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People who are still on probation pay tax?

  Written by Evan  

I'm still on probation for 3 months. Should I pay tax?

Tax return for expats

  Written by Marc  

I emigrated from south africa 6 years ago and I'm no longer a south african citizen. I ve only visited sa once for about 30 days in the last 6 years. Do I still need to file a tax return?
Thanks

How many days after filing

  Written by Marc  

How quick does it take for money to b in your account

Does 13th cheque has to be taxed and how much annually does makes me to be taxed?

  Written by Marc  

Does a 13th cheque has tax and how much annually does a person qualify to be taxed?

Can someone file his individual tax through my profile?

  Written by Marc  

Can someone file his individual tax through my profile e. G my wife or friend

No IRP5 -Can't claim Home office Expenses???

  Written by Marc  

A Client of mine does freelance work via Paypal. She earns 3500-5500 per month. This income is not shown on an IRP5 and because there is no IRP5 on her tax return, she can't claim her half of her and her husband's Home Office Expenses as this option is Greyed out on eFiling if you don't have an IRP5. What to do???

Local Assets and Liabilities for a previous (late) period

  Written by Marc  

When I complete a tax return for a previous period (as a sole proprietor), for the Local Assets and Liabilities must I state the CURRENT state of affairs or what the assets and liabilities were during that previous period?

Can I restart with the return I made a mistake

  Written by Marc  

Can I restart my tax return I just entered a wrong answer about medical aid and would like to go back to the beginning to start over.

Will provident fund for 2016 return be regarded as fringe benefit?

  Written by Marc  

Hi, please advise in my 2016 tax return will my provident fund be taxed as a a fringe benefit? What source code will be used.?

Female income tax as opposed to male income tax

  Written by Marc  

Do female south africans pay less tax than male south africns

Tax treatment of income of spouses

  Written by Marc  

What is the tax implication for someone who is married in community of property, especially on passive income like interest and dividend?

Help me check my tax ref number

  Written by Marc  

Can u help me check my tax ref number with SARS?

Non payment of my tax by the employer

  Written by Marc  

What must I do when I discovered that my ex-employer has not paid my tax but he was deducting that money

Can I claim a retirement fund abroad on my South African tax return?

  Written by Marc  

I have a retirement fund abroad. Can I claim this as expenses on my South African tax return?

Collect rental income from property I own must I complete statement of assets and liabilities sectio

  Written by Marc  

I own a property which I rent out and collect rental income. Do I have to complete the statement of assets and liabilities?

Want to know

  Written by Marc  

What is employment tax incentives

How do I use my discount voucher?

  Written by Marc  

I have a discount from Interface financial services that I would like to use. Please, let me know where I enter this code to qualify for the discount. Regards,

How else can I get to the bottom of why my refund hasnt been paid to me

  Written by Marc  

What else can I do about my refund that has not been paid to me even after an escalation has been done? I was on audit as usual but summited everything as normal. I recieved no feed back as I let SARS have their 21 days which then turnes out to be 30 days waitn. I have now escalated it but still no info with regards to my refund been held back.

How long does SARS take to refund you if their auditing you ?

  Written by Marc  

How long does SARS take to pay your money if their auditing you? And do SARS need to pay you interest if their auditing you?

Where do I put part time income on the form?

  Written by Marc  

I earned part time income from 3 different people/companies over 2 years and didn't receive the IRP5 from them. I did not have a full time job at the time. What do I say or tick on the form?

I don't have a question, I have a compliment.

  Written by Marc  

I don't have a question, I have a compliment. I was very stressed about having to submit a provisional tax return for the first time after having been a PAYE individual all my life. It cost be a whopping R49 and 10 minutes of my time to realise it's all good. TaxTim, you are an absolute life saver and I will use your services every single time from now on. You make it so easy to stay out of the SARS bad books :) Thank you again.

If I have 2 IRP5s for the same Tax year, so I simply add the relevant amounts?

  Written by Marc  

I have two IRP5s for two companies for the Tax year 2014, due to the fact that the original company changed "ownership" (it was just a legal change). Do I simply add the amount from both IRP5s when filing my tax return/

Can I verify my bank details via tax tim?

  Written by Marc  

Can I verify my bank details via TaxTim?

How do I reflect income on my tax return from an additional job which I don't have an IRP5 for?

  Written by Marc  

I have an IRP5 for my full time job but I did a few hours of consulting (around 30 hours in total) at weekends which I personally invoiced for. How do I reflect this on my tax return? I have paid no tax on the additional hours so far.

Completion Letter from SARS received

  Written by Marc  

Just received the below from SARS. Does this mean everything is complete now?
Original letter that I received requested I send supporting documentation - which I did. After which, I got the below letter -

Does this mean, no further action is required and that I will get my refund soon? Thanks!

Dear Taxpayer

VERIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT

We refer to the verification of your assessment for the 2015 tax period. Please note that no adjustment has been made to this assessment...



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