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Deased lump sum.



My husband passed on 2011 September and I had a lump sum paid out to me should I submit those statements at SARS?

My Medical aid Out of pocket amount is R13000 results in how much deducted from my taxable income?



My medical aid out of pocket amount is R13 000
How much of this comes off my taxable income?

Does the tax threshold change when you quit your job and begin your own small business from home?



Dear Tim,What happens to the tax threshold for when one is obligated to pay tax (R63k) when you work for a company for the first few months of the financial year and then you quit to start your own venture from home. Does the threshold change? Since I am working for myself my expenses will change as now I will incure the cost of running my business from home and will have to set aside money for my medical aid, retirement fund etc. as this will no longer be paid by my employer.

What can I do to get my tax number?



I working for construction company so I want to know if I'm registered?

Travel Allowance but l do not have a logbook?



I have been receiving a travel allowance since Aug 2013, however l have not kept a logbook but all the petrol slips as I was not aware of the process. Please advise on what l should do next????

is the % deduction for uif still 1% even if you get paid over R35 000pm



What is the basic % deduction for UIF on net salary of R35 000 and more per month ???

Tax payment?



What causes one to receive correspondence from SARS?

Provident fund withdrawal tax implications (retrenchment)?



I'd appreciate if you could confirm that a provident fund withdrawal is tax free (up to 315k?) if one gets retrenched?

What do you mean by include employment income? Would that be your salary?



On the IRP6 form for (Turnover) what do you mean by include employment income? Would that be your salary?

Travel Allowance - claim for tax?



I receive a travel allowance set monthly amount from my employer. I do not have a vehicle but use a car pool to travel to work. I am taxed on this amount monthly. Can I claim this on my tax return as I have no logbook but I do travel to work about 25000 km's a year.

Travel reimbursement proof?



Do I need to provide proof to SARS when I submit my IRP5 if I get travel a monthly reimbursement from my company.i.e code 3703?

Tax on Foreign income



I am receiving and will be receiving a maintenance settlement every month for the next 15 years from UK in the form of a cheque in British pounds. What procedures do I follow when declaring this and or submitting my tax return? I have a letter which accompanies the payment every month from the courts in the UK. Any help is appreciated.

Should all travel claims for staff members be included on payslips and on their IRP5?



Should all travel claims for staff members be included on payslips and on their IRP5?

Voluntary VAT registration



My business has been operating for 3 months and I have managed to supply taxable goods to the value of R50 000. Can I register for VAT voluntarily or the business needs to be operating for at least 12 months? Will SARS accept invoices as proof of turnover even though I have not received most of the payments into my account, will I also need to give SARS a copy of my bank statement upon application?

How do independent consultant pay tax?



I work as an independent consultant for two organisation. I basically invoice these organisation monthly for work done. The contracts are structured in such a way that I should be paying tax myself. However, I only started this year, but am not sure whether to register as a provisional taxpayer or not. How do I go about honouring my tax obligation?

How much tax is my company allowed to deduct from my salary?



I would just like to know I earn R96k per annum, plus occasional overtime, commission and performance bonus of - R1000 on occasion, how much is my company allowed to deduct for tax every month from my salary. I am a registered tax payer.

how much tax will a business pay on r100000 profit an if a salary is paid to me,must I pay tax?



I will be starting a business soon, I just wanted to know, if the business earns more than R10 0000 profit a year, what will the tax amount be? an if I pay myself a salary from it will I have to pay tax on it?

May I get a PAYE tax calculation table?



When does an employee qualify to pay PAYE?

Is it possible to get a tax calculation table for PAYE?



Is it possible for an employee to get a PAYE calculation table? If yes can you send it to me?

Tax Deduction?



I have been paid by my employer from Sept 2013 till Feb 2014.

I would like to know what would be the tax deduction for the total gross income earned in FY 2013-2014 .The income earned was R336 267.

The tax deduction has been R89 545 which I would like to know if it's correct or it's more?

I am not registered as a taxpayer?



I recently lost my job and, I have started my own business. I work alone but in the feature I will have to employ 2-3 workers. What I want to now is must I register my business as a PTY company? I am not register as a taxpayer. Must I register as a tax payer? I started my business 3 months back and I make R5600.00 ?%u20AC%u201C R9800.00 p/m?

Are there any normal tax and/or capital gains tax implications on a refundable rental deposit?



Are there any normal tax and/or capital gains tax implications on a refundable rental deposit?

Tax percentage in South Africa?



I would like to find out about tax percentage?

Academic books - deductible?



Can I claim deduction for academic books I buy? I am an academic employed by an institution. I need the books to do my job but my institution does not pay for books.

Salary calculations - what is included?



An employee gets a Travel Allowance - 80% of his salary (correct). He also needs to pay off a Staff Loan - R1,000 per month. Do you deduct the loan amount BEFORE taxes or AFTER PAYE & UIF? What is the correction calculation PLEASE.
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