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Total tax on R 1 400 000, 00 FULLY WIDRAWN from pension fund on resigning of a 46 year old



If I am 46 years old and resign from my work and withdraw in cash my pension totalling R1 400 000, how much taxi will I pay?

List of codes required for an ITR12?



List of source codes

Paye & uif query



A 68 year old casual worker (23 hours per week) does he get paye & uif
A foreign contract worker (8 months) does she get paye & uif

Sport massage therapist enquiring about tax refund?



I own a sport massage business. I am therapist/bookkeeper/secretary. What are my first steps towards tax payment and or refund? I earn R6000 per month.

Where do I find the source code 3816



Source code 3816

SARS still did not pay out



Good day. We completed our tax on the 1st of July 2014. We were asked twice to send through our supporting documents, as we did so! We followed up several times, even got somebody to sort it out. In short, it is the 29th of April 2015, and SARS did not yet pay out our funds. Every time we call SARS they say there is a stopper, they will send through an email and it will take 21 working days. We did this 3 times, still nothing! What now??? What can we do???

Tax deduction on payout of R580 000, 00



How much tax in rand will be deducted from a pension payout of R580, 000, 00?

Due date for provisional tax submissions for company year end other that February year end



Hi there. RE: Due date for provisional tax submissions We have a company with a June year end. I know that the first provisional is due for submission 6 months after the year end of the company, which is 31 December. Please advise what the second provisional due date is? Is it 30 June the following year?

How to submit tax returns when working abroad?



I have been submitting a tax return every year for a few years now. I plan to go overseas and work/travel. How would I complete future tax returns? I want to avoid penalties for non-submission, but am unsure how to complete the return if I am not earning income in South Africa.

Tax deduction for partial month worked?



I started working on the 23 March. When ii receive my pro rata pay of R3000 ( from April would be R9500). They deducted tax from the pro rata pay. Is that correct to deduct tax from a pro rata pay?

How are commission only earners taxed and where can I get proof of it according to the South African



How are commission only earners taxed and where can I get proof of it according to the South African Law?

Commission PAYE - assistance?



Hi Tim. Great Blog! My question is quite simple. I've started working for a company earning commission only. We have not yet registered any of my details and I've earned around R 18 000 in commission this month. I would like to know what percentage should they have deducted from my earnings? Is it 18% throughout? I would also like to register under code 3606 as I have various expenses that I need to incur in order to conclude a sale and would like to deduct some of these expenses. Do I claim it ...

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Can you please show me how you calculate your PAYE?



I would like to know how much I will pay towards PAYE if my salary is R13 500. 00 month. Can you please assist me with this question. Thanks

Can I apply a tax number via online?



Can I apply a tax number via electronic/ internet?

Claim back medical bills from SARS?



Can you claim all medical payments. Although you haven't got a medical aid?

Earns less than R200 000.00 why submit to SARS?



My wife earns less than R200 000. 00 per year. Should she submit returns. She registered 4 years ago to do the right thing. But she never earned more to submit. Now she got a sms to say she must submit or she must pay penalties. Please help thanks

What can I do, I didn't submit my returns on the year 2014 and I lost my IRP5.



I did not submit my IRP5 on 2014, and I lost it I don't know what to do,, can you please assist me.

Type of tax should one pay from contracts?



What type of tax should one pay if he gets income from contracts?

How one is stealing from the poor through tax evasion?



Explain why one is stealing from the poor if he is not paying his tax or through tax evasion?

Type of tax to be paid to SARS?



What type of tax should a secretary, 22 years of age with a salary of 132 239 pay?

Releasing of login and password from tax practitioner?



How do I get my eFiling login and password released from my tax practitioner.

NPO SARS assessment?



Can a close corporation be an NPO? Does SARS issue an assessment when you submit a tax return for an NPO?

Stressed because I didn't submit my IRP5



I haven't submitted my IRP5 for 3 years because I didn't have time now I am scared that I might be penalized so what should I do?

Which form do I need to fill in to get registered for tax as a freelance artist ?(Foreign National)



I am a foreign national student (Zimbabwean), I am an freelance performer, I want to register for tax, which form do I need to fill in?

Late tax compliance?



I earn R15000 per month and own my own business (cc) for the past 4 years I have never filed a tax return. I am now moving overseas and will most likely need a tax clearance certificate. What do I do now? I have heard if you earn under a certain amount you do not have to file returns.
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