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Can my employer claim my tax returns without my consent?



Can my employer claim my tax returns without my knowledge and consent?

Due date for ITR14 for CC's?



When are Income Tax Returns (ITR14) due for CC's. Is it the same as for Individual Provisional Taxpayers?

What should my take home be (PAYE and UIF)



My Salary is R12500-00 excluding my travel allowance of R9000-00 which I get taxed 20% as 80% of the time I use my car for business. What should take home be? Please help!!!!

Can you claim back tax paid on a lump sum pension pay out?



HI, if I stopped working in May last year and got a pension payout, can I claim back the tax paid on it based on my income over the year?

Help me to get my old IRP5 forms



How do I get my old IRP5 from department of health I was working in government hospital in Boksburg?

Zero provisional tax return



I am registered as a provisional taxpayer as I earn investment income however due to contributions made to retirement annuity funds I will not owe SARS anything. In fact I expect a refund. Do I still have to complete a zero provisional tax return?

Provisional tax for business and personal



Last month I registered my company as a Pty Ltd (previously I was a sole proprietor and was being taxed in my personal capacity). I am paying myself a monthly salary from my company, plus charging the company for a portion of the cell phone bill, etc. With respect to provisional tax, are my following understandings correct:
(a) In general, do I need to pay provisional tax both in my private capacity and as a business?
(b) Do I need to pay provisional tax now [August] for my business? (if not, when will I first need to complete my provisional tax return for my business?)...

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Should I correct my IRP5 myself or submit it as received?



My employer loaded code 4005 as the amount that I contributed, and code 3810 the amount that the employer contributed. I thought code 4005 is supposed to be the total amount that goes to the medical aid or am I wrong?
The sum of the two amounts was then loaded to codes 4116 and 4497. I believe this is another mistake. Should I correct it myself or submit it as received?

TAX BRACKET



How much should I earn per month to fall into the tax bracket??

Must I register for Tax



Hi Tim, I would like to know if I need to register for Tax. My gross is R12500 per month and my nett salary is R 11001. 00

Percentage tax payable on a monthly pension of R15253



What is the tax on a monthly pension of. R 15253

TAX CLEARANCE MEDICAL AID CERTIFICATE DUPLICATION



I submitted my tax claim for 2015 on SARS and made a mistake the first time (not adding medical aid tax amount) and requested a correction ( added the tax amount ) but then I was under audit so today 30 days later I receive a phone call from SARS asking me to submit my tax clearance breakdown certificate, the only problem I have now is that I didn't even know you should claim the slips because they are added in to the tax clearance breakdown certificate. Now what will happen?

the la...

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No travel allowance tax claim help



I am using my vehicle for business purposes and I kept a Skytrax logbook. I traveled about 40% of my KM's for business. I do not have a travel allowance and my commission was less than 50% of my income. Can I still claim my travel expenses? My Employer is not willing to amend the IRP5 to include a travel allowance. I still feel that I am out of pocket and I was not advised by my Employer when I started that I should structure my salary with a travel allowance. Please advise if there is a way...

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Why do I need a tax practioner number to register on Efiling?



When I try to register as an individual on eFiling, it requires a tax practitioner number and I cannot proceed - I am confused.

What are the requirements to claim the expenses for my home office as a deduction from income tax.



I am a subcontractor doing Business Analyst and Project Management for a company that develops software. I am doing work from my home office on a regular basis. I would like to know if you have a BASIC list of expenses I should list and gather documents for to prove. What are the requirements to claim the expenses for my home office as a deduction from income tax

When do I submit tax for the first time?



In March 2015 I embarked on my freelancing career. I have been working for numerous companies of which some pay tax and some don't. I also have a business where I get a percentage of profit share. Am I correct in saying that I need to register to become a provisional tax payer and when do I file my first submission?

Medical refund from SARS - made a mistake?



Good day, I submitted my tax return on Saturday only to find out on Monday that I left out some medical stuff I need to claim for, can I resubmit my tax return after I already got a refund from SARS?

How long does a refund take?



On Thursday last week I got a letter of completion from SARS, on Friday Morning my Statement of account saying i'm due a refund and I check i'm not selected for audit or verification. When can I expect the refund in my account?

Can my husband use my medical aid slipt that he paid for for his tax return



Will you please assist me, me and my husband and kids are on a different medical aid plan, but we pay everything together. Can he use my medical aid slips that he paid for to do his tax return?

Your assistance will be much appreciated

Travel expenses claim?



I have done freelance consultancy work for 2 companies over a period of 3 months. The other months of the tax year I have been in fixed employment at a companies deducting PAYE with no travel allowance. Have not kept details of fuel and vehicle expenses. Can I claim a travelling expense for the 3 months based on kilometers driven ito the fixed cost and variable cost travel allowance method? If not what method should I use for travel expenses as a deduction against the production of the consultan...

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Contributing to Botswana medical aid scheme, is it tax deductible?



I am a tax returning resident to South Africa. Been working in Botswana for the last 16 years and tax returned to work in RSA from June 2014. I have been contributing monthly to a medical aid scheme in Botswana(BOMAID), will this be deemed tax deductible to SARS?

Do I need to pay tax and can I qaulify for VAT number



I have a contract with one of the courier companies, I make _R3400 per week then pay my driver R1000 and use _R1300 for petrol and clear _R1300, do I still need to pay tax?

Tax for pensioners



I am helping someone with their tax. The person is 66 years old and has an monthly retirement annuity payout of R7000 and monthly interest (from investments) of about R4000 that gets paid out also monthly to them. Should a tax return be filed,or are there exemptions? I know the over 65 year olds get exempt of certain amounts for interest earned,but im not sure if that is the only excemption,or is there a total amount of income they are excempt of? Or must you add the two excemption amounts toge...

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Depreciation for SARS.



I have used TaxTim to calculate my depreciation. SARS is now looking for supporting documentation. What do I need to submit?

How long will it take for me to get my SARS refund?



I submitted my tax return on 13 August 2015. I called the call centre to find out if I had any outstanding tax returns and I was told my 2012 tax return was outstanding. I informed the consultant that I had been unemployed in the 2015 tax year and he talked me through submitting a nil tax return via eFiling on 20 August 2015. How long will it take SARS to pay me my refund for the 2015 year of assessment?
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