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I am living in S.A. but soon to be paid from Australia. Just trying to work out my tax implications.



I am living in S.A. and about to be paid approx R19000 p/m from Australia. This may be paid into my Australian account or S.A. account - haven't decided. I am trying to work out my tax implications in both countries. I am being paid as a contractor by the Australian company for work that I am doing here.

When is SITE tax permissable?



Is it compulsary for 1 to pay PAYE and SITE tax?

How can I remember my tax number?



I worked before at a local municipality, I'm very sure that they produced one for me so I need it in writing to use it somewhere.

If I take home R10000-00, how much should my nett income be?



If I clear R10000-00 how much should my nett salary be incl uif and tax?

Does my Employer need my tax mumber to register me for UIF, even if I don't have to pay tax?



I don't have to pay tax, because I do not earn enough. I am not registered either and want to know why does my employer need my tax number to register me for UIF? Now they force me to go and register at SARS and I resigned a month ago.

Procedure in submitting IRP5 form and steps thereafter?



I have an IRP5 tax return form from my company and want to know the procedure to submitting and whats the procedure thereafter?

Executive Director only received remuneration and bonus - how do his salary been tax?



Does SARS seen the Director as a Provisional Tax Prac?How much paye will the Director pay on his SalaryAccording to Pastel Payroll they took his Estimated Annual Value into consideration when they worked out the Paye - is this correct?

What to bring when going to get my tax number?



I have to go and get my tax number, what should I come with eg: ID etc

Can I pay TAX in South Africa if I earn in Spain?



I have been working for an online company for that is based in Spain while I was abroad in Europe, working in a number of countries. During this time, I was paying TAX in Spain because South African TAX policy says that if you work outside the country for 180 days (estimated) then you don't have to pay. However, I returned to SA and would now like to stop paying Spain TAX because I want to contribute to my own country and also because it is too high. The only thing is that I need a TAX Resi...

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How do I calculate fringe benefit tax on my vehicle?



vehicle was purchased 2009 on hp, value including vat R433000.00 deposit R95000.00, financedamount R379000I use the car daily to go to work/home but am on clients sites most days for business.not sure how to work out paye monthly on this?rose

How many years of back-tax can you claim for?



I've been working part-time, although it is practically full-time, for the past five years. The work pays 25% of my incoming salary to tax. As I understand it I can claim for a portion of this money back, but have failed to do so in the past years. I just want to know if I can claim for previous years worked as well and what I will need to claim this. I do have my IRP 5's from the years of 2010, 2011 and 2012, 2013 not being out yet. Please help!

If I do 183 or more and 60 cont. and get paid from a company abroad I am tax free so to speak?



Now, if I do 150 and 60 cont. I need another 33 days to be tax free. Let's say I have a vacation in botswana and namibia for 40 days, do those days count towards my tax days.

Is it possible that SARS can tax my salary without filling any form?



SARS have been deducted my moneny withouth informing me first

Garnishee order from employer



I've got a problem, I owe SARS R3000 and my employer is deducting the money about R250 for garnish, and now I must submit my IRP5 form for 2008 and 2011 which they didn't give me. So I want to know who's wrong there.

Will I pay penalties?



I have been working for around 12 years in permanent jobs, and have never registered for tax, I want to now register as a tax payer. Will I have to pay penalties for this?

How can I get my tax number?



I registered at sars and they gave me a tax number and now I lost it and my employer needs it. Where I'm at now its far from my nearest sars. What can I do?

I am contributing 100 percent to my medical aid and its deducted by my employer what will my code be



I am contributing 100 percent to my medical aid and its deducted by my employer what will my code be?

Hi, I am a fulltime student that does part time locum work. Do I not qualify for some sort of rebate



As a fulltime student I do locum work to support myself and my 2 kids and pay my bond ( I've worked before). Do I not qualify for some sort of tax discount due to the fact that I'm a fulltime student? I sometimes during holidays earn up to R10000 a month, otherwise I bring home about R4500-R6000 a month

Can you file tax returns without an IRP5?



My wife's new employer does not pay over paye tax across to sars , she works on commission only and therefore will not get a IRP5 from them.Can one still file tax returns without an IRP5?

IRP5 differs from Payslips?



Employer is coming back saying that they deducted to little tax. IRP5 shows more tax deducted than tax deducted on payslips. Do I need to pay them money back?

Tax on lump Sum pension Withdrawal



I worked at a company and my portion of pension contribution was taxed as it was part of my basic salary(taxable income). I resigned from my company and received a lump sum payout where there entire R264k was taxed at 18%(excluding the first R22500). Will I get this tax back when I submit my tax return this year as I feel I have paid tax twice once on my contribution and again on my lump sum payout.

I have a medical claim of R4500 which was not covered by my medical aid, can I claim this as a tax d



Any cash payment for medical expences = e.g. a single claim of R4500 and another of R2400. Can these costs be deducted from my tax return?

Does your provident fund contribution appear in my IRP5 or is there another term used?



I can't see it on my IRP5.

SARS requested additional documentation but didn't tell me



I am a provisional taxpayer... I work freelance and my income fluctuates. I've been doing my own tax through efiling for several years now, and have never had a problem. So this year, I send off my return on January 29 (yes, I know, leaving it till the last minute... every year I
promise I won't do that!!), and my assessment comes back, I'm owed R120.56. The amount is so small because I actually already did all the calculations in order to make my third provisional payment by the September deadline, so as not to incur any interest....

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I got an ITA34 notice of assessment, now what?



My husband's work did his tax with the IRP5, they did all the years but not 2010 and 2011 so we submit them on the 25-04-2013 so the lady told as after we bring her the new bank details it will take 21 days to get the money so we did all that was ask but I know we have a penalty do we need to pay the penalty before we can get the money and today I got the letter in the mail its a ITA34 notice of assessment.
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