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Salary paid and claimable expenses?

  Written by Marc  

1. I am a salaried employee, I receive a travel allowance so I claim my business km's by using a logbook- but I would like to know whether I can also claim the depreciation on my vehicle even if I claim km's?

2. My wife was unemployed for 18 months, so I paid for her medical aid, she submitted a 0 return for herself, would just like to know whether I can claim the medical aid expenses on my tax return ( as I paid for it, but it is on her name). 3. I have a Samsung Tablet which I use 9...



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Tax implication for my child if I give her 500 000 .00?

  Written by Marc  

I want to give my child 500 000. 00what is the tax implication for my child?This is for a gift. Thank you kindly

Is it mandatory to file every NOO that you request on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

How do you delete/cancel a Notice of Objection that you have requested on eFiling when you realise SARS have actually been right in their assessment. This is before filing the NOO.

Who should be liable if you income gets combined by SARS & you owe them but you as the tax payer wer

  Written by Marc  

Why would you fall under another tax bracket if you get a basic salary from employer A & commission from employer B which get paid on different dates, however you pay tax on both according to what you earn from each employer A & B ,who should be liable if you income gets combined by SARS & you owe them but you as the tax payer were not aware of this, you only find out once you submit your returns.

How would an individuals tax be calculated if he/she earns a basic salary plus a commission per year

  Written by Marc  

Does an individual taxpayer pay any PAYE on commission earned?

Do I need to pay tax?

  Written by Marc  

I earn R5000/month without any further benefits from my employer. Do I need to register and pay tax?

Is the ref number on my irp5 a valid tax number or should I register

  Written by Marc  

I am starting a new job next month and at my previous work I received a IRP5 form but my annual salary was below R60000, so it wasn't necessary to register for tax. Now at the new job I am going to get above R60000 annually. So now the new employer needs my tax number. Is it the reference number? or should I still register for tax?

Treatment of reimbursive and travel allowance in the same period?

  Written by Marc  

How do we calculate business km's when employee has got both reimbursive and travel allowance?

Correct codes for medical expenses?

  Written by Marc  

I need to know which code I need to use when adding an amount to medical cost incurred and paid for by myself.

Do local dividends do they get reflected on an IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

Local dividends do they get reflected on a IRP5?

Why so much Tax? (SARS fortmonthly, PAYE, Personal Provisional Tax & Business Provisional Tax)

  Written by Marc  

My husband owns a company and has been instructed by his Financial Service Provider to make 2 separate payments for Provisional Tax, One payment for Personal Provisional Tax & Business Provisional Tax, Why are we liable to so make so many payments to SARS. As it is we pay Tax every 2 months as well as PAYE?

Tax payment for over 65 years?

  Written by Marc  

I am 65 years old married in community of property, I receive a monthly annuity of R5,000, I also receive interest from fixed deposits of R16,000 per month, what would my tax payment per annum be.

Do I need register for provisional tax?

  Written by Marc  

I currently earn a salary above R70,000 a year and I want to start doing some freelancing work where I will be serving mainly international clients and will be paid through PayPal and then withdraw that money to FNB.
I will be doing this job as a hobby so I expect to make maybe few hundred rands a month, and sometimes less, so it won't really be an income.
So I need to know if I have to register for provisional tax?

What is the rate of tax for the sale intellectual property to a foreign company?

  Written by Marc  

What is the rate of tax for the sale intellectual property to a foreign company?

What percentage tax we would pay on our income per annum for our business?

  Written by Marc  

We own a business and I need to know what percentage tax we would pay on our income per annum?

Can I claim more than the allowance: note salary is more than 50%

  Written by Marc  

I am a business manager earning a salary/commission. Salary is more than 50% . I receive a travel allowance of 2500 per month.My m/v expenses are greater than 2500 per month. Can I claim more than the R30 000 allowance?

Will previous payslips help and how long will it take?

  Written by Marc  

I have almost all payslips from 2009 to date. Will they not help? How long will this normalizing take?

Normalise tax affairs without returns and income tax number earned salary for 5 years?

  Written by Marc  

How do I normalise my tax affairs when having no income tax number, no returns and having earned a salary for 5 years?

R5500.00 salary before the deduction of UIF should or should not pay SARS?

  Written by Marc  

My brothers salary is R5500.00 a month then they deduct R50 so I want to know is he suppose to pay tax and how much he should pay

Maintenance claim on my vehicle if only recently started getting travel allowance for my personal mv

  Written by Marc  

I am a permanent salaried employee, I use my personal vehicle for business purposes, my company pays for my fuel, but I only recently started receiving a travel allowance, it has been worked into my current package so I don't get paid more it has just been incorporated into my salary package.

My question now is, will I be able to claim for the maintenance as per SARS calculation and my logbook? I have been using my vehicle since the start of the tax year, but as mentioned only starte...



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How to claim for a "Tax Credit" due to changing jobs?

  Written by Marc  

I was permanently employed at my previous employer for 8 years. I am with my current employer for 10 months now and have been retrenched. I was fortunate enough to find employment beginning immediately after my retrenchment.

My current earnings are R12k and will be the same at my next employment. How do I go about claiming for a tax credit ( changing jobs makes me applicable from what I've researched)? How do I do my next tax returns with two employer tax certificates (I think it's c...



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No returns and tax number but have been earning a salary.

  Written by Marc  

What would happen if you have no income tax number and have not submitted returns for 5 years. What happens when you withdraw?
your pension.

HOW WILL I BE TAXED OF 1.3 MILLION?

  Written by Marc  

I RESIGN AND MY GEPF BENEFIT IS 1.3 MILLION AFTER 17 YEARS 11 MONTHS SERVICE, HOW MUCH TAX WILL I PAY?

Examples of other taxable allowances falling under code 3713

  Written by Marc  

What does code 3713 on an income tax cover- examples of other allowances taxable

Still waiting for a refund weeks after receipt of completion letter.

  Written by Marc  

Hi TimI filed my wife's tax return on 20/11/2014. SARS then requested supporting documentation which we provided. In mid December they issued us with a completion letter stating that they would not be amending our return but that they retain the right to do so in the future. This was followed up with a Statement of Account on December 24th. We are yet, however, to receive any refund from SARS. When I log onto e-filing, the status says "Return - data submitted to ITS"I am unsure ho...



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