Commission Earner - what can I claim for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am a commission earner and familiar with submitting returns for petrol expenditure, medical aid and RA contributions. The only other expense that I have not claimed for is the use of my cell phone, which is used in majority for work purposes. The question is how do I prove, if audited, the allocation of phone calls that have been used for work purposes; or do I just apportion my monthly subscription fee, say R2000. 00 x0. 50 = R1,000. I just don't want to find myself in the predicament were I ...

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Life insurance claim for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Can I submit my Absa Life insurance?

Maintenance expense on rental property

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I own a property that I rent out for the last 30 years and the perimeter fence is damaged beyond repair . Can I claim the cost of the new fence as a maintenance expense. Thanks

What is the tax implication for SA residents working and living abroad?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am a South African resident working and living in Namibia ie I am permanently residing in Namibia. I get two Salaries one is from a Namibian company, taxed in Namibia and paid into a South African account. The other is paid from a Swiss company to my SA account. My question is do I pay tax on the Swiss income in SA and second when declaring the Namibian and Swiss amounts in my tax return how do I categorize them?

If a tax medical certificate has written claims not recovered from the scheme, what does it mean?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

My employer is paying R 750 @ discovery medical scheme for me every month,I nearly had also 11 month without using it or going to the doctor,so my question is can I claim something @ SARS when's the tax medical certificate return from discovery or I can't claim do to I kept on paying without using it. And when does SARS open this year for submission of IRP5

Can I claim for my financing costs (interest on my car finance) and depreciation on my vehicle?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I receive a car allowance and can claim for official kilometers traveled with my private car. Can I claim for my financing costs (interest on my car finance) and depreciation on my vehicle?

Wear and Tear Tax deduction on personal/work Laptop

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am a full time employed software engineer. I am looking at buying an Apple MacBook Pro Retina priced at R28000, from FNB for R1200 per month over 24 months. This purchase is in part for my work and in part for personal work. How do I determine if I qualify for the "Wear and Tear" tax deduction and for how much I will I qualify? Do I submit this with my annual personal tax?

From www. Taxim. Com [https://www. Taxtim. Com/za/help/definition/wear-and-tear] I calculated:
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Tax exemption on South African paid salary.

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

With regards to be exempt from tax working outside of South Africa (the 183 and 60 day rule). I earn a salary per month and if I work outside SA I get an extra USD per diem which is tax free (S&T). My question is; can I claim the tax paid on my salary back if I make my days out of the country? Then also does the bank that my company use to pay my salary need to be from a bank outside SA to qualify for my salary tax exemption or is it irrelevant ? In my case my salary gets paid from an SA bank ac...

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Is the tax deduction correct acording to my salary scale

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I earn 29736. 00 as a gross salary. My company deducted 5966. 21for tax including overtime which is 12 hours at 1688. 94 allowances are tea premium 51. 20, telephone 166. 50, standby 3015, housing 3785, is the tax deducted correct?

How does it work wit the SARS number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I would like to know how I go about this I am a foreigner wit all necessary documents am staying legally in south Africa I started to do freelancing of short stories to magazines, now they say I mus have a SARS number so they can pay me,and I wanna know if I should open another acc as e one for nedbank is where my salary gets deposited every month so if I use that same acc wont they be deducting my salary from my permanent job wen its in my account because I do freelancing part time if I qualif...

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Benefits tax - am I a normal taxpayer?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Good day, I am on a government contract and don't pay any pension fund and medical aid. I only pay UIF and PAYE. Do I fall under the same tax bracket as a permanent employee? Will I maybe get a tax return because I don't have the abovementioned benefits

Percentages medical aid which gets me refund from SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

GOOD day please explain which percentage I will get back say for instance they indicate a amount of R5000 not covered by medical aid.

Employee PAYE implications for car repayments on company cars?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I pay R3700 as a car repayment for one of my employees. Is this full payment part of his salary, or should I only allocate a portion? It seems unfair that he takes the entire amount into his salary and therefore incurs a higher PAYE, when the car remains my property.

Is it possible to be an independent contractor to a company where I am also a director?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Is it possible to be an independent contractor for a small SA business at the same time as being listed as a director for that same company? I contract my services to a private SA company which 100% owned by a London business. The SA company has no full time staff and contracts work out to highly skilled consultants on a job by job basis in order to complete the work. The reason the company has no full time staff is that it operates in a niche market where work is not always regular. I conduct ...

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Expenses claimed as a business?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Where can I get a list off all expenses I can claim for my sole prop business

Payment due to me as a refund from SARS

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I received an sms, submitting my returns manually at the SARS branch,stating a negative balance due to me and 2 dates for payments. Late in the evening I received an sms about bank details verification. . . I havn't verified because the day I did my returns I was in the branch and handed the said documents(which were returned to me). The 1st payment date is today, must I wait for payment or is there anything I need to do before payment is made?

Am I have to pay tax if my gross income is R6 300pm?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am earning R 6 300pm before deduction, now my question is, am I have to pay tax?

RA transferr versus taxable income

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Hi Tim,

Last year up to July I was paying into an RA with Provider A. I then transferred this to another RA provider B. An amount of R109k was transferred to the new RA after a few deductions. I received a tax doc from Provider A for my contributions up to July. I also received a tax doc for my contributions from new Provider B. However I have just received a tax doc from Provider A stipulating the amount paid out (R109k) and logged against code 3698. This looks like I earned this am...

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Expenses claimed against commission income?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Someone who mainly earns commission income, can she claim for corporate clothing and training. Also if she has not maintained a logbook accurately, can she claim motor vehicle expenses including fuel?

Change of jobs - how does this affect my tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I changed jobs during the tax year. Will this affect my tax return submissions? I resigned from a permanent position where I was only taxed UIF and I temped at a place for 4 months where UIF and PAYE was deducted. My salary also increased at temp job.

How does the primary residence exclusion work when there is joint ownership?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

When a house is owned jointly by two people and they sell it, how does the $1. 5 million primary residence exclusion work? Say the house is worth R3 million when they bought it and they sell it for R6 million -- then how much capital gains tax will they pay?

Why tax should be done?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I've just started my first official Job last month. What do I need to do to prep for my next tax return. How does it work and what is the benefits? Im CLUELESS

Are legal fees when you buy a house deductible?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I bought a house and obviously had to pay lawyers fees (2 sets) to do the transfer, etc. Can I include this as a deduction in my tax return?

Back pays get taxed?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Hi TT. I have been working for 3month. Month later they suspend. Me

With fully paid. And benefits. They didn't pay so I took them to
CCMA. I won the case. They agreed to pay me
My back pay of R4500. 00 instead of paying it
In they gave me R3300. 00 and say I got taxed is it
Possible?

Disability medical expenses for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

My daughter is disabled ( Cerebral Palsy ) What documents do I need to claim for her. Can I claim back for her special school ect.
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