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IRP 6 (3) - TOP UP TAX FORM



Does your Provisional Tax Product include the  IRP 6 (3) which I understand is the form required for the 'top-up' tax?

Can financial derivative gains be declared on the ITR12



I earned income using financial derivatives during the 2014/2015 tax year. I was not registered as a provisional tax payer. Can I declare my income on the ITR12 personal income tax return? If not, what steps do I need to take?

I have to do the IRP5 only



I have the IRP5 not the IRP6 or 12. Why I did not get that option?

How to declare other income, if when combined with interest income is still below the threshhold



I resigned my job to study. I have an income on an investment of - R7000 pa and I did some adhoc consulting for a company for which I earned R30000. My wife's tax adviser told me that I still need to submit a tax return as I have income from two different sources. He also said that I don't need to register as a provisional tax payer as I am not actively generating an income that will exceed the tax threshold. (I understand that should I consistently do more freelance work and if my income increases that in future I may have to register as a provisional tax payer. )...

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Payment Reference Number - Provisional Tax



For Provisional Tax - how does one determine the Payment Reference Number on the IRP6? Do you determine this or do I have to - and if so how do I determine the reference number?

Salaried and Provisional Tax deadline



As a salaried individual who also makes some money n the side and am registered as a Provisional taxpayer, does the 27 November deadline affect me or do I have until the end of Jan 2016?

Payment periods for Provisional Tax



Re: 2015 - Provisional Tax Payer
If I make payment of my first provisional for the tax year 2015 then this would need to be submitted by the end of August 2015 - the second provisional payment to made by end of February 2016. Should I need to make a top up this would be made before the end of September 2016 and the final ITR12 would then be made before the end of January 2017 - is this correct?

Due date for ITR12 as a Provisional Taxpayer?



Have submitted my two Provisional Tax tax returns for this year already, and still need to submit my ITR12. When is that due? It's the first time I'm doing it myself after getting rid of my accountant. Also if I decided to get TaxTim to do it, what all would I need in terms of documentation, and how simple is the process through your guys?

Should a freelance scriptwriter working from home pay tax as an individual or as a sole proprietor?



Should a freelance scriptwriter working from home pay tax as an individual or as a sole proprietor?

Is a sole proprietor a business?



If I earn income as a sole proprietor for doing admin and accounting work am I considered to be running a business?

What is the tax definition of carrying on a business.



I have been unemployed for the 2014 / 2015 tax year. For income, I have been getting casual work here and there. By casual I mean I worked on some events, did some technical drawings for a company and then helped with a school magazine. I was paid for all these jobs, for which I had to invoice and naturally I incurred expenses to do these jobs. Two events were overseas. There were a few months when I had no work at all. (My taxable income is less that the R70700 threshold. ) My question is, does...

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How would I summit a tax return as a sole proprietor with no payslips?



I am a sole proprietor. I need to do a tax return for this year. I have no payslips, but I do have an income and expense sheet done by me. How do I go about doing a tax return for SARS?

Do fully vested trusts have to submit provisional tax returns?



A trust is registered as a provisional taxpayer. All the income in the trust vests fully in the beneficiaries meaning that no income is retained in the trust. Will the trust still have to submit provisional tax returns even though it will always be nil?

Would I have to register as a provisional tax payer?



I was a permanent employee at a company for the first 6 months of the tax year. I have gone freelance for the remainder of the tax year and the foreseeable future. I am receiving a salary in effect as the companies I freelance for deduct 25% tax on my earnings and pay me a monthly lump sum (salary) and they provide IRP5s. Does this mean I won't have to register as a provisional tax payer and also at 25% tax could I apply for a tax directive?

How much do I pay tax if my business has made less than R10000 profit



I have cash loan business,and I only made R2000 of profit due to bad payers. So how much should I pay to SARS?

Havent submitted tax returns



I havent submitted a tax return for last 3 years. I have my IRP5's. Help what must I do and are there penalties. I also have just opened a sole prop and need to apply for a tax clearance.

Time limit for submission of returns?



When must 2014 to 2015 IRP5/IT3(a) tax returns be in by?

Small Business - Administrative service



I started a small business where I provide administrative services to one company at a cost of R10 000 per month. What will the tax implications be? Will I be able to register for turnover tax or what would be the best option?

Can I claim depreciation for my car as a sole proprietor if I have a log book by using the tax table



I am operating as a sole proprietor. I keep a log book for my car which I also use for business. Can I claim for depreciation and use the tax tables for that?

By when must all returns be submitted



By when must all tax returns be submitted

Can PAYE, UIF and Provisional Tax be claimed on Income Tax Return (ITR14)?



Hi TaxTim

I would like to now, can a Company claim PAYE, UIF and Provisional Tax on a Income Tax Return (ITR14)?

Thanks in advance.

Additional income capture for private work I was not taxed on



I did some private work during 2014 for which I was remunerated, but not taxed. Please advise how to add this to my tax return and how to claim for the expenses incurred in this period as well.

How to catch up on outstanding returns when I have no income and expenditure records



I resigned from my job in 2010 and took my pension to buy a small business, which I ran as a sole proprietor for 2. 5 years. During this time, I did not submit a tax return, as I wasn't sure how to do it. Also, I was not making much profit and more or less came out even at the end of every month. I then passed the business on to my son-in-law and started working again in 2013. All the income and expenditure info relating to the business was contained on a laptop, which subsequently crashed, so I...

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Registering as a freelance tax payer



Hi there, I have been working from home for a couple of months now for a company I used to work in-house full time for. Better explained - I now work on a freelance basis for the same company but I get a weekly salary, the same each week and its on-going. I had the understanding that my tax was being deducted off my salary, that the company was taking care of this. I recently realised that this is not the case and I should have registered as a freelance practitioner and taken care of my own tax....

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ITR12 For January as Provisional Tax Payer



I am currently running a business as a sole proprietor and have registered for provisional tax. I have already submitted 2 provisional tax returns for the 2015 tax year (IRP6). Now do I also need to submit a ITR12 for January?
Does TaxTim also help with this type of ITR12, and if so, is it any different from your standard ITR12?
How should I answer the initial TaxTim questions differently?
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