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Special block on tax refund



I would like to know is its unusual for SARS to take more then a year to pay out tax refund? And how common is it that after the payout into my bank account does SARS recall the payout?

Outstanding tax returns and arrears for commission earner



I have outstanding tax returns for 2012/2014/2015 and the subsequent penalties outstanding PLUS an arrears amount of just short of R20 000. I am registered for e-filing but find expenses I can claim for and their relevant codes very confusing so have saved the tax returns without any expenses claimed. I am a commission only earner in property sales and have IRP5's for the relevant periods. I have not kept a log book for petrol and kms but have slips for petrol, car expenses, data costs, client ...

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What is my tax refund?



What is my tax refund amount?

How can I get my tax number from SARS?



I'm not sure if I am registered for tax therefore I don't know my tax number, how do I make sure that I am registered so that I can get a tax number?

Payable tax if you did not work for the entire financial year.



In the event that a person only worked for half of a financial year, should he or she fall to a lower tax bracket if you look at the total yearly income? So lets say I earn 30000 rand per month, but I only worked for three months in the financial year, should I still pay the same amount of tax as a person who earned 30000 rand per month for a whole year? or how does it work for people that didn't work the entire year?

How do I get my login details for efiling?



How do I get my login details for SARS eFiling?

How to cancel provisional taxpayer registration?



How can I deregister as a provisional taxpayer. I was erroneously registered.

Can I get money back from sars



I am paying 515. 25 tax every month my Taxable earnings standing now on 99037. 00 can I get money back from SARS

Return from SARS for tax paid



Hi. IF I Was not working for 7 months will I get any money from SARS.

Refund from SARS confirmed but not paid yet. How does SARS calculate refund on med expenses?



I submitted my tax return through SARS eFiling on 20/11/2015 and it was confirmed that I am entitled to a refund but has not been paid yet. I only claimed for expenses listed on my medical aid IRP5 not covered by my medical aid so there was no strange claims made. However, if I remember correctly, the initial tax return after I submitted was the amount for those medical expenses but when I checked the status of that tax return now, It was almost R200 less. This also happened with my 2014 tax return!...

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SARS - my bank account detail change



I need to change my bank account details with SARS. I work in PTA and live in PE. I went to SARS PE and they saidf I would be in a 4 to 5 hour queue before I could see a consultant. I left. How can I do the bank account change without going in to SARS?

If I have to go to a SARS office can I do this in any city?

If in PTA which SARS office(s) can I use.

PAYE vs Provisional Tax



I have a permanent job which caters for roughly 65% (660k) of my total gross income the other 35% (335k) is obtained by a business I run. Should I apply for provision tax and should my company be paying PAYE for me or should I be paying two payments as a provisional tax payer? How do I go about this if it is the case?

How long does a SARS audit take?



My documents were accepted on the 1st of February. I was told that I needed to submit additional documents. I did as of the 26th of February. How much longer before I receive a tax refund?

What is an IRP5 and what documents do I need to submit a tax return?



What is an IRP5? I worked last year for seven months and my salary before tax was R16777. I have never submitted a tax return before and am pretty sure I am under the threshold but I want a refund, but have no idea what to do. I didn't receive medical aid or any benefits. Please help.

Size of a document you need to submit



When I filed my tax return last year I needed to submit documents. But one document can only be a certain size and I could only file 20. I had to go to my nearest SARS office to submit the rest. Can you please tell me what the size of one document must be, since I want to combine my documents so that it will only be 20

Do I have to register on SARS eFiling?



I am a part time student and just started my first full time job. My salary is R10 000 pm. Do I have to register on E-filing to file a tax return?

Can I get my tax number online?



I lost my tax number certificate and I do not know my tax number by heart. Can I get my tax number online?

NOTICE OF OBJECTION



Will I be able to file a notice of objection for outcome of tax assessment in 2014?

I know a person have to object within 30 days, but I only found out the outcome on 16/09/16. Apparently they've send a letter, but I never received it. Kindly take note that when I filed my tax I've included a letter to inform them that they should communicate via post, since I am unable to open and read any doc's on e-filing

Can you upload completed tax return directly from TaxTim to SARS?



Must I submit the completed TaxTim form directly from your website to SARS or must the information generated on your document be captured on the SARS e-filing form?

Which package do I select for your service?



To use your service, I need to identify as either provisional or individual. I haven't yet registered as a provisional taxpayer on SARS (I'm meant to do that now), and have been earning income for about six months now, as a freelancer. If I want to use your service, do I select the provisional tax payer package, or do I have to officially register as a prov. Tax payer over SARS eFiling first?

When do I pay provisional tax per IRP6?



I have filed my IRP6 form via SARS eFiling,
Should I pay the amount payable now or should I wait for SARS to accept the form I filed?

The importance of a tax number.



What is the importance of tax number, am not working an if am self employer or working at Indian shop without payslip but I have bankcard. Where can I around tzaneen. What about immigration?

Tax refund for casual worker



I'm working at a season job that will end next week. I will have been working for 13 weeks and paid about R8000 in taxes. I'm being taxed each week. The rest of the year I don`t get any income that means I don`t have work. I would like to know if I can claim my tax back. I `m under the threshold and I do have a tax number. I don't have pension, policies or a medical aid in my name.

Tax reference number?



When being employed, for tax purposes is the employee or employer suppose to have the employee registed for their tax number tax reference number

Should I register for IRP6 or IRP3?



I found two forms on the SARS site, IRP3 which states it's meant for freelance artists and IRP6 for provisional tax. I'm a freelance artist so should I fill in and resister for IRP6 or IRP3 or both?
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