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What form must I file with SARS, an ITR12 or an IRP6 ?

  Written by Marc  

I bought an appartment in April 2012 and rent it out. My total income (April 12 to Feb 2013) is R46,000 and my expenses (interest, levies, etc) are R41,000. Total income :R5,000 I haven`t registered myself as a provisional taxpayer. So what should I do for the 2013 Tax return ?
Should I reflected those number on my IRT12 ? or should I register myself on IRP6 ? or should I do both ?

How do I correct a mistake that I have made on my tax return that resulted in a penalty by SARS?

  Written by Marc  

I submitted my tax return for the 2012/13 financial year. I was requested to submit supporting documents, which I did. I was informed that I owe a sum of +-R16200 to SARS. It transpired that when I declared my medical expenses I included "cents" on my return. As a result of this I was penalised a sum of +-R162000 which I feel is unfair and unreasonable. How do I correct this?

Can I still get a tax rebate for 2011 -2012 tax year?

  Written by Marc  

my irp5 has the following figures R76545 GROSS SALARY - and R5319 TOTAL DEDUCTIONS(included UIF, SDL,) WILL I GET A TAX REFUND

I get R2000 petrol allowance, do I include this amount for travel allowance when I do my calculation

  Written by Marc  

I have a company petrol card that I use for R2000 per month.

How is company tax calculated?

  Written by Marc  

If a company has a turnover of R1 million on a specific month, cost of sales is R600 000, with a GP of R400 000, but overheads exceed that amount, is any company tax payable?

Income tax calculated and then?

  Written by Marc  

Hi TaxTim, I hope you can explain to me in simple terms the following. If one receives a gross salary of R20 000.00 with no contribution or allowance paid monthly, then your Income tax calculator calculates that my take home pay is R16 833.32. The R3017.95 PAYE and UIF of 148.72 is paid by my employer. Do I then have to again pay any tax on the R16 833.32 or is that done?

Do I need to pay TAX if my salary is R5500?

  Written by Marc  

Do I need to pay taxes if my salary is R5500 a month?

Medical aid expenses over the tax credit, can I claim?

  Written by Marc  

I incurred alot of medical expenses not covered by the medical aid last year and not sure if I will be able to claim them as a deduction in the upcoming tax returns due to the new tax credit method. Is the tax credit only applicable to medical aid contributions or all expenses incurred?

What type of business entity would be the most tax efficient for forex trading?

  Written by Marc  

I am considering doing forex trading professionally and would like to know what would be the best business entity to open a trading company from a tax perspective. The choices I have to my knowledge are a Sole prop or private company.

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Can you complete one return for both salary and provisional income or do they need separate returns?

  Written by Marc  

Is the provisional return a separate one to the salary return or can they be done together?

Provisonal Tax

  Written by Marc  

Good morning From the 2nd of may I will be retired and will only earn income by way of 2 pension pay-outs from different employers. Must I register to become a provisional tax payer.

I will be earning R300000 a year what will my tax be?

  Written by Marc  

I have been offered a job for R300000 a year what will my deductions be.Thank you for your help.Kind regardsVicky

What are the other ways I can pay SARS?

  Written by Marc  

Hi, I am not using eFiling - are there any other ways to make payment of my tax? I heard from my neighbour that you can take cash into a SARS branch or EFT them - are these options?Thanks!

Just want to confirm how to dispute SARS denying the wear and tear allowance on my laptop?

  Written by Marc  

SARS denied the wear and tear claim according sec 11 e for the laptop I had to buy myself and use at work 100% of the time, they said its denied according to sec 23m, but I'm sure that was incorrectly interpreted because it says except for..... and then refers to sec 11e?!

So do I contact them and say go study a bit and make sure of your facts or how do I go about this? Dispute and add sec 23 for them?

How do I go about getting a tax number?

  Written by Marc  

I am an SA citizen, and have just moved back after living in the UK for five years. I have never had a tax number. I am opening a small consulting firm and need a tax number to register my business with SARS. What information should I supply on page 2 of the IT77 form? Any advice on how I could go about getting myself a tax number then registering my business with SARS would be great?

Can I give myself a salary if I run a sole proprietor?

  Written by Marc  

I just need to find out if I can deduct a salary for myself as a business expense? please can you assist.

Spending 6 months out of SA. Will I have to pay tax?

  Written by Marc  

I am resident in SA, but from 2014 I want to try a new life whereby I spend 6 months (winter!!) out of the country each year. During this time I would be earning some money through freelance online work for various individuals or companies from various parts of the world, plus I would be getting rental income from two properties in South Africa. While in South Africa (during summer), I would continue this online work, and do some other ad-hoc freelance work for South African companies, or be ear...



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What can you do when you earn commission as well and want to get a tax return on commission?

  Written by Marc  

I earn a basic salary and commission, can you get an extra tax return on the commission as well?

What does it mean to pay tax on the information to a specific employer?

  Written by Marc  

As in: "employees who earn less than a certain amount pay income tax as a full and finial liability on the information to the specific employer"How do you pay tax on the information to an employer? What does it mean?

Can I be deducted for tax money every week without a payslip at the end of each month?

  Written by Marc  

I'm concerned because I'm being deducted for tax but I don't even have a payslip and I've been working for the company for more than a year

Tax return sms for a year, but I haven't even been working?

  Written by Marc  

Hi I received a message from SARS saying,"Thank you for filing your 2009 tax return Assessment Result: R-840 Account Balance: R-840 Selected for Audit: No" I'm confused as to what the R-840 means as I am not sure wether that means I owe them or if they're refunding me

What company returns must be submitted to SARS?

  Written by Marc  

Please can you help me I am a bookkeeper for a small company but get rather confused by what needs to be submitted by when by the company to SARS.

Can I claim for a car which i "leased" from my previous employer?

  Written by Marc  

My previous employer bought a fleet of cars which he then branded. The deal was that we pay for it over 4 years after which the car would be evaluated and we could buy it for half the value. I left the company after 4 years and 4 months and was told that he was not selling the car to me. A monthly deduction appears on my commission slip (earned comm.only as a sales executive) for the car and petrol but this does not appear on the IRP5. I also did not receive a travelling allowance.

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Can someone else register me as a taxpayer?

  Written by Marc  

Can a website register me for tax and promise a tax number within 24 hours? I am worried about fraud but do not have the time to go into SARS myself as it is very far from my home and I need to take off work.

How do I get my online IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

how do i get my old IRP5's online on eFiling?
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