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Require clarity on tax returns for private individual who also owns a small business?

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1) If you own a CC can you include the income and expenses of the CC with your personal tax return. Is there a cut off on the amount of turnover business?
2) Must I submit 2 tax returns? One for personal tax and one for the CC irrespective of the amount of income derived from either income source?

What is PAYE and how does it work?

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What is PAYE and how does it work?

Earning Oz dollars, living in SA, how do I get taxed?

  Written by Marc  

Hi, I am an SA citizen, and I hold Australian permanent residency. I will be doing some research for an Australian University next year. I will be paid in Oz dollars into my Oz bank account and this will be my only income. However, I will primarily reside in South African during that year and take 4 or 5 trips over to Oz during the course of the year. What are tax implications?

Previous employer refuses to give IRP5 form, what can I do?

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I requested an IRP5 form from my previous employer but was told that they could not help me as they had only registered at SARS a year after I left the company. But tax was deducted from my salary from the first month to the last month of my employment which was over 2 years. What will happen to the company and how do I go about handling this situation as I need to submit my tax return?

I earn a salary and pay tax as per usual, if I consult and receive other income, what is the tax tha

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I receive a salary per month and pay my usual taxes. I am assisting a friend on a monthly basis with his business in my spare capacity. He pays me per month R4 700.00 consultation fees and would like to be invoiced for that. I am not registered as a business, what are the tax implications for me.

Can I claim MPS as a state doctor if I do extra private work earning me additional income?

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I work as a salaried doctor in the state. I also however do some work in private so I need MPS. Can I deduct this and the laptop I bought to do this work? Unrelated, I pay R3200 per month for my domestic worker. Any possibility of a tax deduction on this?

Signing bonus vs relocation allowance tax implications?

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I just got a job offer in CPT and currently in DBN and the company is giving me a signing bonus R100K. what are the tax implications of signing bonus compare to getting a relocation allowance instead of the bonus.

Are rates paid on property tax deductible?

  Written by Marc  

How do the municipal Rates affect my tax status?

I own a small flat and I pay Rates to the municipality every month. However, my City of Johannesburg statement does not reflect my VAT number. How does this affect my Tax?

Does the Tax rebate apply to Medical Insurance?

  Written by Marc  

Will I still get the monthly tax rebate if I join a Medical Insurance and not a Medical Aid?

How soon will I get paid after receiving the second ITA34 assessment?

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How soon will I get my rebate after receiving the second ITA34 assessment?

What goes under capital allowances on the ITR12 - Income Tax Return

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What goes under capital allowances?

Am I owed a refund if my second ITA34 shows an amount of R0 and the statement of account is -R14 000

  Written by Marc  

What does it mean if my first ITA34 showed an amount of R-14000 and SARS then requested additional documents which I submitted. They then sent a second ITA34 which showed and amount of R0.00. The statement of account still reflects R-14 000. Am I getting a refund or am I not getting anything?

Can I claim travel expenses for unpaid charity work?

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I work for a software company three days a week and on the other two days I provide unpaid help to various charities. Am I able to deduct the travelling expenses to and from the charity projects in my tax return?

Rental income - offsetting expenses for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

We only managed to get our first tenant from 1 October. Do we accrue only the expenses - interest on bond, levies, rates, etc. - from 1 October, or for the entire financial year?

Resubmitting of tax?

  Written by Marc  

I sub-letted my SARS tax return about 4 weeks ago can I resubmit .

What documentation is required to show income and expenditures from rental income?

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I recieve additional income from rental. I have an agreement with my tenants that they pay a percentage of the electricity and rates bill, the ADSL bill and the domestic staff. If I were to be audited, what documentation would I need to provide in order to prove these expenditures seeing as they are not the total amount invoiced on the ADSL or Electricity Bills?

Personal tax of small business owners?

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tim. I have a trading business registered as a Pty Ltd that I started this year. The company only makes enough to cover its costs as it is still in its startup phase. I do not pay myself a salary as I do not have much in the way of living expenses. How would I treat my personal tax return?

Can I claim back expenses against PAYE that relate to an income I have not yet received?

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Thank you very much making this forum available to us.
I work as a salaried software developer 160 hours a month, I earn a salary and pay PAYE. I also work at home doing work for a client. I will only be able to collect an income from the client after the system I'm developing is complete, which will probably be in around 8 months, this is simply the nature of the business. I'd like to know if I am entitled to claim any expenses that I am currently paying to support the work I'm doing for...



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Rental income- gross income?

  Written by Marc  

For the purposes of calculating one's taxable income, does one include the rental income received for leasing out a flat in their income?

Medical care claims for someone not on medical aid?

  Written by Marc  

My mother is not on my medical aid. When she was hospitalized I paid R80 000 in medical bills. I have all my receipts. How can I claim this from SARS?

How to read original and additional assessment from SARS.

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I was employed in South Africa from Jan'2011 till 1st Aug'2013 (relocated to USA). I have filed my tax in 2011 and 2012.

Now I filed my tax return for 2013 through eFiling with all supporting documents. Post submission, I got an original assessment which showed me a credit of (ZAR -37,000); however it was also selected for audit and today after a month, there is another version of IT34 uploaded which shows an amount of (ZAR 820) which I need to pay to SARS. They have also mentioned that this IT34 doesn't show any amount calculated in previous assessment and that my statement balance is now (ZAR 37000 - ZAR 820 = 36,180)....



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Recouping Tax Deductions From Previous Tax Year?

  Written by Marc  

Is it possible to claim a deduction for tax in the following tax year which you have incurred in the previous tax year?

Can lodge an objection if I think my filing was incorrect?

  Written by Marc  

If I completed my eFiling, and received a payout can I request a amendment as I think I filed my tax incorrectly.

How do I work out my taxable income from my salary slip?

  Written by Marc  

I started earning extra wages outside of my salary in February 2013 and so I have registered for provisional tax. On my IRP6 I need to fill in my gross turnover(which I understand to be my gross salary other income including my rental earnings, wages earned and interest on investments) and then my estimated taxable income (which I understand to be my gross turnover minus my costs, retirement annuity contributions and my pension contributions). How do I work out the taxable portion of my salary ...



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What is an AP34?

  Written by Marc  

There is an AP34 on my efiling 'main page' that shows an amount owed to SARS for 'ITR12 non-submission 2010'. I requested an account statement and the balance on the statement is R0. Now I don't know: do I or don't I owe SARS money? All my returns are currently up to date - I had outstanding returns last year, but got a bookkeeper to get everything up to date. She submitted all the documents requested by SARS after disputing a revised assessment of 2010 - the dispute was allowed, all penalties ...



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