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Can I claim allowable medical expenses for my children that I dit not personally pay? My wife paid

  Written by Evan  

Can I claim allowable medical expenses that my spouse paid for our kids on my tax return or should she claim it on hers?

Cash gifts from parents

  Written by Evan  

Hi there,

I get monthly support from my parents that is around R10,000 a month on top of my income. Do I have to declare this and is it taxable?

Thank you.

Tax number for late brother

  Written by Evan  

Hello Tim, I just want to get my late brothers tax number. He died last year.

Claiming others tax return

  Written by Evan  

Can I also claim for others taxes return by myself?

Manual tax submission by SARS consultant

  Written by Evan  

What does it mean when a SARS consultant says that my returns are being done manually? They can not process my returns. Please help I am getting annoyed with the gov people.

SMS to verify acc nr

  Written by Evan  

I submitted IRP5 and I got sms to verify my account number. I didn't get any email from SARS and there was no letter in my efiling. I only got sms. What must I do?

Paid in error by SARS due to mistake on my side but Request for correction done

  Written by Evan  

Hi. I've made a mistake on my E-filing which resulted in my ITA34 showing that SARS owed me Money. After I've rectified my my mistake, Version 2 of my ITA34 showed an amount of R0, but that following morning the amount of the first ITA34 was paid into my bank account. What should I do now?

Will it be rectified automatically meaning the will deduct the money from my account or what?

ITA34 additional assessment

  Written by Evan  

My additional assessment ITA34 says R0.00 but my statement of account is -R7000.

Tax on a voluntary retrenchment?

  Written by Evan  

How do I work out the tax on a VOLUNTARY retrenchment?

Should employers still provide paper copies of employee IRP5's?

  Written by Evan  

Is it normal to no longer receive a physical copy of your IRP5? For the last few years, I have not received the usual paper copy, but just logged on to eFiling and my IRP information was already filled in on my personal income tax return form. I've just submitted my tax return and shortly after received a notification that I was selected for verification and must submit all documents. Only problem is, I don't have a copy of my IRP5.

Will SARS payout the same amount of my provident fund?

  Written by Evan  

Hi I just want to know, I received a lump sum pay-out from my provident fund and then received a IRP5 to submit to SARS, just wanted to know if the same amount will be paid out to me by SARS again.

SARS refunds then reverses transaction and sets a new refund date. Help?

  Written by Evan  

I submitted my tax return via efiling on 01 July. I was as per usual selected for audit. I received an initial assessment and upon submitting my supporting documents they obviously decided to disallow some of my medical expenses.

They then issued a revised assessment which reflected R5500 lower owing to me. I called the call centre and was told that my file was finalised and I could expect a refund date by yesterday 06/07/15.

I drew a statement of account yesterday and it showed a refund date of today 7th...



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No income but do submit tax?

  Written by Evan  

Still looking for a job at the moment - been nearly five years of almost no income, beside family welfare, do I still submit tax forms somehow?

Do I have to declare my Abu Dhabi (UAE) salary to SARS?

  Written by Evan  

I'm renting my properties and have investments in South Africa. I submit my ITR12 every year and pay tax on the South African income. I also have a residence visa and work in Abu Dhabi (UAE) for a UAE company the past 10 years .I visit South Africa once a year and always stay less than 30 days per year. The tax treaty between South Africa and the UAE is still pending. I also comply to all the provisions of S(10)1(o). I do not pay tax on my UAE income. My question is do I have to declare my Abu D...



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Can a job hunter get a tax number?

  Written by Evan  

I am a job hunter and I submitted my CV so they want a tax number. Will I get it immediately or will I wait? Please reply, thanks

R199 payable once-off?

  Written by Evan  

Tim the R199.00. Is it once off per tax season?

When will pay be made after completion notice

  Written by Evan  

How long before payment take place after Complettion letter from SARS

Disability definition - monthly disability income for cancer

  Written by Evan  

If you are receiving a monthly disability income due to medical boarding because of cancer, is this considered as disability according to SARS?

Pay for tax return?

  Written by Evan  

Do I pay for submitting tax return with TaxTim?

Can I get a money back?

  Written by Evan  

I paid tax for 7 years but never got a refund. Why?

Medical expenses 4008

  Written by Evan  

When I do my calculation my medical expenses do not show as a deduction as they did in previous years (4008)?

When will SARS refund me?

  Written by Evan  

I e-filed on the 1 July and immediately got a letter to submit supporting documents which I uploaded 20 minutes later. Status says "Correction Filed" and Last status date "6 July 2015" When will SARS attend to my refund? Any Ideas.

Individual Income Tax - Deduction

  Written by Evan  

Hi,

Please help me with the following tax question;

If a normal salaried employee paid for relocating expenses out of her own pocket, is this deductible when doing her tax return?

Thanks

Med aid gap cover on tax return?

  Written by Evan  

I have gap cover for medical aid can I add it on tax return?

Received a penalties statement for not submitting a return, but am not required to submit a return.

  Written by Evan  

I don't earn more than R350 000 per year, however when I requested my Statement of account from SARS I received a penalties statement for not submitting a return for 2010 and 2014. Why would I need to submit a return if my income is less that the R350k threshold? What do I do now?
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