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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.

I was unemployed for 1 and half years. Can I still claim for medical expenses?



I was unemployed for 1 and half years. Can I still claim for medical expenses?

Medical expenses deduction without medical aid



Hi. I recently went to SARS and I got my refund back. However I also submitted medical receipts to the value of R3266. My total income was R13850. The amount I got back was R3463. I'm not on any medical aid. I pay cash. Do I not get back some of my medical expenses?

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?

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?

Online Admob income from a foreign source



I am currently not a registered tax payer nor am I employed, I am however getting into smart phone programming and wanted to know my tax obligation when it comes to individuals who do this kind of thing in their spare time and not as a business operation.

Also - Google Admob (for smart phone app monetization) is in the U.S.A and payments are paid out when a limit of $100 have been reached. (This into bank accounts and not PayPal). At what time should I register as a tax payer and what...

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I need to submit my TaxTim tax return onto SARS eFiling



Hi Tim

How do I copy or attach the tax return that TaxTim prepared for me to SARS efiling?

How do I check how much I owe or don't owe SARS?



What can I bring if I want to check how much I owe or don't owe to SARS for tax?

Will I owe SARS?



What's the possibility of me owing SARS? I'm working for a company for 6 years paying PAYE every month. I started with earning R5000 per month in 2007 now R11000 per month in 2013.

No medical aid, medical expenses paid out of pocket



Hi,

I don't belong to a medical aid, so I had medical expenses to the value of R21473.34 (kept proof of payments). I had income of R75485, and PAYE deducted of R2144. A refund of only R2144 shows on my IT34. It seems as if the medical aid expenses was not taken into account at all. Please explain?

ITSA query "AVS banking"



I registered & submitted my ITR12 & submitted documents which I did, I got a Letter of Completion. I requested an ITSA which was sent to me instantly, indicating the refund payable to and that I am NOT under audit nor verification. My status = AVS BANKING. What is next?

How to reflect transfer of Pension Fund to Retirement Annuity on ITR12?



Hello, Within the last tax year I changed jobs and in doing so had to transfer my pension fund from my former employer to my Retirement Annuity as my new employer does not offer a pension fund. On my ITR12 issued on e-filing I can see this lump sum pension fund amount reflected on a separate page with a directive number. Also I received a certificate from my Retirement Annuity institute reflecting my contributions for the tax year and this included the lump sum the I transferred.

My ...

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What happens if you can't pay the SARS penalties but can pay half?



What happens if you owe SARS and have been told you have to pay within 6 months but you can actually pay half of the required amount only? I have been told to pay R 800 per month but have been managing to pay only R 400 instead. This is a penalty for not submitting in 2011, the penalty was R 4800.

Tax refund



I have registered to SARS so I want to know how will I get my tax refund?

I have never filled in tax returns.



Hi there,

Im looking to buy property later this year and my girlfriend says I need to start filling in tax returns. I have never done this before, always been sort of under the radar, but now starting to worry that I might get into some sort of trouble.

I do have a tax number, pay UIF and PAYE which all comes off my salary and I get my IRP5 forms yearly. I will be subscribing to TAXTIM to assist me from now on, but what if I somehow owe SARS a stack of money for never ever filling in the returns?...

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Will Sars let me know whats going on will I get my refund what does this mean.



Hi Tim

I have a question:

I have submitted my tax return on the 1st August 2013 then on the 3rd of August they asked that I should upload all my documents. It is now the 13th of August and I have not heard anything yet from SARS. On my e filing my SARS status says "AVS bank with AVS verification pass" and my e filing status says "Assessment received". I have not changed my banking details recently, so I do not know what is up.

I tried to call the call centre but after holding on for 20min with no one picking up I gave up....

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Completion letter / Verification of Assessment received



Hi Tim,

I submitted my return and was asked for supporting docs which I duly submitted. Today I received a Completion Letter from SARS and just uploaded it to find the following:

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Dear Taxpayer

VERIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT

We refer to the verification of your assessment for the 2013 tax period. Please note that no adjustment has been made to this assessment. However, in terms of the Tax Administration Act the South African Revenue Service reserves the right to conduct further reviews in future if required....

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Tax implications of dividends from both local and foreign investments



Please describe the tax implications of dividends from both local and foreign investments.

Medical expenses paid from a joint bank account



We are married in community of property with one bank account in my name. My wife and our children have individual credit cards on the account and all my wife's income as well as tax refunds are paid into it. She is the principal member of our medical aid. Me and her use the bank account to pay medical expenses via credit card and EFT.

Will SARS disallow medical expenses paid from this account in my name, even if it is for her and our children? I settle medical bills via EFT, any one ...

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Supporting docs for sole prop tax return



What documents should you submit to SARS when they request supporting documents for income tax returns as a Sole proprietor ?

What do I do with an IT34 letter saying my assessment hasn't changed?



Hi Tim, I submitted my tax and was asked to submit supporting docs, which I did (with your help, thank you!). I got a phone call a couple of days ago with a query, which I answered. Then got an email the next day saying there is a letter requiring my attention. On the site, the IT34 letter just says that my assessment hasn't changed but they reserve their rights etc. I think under Status (on the right) it says something like, "awaiting completion". What I need to know is, what do I do with this...

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How can SARS assess me as being R80,900 in arrears when I pay PAYE each month?



SARS sent me an SMS saying I have R80,900 in tax arrears. Although I'm registered as a provisional taxpayer, I also paid PAYE through my employer of R39,010.89, and then an additional payment of R44,000.00 three months ago (as am married in C.O.P. and my wife has an annuity income). Can you advise me how to go about finding out why they say I owe so much? I'm freaked out as I simply can't pay.

Will SARS pay interest for their delay? When will I get my money?



Hi Tim, I submitted my IRP5 and supporting documents on the 11th July 2013. They told me it will take 21 working days for me to get my money but I have not received anything yet. Will SARS pay interest to me for their delay? When will I get my money?

SMS says "Amount due by you"



What does it mean if you receive an SMS from SARS saying "Amount due by you"?
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