employer about it but they said that SARS must refund me.

Can I claim purchase of vehicle as a expense (commission based)

  Written by Evan  

I am completely commission based. I recently purchased a vehicle cash. Can I claim it as expense incurred in the production of income? Or do I add it as Travel expenses (commission income)?
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