We are elderly people - not familiar with new things - can you help?

Posted 4 October 2012

I am too old to learn new things - I had a bookeeper lady - she has become too expensive. She does not show us what to do, just did it for us. We need to get help in a simple old fashioned manner = that is what we are looking for. I am a provisional taxpayer - a little closer to 70 years old - so don't hit me with hi tech answers. I do not understand the tax jargon.

CC company when do I submit taxes? Not registered for VAT, only income tax.

Posted 2 October 2012

Trading two months now, can't seem to register on efiling.

I do not understand why TaxTim is different to manually completing an ITR12?

Posted 1 October 2012

Where do I update my personal particulars and where on TaxTim do I enter details of my IT 3(a)'s and bank interest?

What does an sms from SARS with two minus figures mean?

Posted 28 September 2012

Hi I've received an sms from SARS with two amounts with a minus sign in front of it, what does that mean? Do I owe SARS that money?

How do I treat a medical aid tax credit with regard to employer paying whole med aid which is includ

Posted 25 September 2012

I am an employee that has my employer paying my med aid in full, but it is included in my overall package. So technically i still pay for it. How do the calculations work out. The contribution is R 1356 pm. Before we were working out what was paid, minus the capped amount and allocating the diff. I have to do the interim recons for Sars and have no idea how the tax credit system will affect me. I am the only one in the company that is structured like this. Please help...

I am 64 years old, what is the taxable threshhold for a tax year?

Posted 25 September 2012

How much money can I earn in a year before I will be taxed by SARS?

How can SARS reverse my tax refund for 2006?

Posted 25 September 2012

Please could you assist, SARS has now done a re-assessment on my TAX year for 2006, I initially got a refund from them now they have taken it off. I can not go back and get my IRP5 forms as I was working on a project with the company. I was initially using my sister in law to handle my tax but she has made a big mess up. I would like to know how can they re-asses my TAX and tell me I was wrongfully given a refund. With that been said they have no reduced my refund for 2012 from R11K to less than...

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Remuneration R31452.00 included in assessment

Posted 25 September 2012

Adjustments were made in the calculation of taxable income

Can I claim back contributions from past returns already filed?

Posted 25 September 2012

I just realised that I haven't claimed any money back on my disability cover contribution and RA contributions dating back to 2008.
Can I still claim money back for the years I've missed?

How should I structure my travel allowance?

Posted 25 September 2012

I have regesterd a small business and are drawing a salary as an employee. I travel a lot for the business. Should I ad a travel Allowence to my salary or have the business deduct it from it's tax and if I could ad a travel allowance what is the maximum and what can be payed from this allowance, eg petrol, maintenance and car payments.

Should I produce a log book at the end of the tax season or every month.

Which way is the most cost effective

I claim medical aid but medical aid not in my name, am I allowed to do this?

Posted 17 September 2012

I pay the monthly medical aid fee but the medical aid is in my spouse's name. I want to claim this as he does not pay tax, is this allowed?

Im having problems with claimig my km im a Rep and travelled about 60 000km

Posted 17 September 2012

I seem to be having a problem with claiming mu Km this year as last year I only travelled about 30 000km and apposed to this year I travelled 60 000 and the amount that I seem to be able to get back is less than half of last year?

What attachment do I need when submitting to eFiling?

Posted 17 September 2012

Do we need to attach something when we do eFiling on line lile irp5 and medical tax certificate?

How do I know whether I am getting money back or paying?

Posted 17 September 2012

I submitted my tax form and on my notice of assessment it shows "Net amount refundable under this assessment after allowable credits" as R-0.03 however when I request a statement of account it shows a refund amount of R-3111.86. I am very confused - am I getting R3111.86 or 3 cents?

How do people get so much money back from SARS for ex: R 4000?

Posted 17 September 2012

We work for the same company and earn the same salary. He get R 4000 back from SARS and i get R 0????

Do my bond, life insurance, car payments etc have an effect on this?

Can I claim the local dividend exemption where I dont have a certificate for them?

Posted 17 September 2012

I dont have a certificate for my local dividends. Should I still enter the amount of local dividends I received in the TaxTim questionaire?

Is submitting a tax claim compulsory?

Posted 17 September 2012

Is there a penalty if i don't submit my IRP5 and medical tax certificate for my tax claim?

How much do you have to earn to apply for your tax back?

Posted 17 September 2012

I earn approximately R127K per year and was wondering if I can apply for my tax back.

I have submitted incorrect logbook information to SARS, what does that mean?

Posted 17 September 2012

I did not keep a detailed logbook for the year and made one up from memory when submitting my tax return. I have now been selected for an audit and fear that my supporting documents and logbook wont correspond. What do I do?

SARS sends me strange sms', does this mean I'm not going to get a tax refund?

Posted 17 September 2012

I received an sms saying"Thank you for filing your 2011 tax return Assesment Result: R-9 Selected for Audit : No
and the other filing for 2012 tax return Assesment Result R-24 Account Balance:R-33 selected for Audit: No

I completed the tax form, how long will it take for any feedback or money to paid out to me?

Posted 17 September 2012

How long will it take to get money back?

Can I claim travel expenses if I haven't kept a logbook?

Posted 17 September 2012

I haven't kept a precise logbook for the year, may i still claim travel expenses as a deduction?

On my IT34 it reflects a minus amount??? Does this mean I owe SARS money?

Posted 17 September 2012

What does it mean if on my IT34 a minus amount is reflected and then there is also a "dispute" icon that you can select , what does that mean ?

Its been 2 months since I filed and im still waiting.... What could the problem be?

Posted 16 September 2012

I e-filed on 3 July,status says it has been assessed and it is almost 3 Sept...Did my husbands efiling on Monday eve and Wednesday he received his money...Phoned SARS about a week ago and they said it could take up to a month....it is more than a month now, phoned again this morn and I had to deal with one of those machines where you enter your details.Help!

Chronic medication not cover by medical aids

Posted 16 September 2012

I am receiving chronic medication that is not covered by any medical aid since they not on the list for chronic medicine. The cost for this medicine is R13 000(thirteen thousand rand) per month which work out to R156000 per year. I earn R405850 per year and was wondering how much of this would I be able to claim?.
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