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Is tax payable to the government from the salary I earn in South Africa?



I am going to work in South Africa. Is there any money I have to pay to the government from my salary.

What can I claim for medical expenses under new system?



Under the previous system pensioners could claim all expenses. Now my expenses come to R110 000 this year. Am married and would like to know under under new system what would I be able to claim. I am 80 years old

What is an IRP5?



What does the acronym IRP mean and what is an IRP 5?

Where is my tax number on my IRP5?



Do my tax number appear on my IRP5. If so, where on my IRP5.

Understanding the primary rebate by SARS?



I just started my first job. I am having trouble understanding what the primary rebate? is that is specified on PAYE STATUTORY RATES AND TAX TABLES. Can you tell me when this rebate is applicable to an individual?

Donation in the hands of the receiver?



If I make a donation to my child of R100k I know I don't have to pay "donations tax" because this is within my yearly allowance BUT how is the income treated in that year in the hands of my child?

Country code for Centurion



what is the country code for Gauteng South Africa?

Which is the best way to maximise your return using the travel allowance?



There are two ways to calculate travel allowance that is deductible. One is where you keep actual expenses and the other is where there is a table of fixed costs, maintenance etc depending on the value of the car. Which can maximise your refund? And can the capital value of the vehicle be deducted or considered besides for the purposes of determining running costs?

How are individuals going to experience the tax relief of 9.25 billion in the 2015 tax year?



How are we as individuals going to experience the relief announced in the budget speech which made a provision bringing a tax relief of R9.25 billion to individuals in the 2015 year of assessment. as well as an estimated 40% of the relief will go to South Africans whom receives less than R250 000 a year?

I freelance now and again but have a very low monthly income. Do I need to declare & register?



I love your business model, very innovative.

I have a full time job and started offering to do freelance web designing for people. I have been told some conflicting information about tax, from being taxed 40% on additional income to additional income not being necessary to declare if its non-recurring.

I have a full time job and don't charge much for creating websites and there is the recurring income of web hosting that I charge clients monthly. I probably create a site once a month for about R2000 and hosting comes to a total of R400 a month (for all the sites I host). So additional monthly income is max around R2400 and that is not every month....

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How do I register a Non South African with work permit for UIF ?



How do I register a Non South African with work permit for UIF ?

Tax on contract work?



When working for a company on a month contract, how should the tax deducted from your salary work? Only deduct for the month or work it out for the year?

Scared housewife - I may owe tax???



I have been a housewife for a very long time. I am now 63 years old. We are married outside community of property. I had a business for a short period, many years back, which failed (I have no business sense it seems) and since then my husband was giving me money every month. It was quite a lot of money at the time, but I didn't really think that it would count as a salary. I bought a house and sold it 10 years later using the money my husband gave me. I got about 500k out from that. I have the ...

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What is tax on R8400?



What is tax on R8400?

Foreign Dividend Exemption - how does it work?



What is the foreign dividend exemption for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Tax years?

Tax return problems



Did tax return for last year They owe us R550 now we must go in to show proof of address WHY We did it with a Tax Broker

Started at new company this year (Online company based in Norway) what tax do I pay?



Up until December 2013 I worked at Incredible Connection. I earned a basic and commission. They always used the PAY-E (Pay as you earn) to pay my tax.

At my new Company, an online company based in Norway, I get paid a salary and commission together in 1 payment. I submit my commission table at the end of the month and I am paid around the 5th-7th of the following month.
My question is:
1) do I need to use an IRP6 now (Provisional) if my only income is via my salary and commission (although it is from a foreign country)? (I earn less than the 250000 per month) average which I think means I don't need an IRP6...

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Can you deduct travel expenses to & from coaching as an independent contractor if you keep a logbook



If you work 2 jobs - 1 part time with a salary (office job) and the other ad-hoc coaching of sports. Can you deduct travel expenses for the travel to and from the ad-hoc coaching? [I know you can't to and from the work place for the salaried job.]

And what other deductions can you make besides the medical tax credit?

Provisional Tax



Good day

I am 53 years old and retired. I currently received income from 2 pension funds (only source of income). Must I register for provisional tax.

If my employer doesn't give me my IRP5 how can I submit by SARS?



If my employer doesn't give me my IRP5 how can I submit by SARS?

A donation of R100 000 to children will it reduce your tax or what is the benefits of doing it?



If you declare a R100 000 donation to your children will it help reducing you tax or what benefits is there in doing it?

What is the meaning of the term "Rating Percentage" as found on the ITA34?



What is the meaning of the term "Rating Percentage" as found on the ITA34?

Additional tax claim from 2009 - what to do?



I heard that we can claim additional tax back from 2009. Do you know if this is true that we paid more PAYE as we suppose to and can claim tax back?

Can I use the basic amount for this month's IRP6 return ???



Is it essential to estimate a taxable income on the SARS eFiling IRP6 form, or can I use the basic amount as stated on their form.

This was the taxable income for the 2013 tax year.

How much will I get from SARS if my income tax is 52 212,00



How much refund will I get if my tax income is R52 212;00
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