Outstanding tax return is holding up my refund, I cannot get the IRP5 as employer is deceased.

Posted 20 July 2015

Hey Taxtim. I submitted my tax returns on the 10th of July this year. SARS informed me that I would get a refund of about R17000, which I desperately need. After a few days I called them to ask when I might receive this refund, they informed me that they are not going to give it to me yet as I have outstanding tax returns for 2012.

I did not have this issue last year when I filled or the previous year. I worked for a company from February 2011 until August 2011, I was never issued an IRP5 or any payslip. ...

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Out-of-pocket dependent medical payments

Posted 20 July 2015

If I am a dependant on my husbands medical aid, but pay my own out-of-pocket (not covered by medical aid) expenses, can I claim this on my tax and where do I do that?

Rental Income Tax

Posted 20 July 2015

Hello. I would like to know how to calculate my tax if renting out a property I own?

Would this be added as a lump sum at the end of the tax year or would this need to be included in my salary on monthly basis?

Will I get my refund soon?

Posted 20 July 2015

I send my tax consultant my documents for review which he has submitted. After a week or so I see there is an ITSA Statement of account. Does this mean that the audit has been done and that my refund is due soon?

Want to know if I can claim my late father's tax return (PAYE)

Posted 20 July 2015

My question is I see on my late Dad's payslip he has been paying PAYE of R52.31 a week. So I wanted to know if the tax PAYE can be claimed?

Changed jobs and paid too much tax - can I claim it back?

Posted 20 July 2015

I had a low income job for 11 months of the year. My yearly income would have been under the threshold, so I never paid any tax. I am not sure if my employer registered me, but I never received any tax documents or tax number. In February 2015 I started a new job with a higher salary. My yearly salary now puts me above the threshold and my new employer registered me and I've been paying tax since Feb. But since I only did this job for 1 month of the last tax year, my yearly income for 2014/2015 tax year remains under the threshold of R70 700. ...

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How long before refund?

Posted 20 July 2015

My tax practitioner did my IRP5. I must get a refund of 3115 Rand. I have no outstanding funds that I owe money for SARS. I wait 8 days. I get nothing, no response.

Car allowance 100% taxed as other allowance

Posted 20 July 2015

Towards the end of the year I received a car allowance. However at this stage I was not sure of how many kilometers would be done for business. Therefore the allowance is now reflected as other allowance and is taxed 100%. How do I now file my tax returns against travel as it is not reflected under 3701 or 3702 on the IRP5?

Claim travel expenses without travel allowance

Posted 20 July 2015

I am a commission earner without a travel allowance. I use my private vehicle for work to go and see clients etc. Will I be able to claim travel expenses (like fuel) and depreciation on the vehicle?

Why does SA Homeloans send me a tax certificate if I cannot claim the interest?

Posted 20 July 2015

Why does SA Homeloans send me a tax certificate if I cannot claim the interest on my mortgage? Can I claim on the life premiums linked linked to my loan?

Tax back for SA employee working for SA company living abroad

Posted 20 July 2015

I am a South African employee working for a South African company. I have been living and working abroad while still earning a salary in South Africa. How long do I need to stay out of South Africa for in order to not be taxed for the period I am abroad?

No IRP5 information for 2010

Posted 20 July 2015

After submitting my 2015 tax return and not getting any feedback from SARS, I called the call centre. They told me that my assessment is on hold until I submit my 2010 tax return. The problem with that is the company I worked for at that time liquidated in April of 2010 and did not submit their EMP501, thus no IRP5s were issued. There is no data in the 2010 tax return. How do I go about filing the tax return? I don't not have all the payslips for that period either.

Banking details verification takes 21 days?

Posted 20 July 2015

I was asked to verify my bank details with SARS this season. I have done that the consultant said my refund money should be in my account in a few days. A week after I called the call centre and they said it will take a 21 day period for my bank details to be verified then the payout can be made. Is this true?

Does diabetes qualify as disabled?

Posted 19 July 2015

If I have diabetes and am regarded by the company as a person with disabilities, in my tax return can I say I am disabled?

Need my tax number

Posted 19 July 2015

How do I get my tax number?

When will I receive the money?

Posted 19 July 2015

I claimed on the 1 of July 2015 but I haven't received my money.

Old Irp5 missing

Posted 19 July 2015

Hi Tim,

I have submitted my Irp5 at a SARS office which I have received June 2015. They informed me that I am being audited and that I had to submit certain documents which I did. After submitting the consultant told me that my tax return would be paid out in 3 working days. It had been more than a week so I phoned SARS to ask what is taking so long. They then informed me that because I was audited the pay out will take 30 days and also that I have an outstanding IRP5 from 2010 that I have to submit that before I can receive my tax return. ...

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Why am I being verified?

Posted 19 July 2015

I just filed my tax return and they selected me for verification. All my documentation that I have is correct. This has never happened before, can it be because I have joined a medical scheme in this financial year that they require the relevant information? I did not have a medical in previous years?

Do l have to submit all the receipts from the pharmacy when there was a co-payment?

Posted 19 July 2015

I manually submitted my tax return. I was identified for audit. Third time in a row.... I think its because I am a foreign national. I submitted my IRP5, medical aid tax certificate and retirement annuity.

My question is do l have to submit all the receipts from the pharmacy when there was a co-payment? Or is my medical aid tax certificate enough?

Maximum allowable travel allowance

Posted 19 July 2015

What is the maximum amount (percentage) that one is allowed as travel allowance based on the total package earned, ie: If my total package is say R10 000, maximum amount allowed as travel allowance is say 30%, then my salary will be R7000 and my travel allowance R3000.

I just need to know the percentage amount so that I can structure my total package accordingly to get the maximum tax benefit.

Where must I submit dividends and interest received on an investment?

Posted 18 July 2015

I have received dividends and Interest from an investment. We haven't shown this anywhere!

Tax on overseas earnings when moving to SA

Posted 17 July 2015

I have been working as a teacher in Dubai for 15 years. Prior to this I lived in the UK since 1984 and I was born there. I lived in SA from 1974 to 1984 as a child and gained SA citizenship, bought property and spent holidays in SA whilst teaching in Dubai. I will now move to live in SA on a permanent basis. My question is whether I will be liable to pay tax on my overseas earnings from March to July 2015 (the month I tax return to SA).

Medical expense claims, for wife dependent on me to pay her subscriptions

Posted 17 July 2015

When I got married five years ago my wife was not a member of a medical scheme and I got her to join a scheme, not the one I belong to as it was too expensive. I pay the subscriptions, monthly via a debit order on my cheque account. Also she is financially dependent on me. Can I claim her medical expenses on my tax submission? I am over 65 years old.

When am I getting paid?

Posted 17 July 2015

I have submitted my tax returns through SARS e filing on the 3rd july 2015 and then was asked for supporting documents which I then submitted on the 10th July 2015. I still have not received my payments. Please advice

How do you file previous years without income?

Posted 17 July 2015

How do I file for previous years when I was unemployed? I have filed the previous 3 years of my employment (2012-2015), but still have two years prior to that outstanding where is was unemployed (2010-2011).
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