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Can l still submit my return if I receive a penalty ?



Can I still submit my return after receiving a penalty?

I am a provisional tax payer, but I want to claim on my annuities at year end, where do I do that?



There is no space on the IRP6 to fill it in?

Why have SARS not allowed all my medical expenses as a tax deduction?



I have completed my efiling however now have a query. I claim back about R4000 worth of medical expenses incurred by myself, but was only refund R600. Is this an error?

Why does it appear to be so difficult t upload a document on e-filing?



I have tried every way i can think of to upload a document but i still get a message saying something like error - no document uploaded.

I am a reserve soldier and only recieve a salary when I am working



I am a reserve soldier, so I only get paid my salary when I am camping. Hence I have trouble answering this provisional question.

If I was apart of a graduate programme, is the salary I received taxable?



I received a monthly salary during a 7 month Graduate Programme, which had taxed deducted per month.
I've heard some people say the were able to get the deducted tax back, and would like to know if this is true? If so, how would I go about getting that back?

How do I check my tax return payment online?



I want to check whether the monies owed by SARS were deposited into my given bank account, online if possible please.

Souce code 4002 and 4006



On my document there is no 4002 and 4006. What amount must I include?

SARS requested 2008 and 2010 tax return, can TaxTim do this for me?



After submitting 2012 return , return mail requests that I submit my 2008 and 2010 tax return urgently.
Can you help me to submit this via e-filing please.

What does documentation for review actually mean?



Hi there, all documents that SARS requested has been reviewed and given the all clear from the auditor at my local branch, when I called the call center they could not assist in telling me how long till the finalization. I don't understand if the all clear has been given by the auditor surely they can finalize it and do the payout? Or am I missing something?

Why has my assessment changed?



I submitted my tax return for year 2012 and I was told that I will be refunded then they asked me to submit my documents. I got a mail back from SARS saying I own them or am incorrect. Help please because first it was a minus amount and now it is a amount without the minus. Does this mean I own SARS? If yes is there a way I can ask for a reassessment or must i go in to SARS office to check everything?

When completing a IRP5 do we deduct the medical tax credit from the paye before putting on the IRP5



We are not sure whether you deduct the medical tax credit from the paye before filling in the paye on the IRP5 or do we put full paye in before medical tax credit

What is the refund process once I have been selected for audit by SARS?



What is the process if you have been selected for audit but e filing status is correction filed. I submitted supporting docs. Sars Status is has been assessed and statement of account shows a refund. How long does it take for money to be refunded.

Got a letter from SARS saying I owe 66 cents, please tell me how I must make the payment?



I submitted my returns now I get a letter from SARAS saying I owe 66 cents, tell how I must make the payment please.

Incomplete ITR12 2012 tax form: Pay Periods



Error in form Pay Periods. Field: Period of Tax Year. Value: 0.000. The Periods of year assessment does not seem to be valid. Only numeric digits may be used. The no. of periods worked value can't be greater than periods of year of assessment value. The value should be greater than 0. The number specified should include decimals. Please assist. What/where do I need to correct on form. Submitted manually.

How do I access the page listing documents I need to complete my return?



I am busy answering the questions on TaxTim but need to go back to the page containing the source documents e.g IRP5, IT3b etc. How do I do this?

Do I need to register for tax as I am a temp and I don't see any tax deductions on my pay slip



I am not sure if I am earning under the bracket for tax deductions.

I did submit my returns now I get a letter saying I owe 66 cents tell how I must make the payment?



I submitted my returns and received a letter saying I 66 cents, how do I make payment?

Unable to register on eFiling



Hi there. I followed the steps on TaxTim regarding filling in my info and even redeemed my coupon. I clicked on the Efiling page and tried to register but is showed an error message saying it was unable to verify my information and I should call the contact centre. I proceeded to call the contact centre and they had all my details on the system , the same ones I have but for some reason the system will not allow me to register. Please help. The consultant suggested I pop into a branch.

How do I submit income tax? How do I calculate income tax?



Hi

I need to submit my income tax for 2012 and how do I calculation my tax and complete the income tax form?
My monthly salary package is R13000 with pension fund incl. (I paid -R890 and company paid -R1210 show on payslip)

Travel allowance (R1000 per month)

So it's R13000 (incl. pension fund) Travel allowance R1000 = R14000 Gross income
And I also paid medical aid by myself ( -R960 for myself , -R1100 for my father and -R1100 for my mother) from my own pocket....

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How does the tax on medical aid contributions appear on my IRP5?



I am a pensioner and the company I worked for pays my medical aid contributions in full. When I call up my file on efiling, the prepopulated fields are (3810) and (4005) with a "1" and field (4474) with the full amount of the contributions paid by the company. Is this correct? I do not receive a pension from the company.

selected for audit



I was asked to submit my supporting documentation - which was for medical aid only and was selected for audit. I called SARS to find out what was happening as I had a refund due but all they could say was that the type of Audit I was selected for can take between 3 and 12 months. My tax return is not complicated but I do pay for the family's medical aid.

Thank you

How do I claim for the purchase price of 3 flats that I rent out?



I have finished my claim, I noticed a place on the form to enter the interest I paid to the bank for the finance. Is there no way to claim for the actual money I paid for the flat each month compared to what I earned each month in rent?

What do the sms' from SARS mean, once I have submitted my returns?



I have submitted IRP5 forms from 2009 and have received four SMS's stating the following 1st SMS "thank you for filing your 2009 tax return result -R534 acc balance -R985." 2nd sms for 2010 return results "-R300 account balance -R451." 3rd sms for 2011 assessment result "-R151 acccount balance -R151." The 4th sms for 2012 assessment result "R0 account balance R0." Please explain what do these sms's mean and what does it mean on the sms when it says, "audit:no?"

Sole Proprietor, Importing and Tax?



Hi Tim

Hope you can help me as I'm having a hard time finding the correct information.
I would like to start importing small quantities of goods, for resale, into South Africa as a Sole Proprietor. Now as far as I can tell I will need to complete the following forms at SARS to get an Importers Code: DA185 and DA 185.4A1.

Now the thing is I don't have a tax number etc because I've just finished my studies and I'm just starting out as a Sole Trader, and from the looks of it the DA185 form requires that information....

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