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Do I need to quit my job in the private sector in order to get money from SARS ?



Good day , I'm working for a private sector, my problem is that we're never been given IRP5 since I started working. I'm being told that ill only get it when I Quite my Job. What must I do to get my IRP5 without losing my job ?

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



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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PAYE IS IT A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR SALARY , WHERE CAN I find indication to calculate PAYE



How do I calculate PAYE ON MY SALARY

Logbook -what records do I need to keep?



For the logbook do I have to record all my starts and stops during the day at the different clients or the total of my travels during the day?

What is my PAYE per month?



I get 7020 rand a month! Do I have to pay tax?

Tax residency



In answer to a question I asked a few months ago regarding tax residency, you told me if I was relocating to RSA that I could delay becoming a tax resident of RSA for something like five years. I have permanent residency. Could you direct me to the relevant SARS literature. Thanks

Peter

eFiling login details



My accountant has passed away and I now want to take over my tax returns. How do I access my eFiling site if I don't have the login details.

Resident-Non resident



Hi, South African passport holders who stays in Mauritius but will be going back to SA after nearly 5 yrs. At the moment they are considered non-residents as they are in Mauritius for a period of more than 60days in a period of 6 months and they have not stayed in SA for more than 91days in a row in a tax year. After how many months in SA will they be considered back as resident? And if they will start earning their salary in SA, do they pay tax from the beginning or after a period of time. Than...

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Do I need to pay tax to SARS when working abroad without having emigrated?



Hi there. If I move to Dubai, and earn a salary there for a couple of years, do I owe SARS tax money?

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



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

Interest on debt with SARS?



If I owe Money to SARS. How do SARS calculate the interest on the money that I owe to SARS

RA transferr versus taxable income



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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Change of jobs - how does this affect my tax?



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?



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?

Help with tax calculation a and audit of my business



Business account tax is what I need help with. I have approached two guyz already, the second one can't gain excess into the sARS account as the first person has not allowed him on the system. I am frustrated. Will you at least audit my books

Why tax should be done?



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?



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?



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?

How much percentage tax should I pay if i'm getting paid R141 000 pension fund money?



How much tax should I be paying if i'm resigning and getting pension fund money of R141 000?

Investing money at the bank and earning interest and the tax implications thereof?



I want to set up an investment at the bank and earn interest on a monthly basis on it. I did some research and I found that I need to register for Provisional Tax at SARS in order to do this. I found out that 2-3 times per annum I would be required to make a payment to SARS on the interest I earn. My question is: Firstly, I would like to budget so I would like to know what percentage will SARS deduct monthly on my interest earned,and secondly,will they tax me monthly in this case or 2-3 times pe...

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Company car and car allowance in same tax year



I had a company car for the 1st 4 months of this tax year, and moved over to a car allowance for the remainder. How would I need to complete my efiling tax return?
Secondly, how will this affect my return?

Claiming against fuel card even with Car Allowance?



I receive a car allowance and use my own private vehicle. The compan however pays for my fuel n full via a fleet petrol card. This amount reflects on my payslip for tax deduction. Can I claim against this? If so how do I complete the return?

EMP501 manually on eFiling?



How to submit EMP501's manually on eFiling.

Employee vehicle leased to employer



Can a company lease the "employee's personal vehicle" from the employee from Monday to Friday during the month and pay the employee a vehicle rental amount without attracting any fringe benefit tax?

Is this email from SARS or it is a scam



I received an email at 12h51 this morning, the below email has a link and I am afraid to complete the information from the Link as they are asking me to confirm my banking details so that my money will appear in my bank account. I didn't apply for the tax return. Read the below email!


We have confirmed your returns and a tax epayment of R3,849. 35 made into yo= ur account. Check below for confirmation. Confirm transaction
Efiling returns 2015
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