Concerning rental income and SARS?

Posted 7 August 2015

In January my wife and I we relocated. We started renting out our house since beginning of Jan 2015. In my tax return, must I count the rental income only for January and February, and subtract cost ie monthly repayment on the home loan and agent commissions?

Medical aid claims for wife that does not work, and kids

Posted 7 August 2015

I have a separate medical aid for my wife (married in community of property, also she does not work) and 3 kids which I pay for from my account. The tax certificate that we get from Discovery is on her name.

Can I claim this on my tax return and if yes, what supporting documents should I keep ready just in case SARS asks? I also have a separate medical aid for myself (reason for 2 medical aids is because of the costs).

Are monthly RA and Living Annuity Income fully taxable added onto salary?

Posted 6 August 2015

I am receiving income from living annuity, approx R2000.00 per month and an additional R375.00 fixed amount from a retirement annuity. I also am still earning a salary over the threshold limit. I include this in my total earnings, although this is not rental, or trade related. Is this the correct procedure? I am then taxed on the full amount. I am pensionable age.

Inheritance, do I pay tax on it?

Posted 5 August 2015

Do I need to declare lump sums that I received from an inheritance? The lump sums were from retirement annuities, a life policy and proceeds from a fixed property that was sold out of the estate. Thank you!

IT3b source codes

Posted 3 August 2015

I have a IT3(b) tax certificate from the bank , they gave me a income source code 4201 , please tell me where it is on the ITR12 ?

What is an IR3(b) actually saying??

Posted 2 August 2015

Does an IT3(B) interest received mean that you will receive that amount after declaring your tax? I received the ir3b from gepf requesting that I add it to my tax submission.

Do I qualify for income tax in the new law.

Posted 2 August 2015

I have a small business renting apartments and my annual income is R 300 000 before expenses. I want to find out if I qualify for income tax with the new tax law.

Taxation on gifts

Posted 31 July 2015

I received a referral gift on the sale of a property of R10000
I assume a gift under R10000 is tax free?

Investment and capital transfer

Posted 29 July 2015

I have recently got married to a UK national and he is wanting to transfer some funds for an investment in SA. He is going to transfer the funds into my current account which I will then transfer into a unit trust.

Firstly do I need to submit a donations form they have on the SARS website and if it exceeds the R100,000 will it be liable for tax?
Secondly the income from the investment will be paid monthly. If it exceeds the R23,080 annual exemption what is the rate on the excess? Is it still taxable even if it is below R70,000 per year? I have no remuneration just the investment income....

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Treatment of legal costs in CCMA

Posted 29 July 2015

Was unfairly dismissed and at CCMA employer agreed to retrench me. I received the correct tax directive. How do I claim the legal costs incurred to fight my employer? I am unemployment but received rental income from my properties during the tax year.

I registered a business with CIPC on 11/2014. Do I need to add info to my Personal tax return?

Posted 29 July 2015

I registered a business with CIPC on 11/2014. Do I need to add info to my Personal tax return regarding this business?

New home transfer duties

Posted 29 July 2015

We bought a home and was told that we could claim back on the Transfer duty and registration cost that we paid over. Is this possible and how do we do this?

What's does lease payments actually refer to?

Posted 29 July 2015

Under "travel claim against allowance" Does lease payments refer to the monthly car repayments I make to Wesbank?

Are transfer fees deductible for purchase of home?

Posted 29 July 2015

Can I deduct fees paid to transfer attorneys and bond attorneys for the purchase of my home? The property is not an investment property, it is my primary residence - I live there.

Must I file a tax return? I get only investment income and rent

Posted 29 July 2015

I earn R4000 from an investment and I receive R4600 rent for my house that I rent out. Must I file a tax return?

If the amount has not a minus in front what does it mean?

Posted 29 July 2015

If I submit my tax and it show a amount without a minus in front must I pay the amount or what?

Can I claim expenses on bond and transfer fees on investment property?

Posted 28 July 2015

My bond was registered for my investment property end April 2014. Please advise if I can claim under expenses incurred all of the bond and transfer fees amounting to R31,336. I called SARS contact centre and the lady advised that I am allowed to do so but from her tone of voice was not 100% certain. I have a reference number for the call whereby she agrees that I can claim as an expense. Please can you advise me as to what I should do?

Investment return tax

Posted 28 July 2015

How much tax will I pay for my investment returns?

How best to set up my photography business with regards to taxation?

Posted 28 July 2015

Hello Tax Tim I work as an analyst full time; and in my free time I follow my passion for music and photography and take photos at festivals, clubs, pubs and other events. I have been building up a profile over the past few years of my work and now I have artists and their relative management agencies showing interest in procuring some of my images.

I have not registered a company yet, nor have I sold any images as I first want to ensure I set up my "business" and contract documents correctly so my clients and I are covered fairly and equally...

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Medical expenses for disabled husband (non Medical Aid contributor)

Posted 28 July 2015

Hi there, My husband is disabled and I do not have medical aid but I pay for his chronic medication and doctors visits out of my pocket for the year. This amounts to between R 25 - R 35,000 p/year. Am I able to claim anything back against this medical expenses? Under code 4020 perhaps? My annual income is between R 180000 - R 200000 p/ year. (7. 5% = - R 13,5 - R15000) - Can I claim the difference in expenses without being on medical aid? Thank you for your assistance in this regard.

Loss with expenses exceeding income

Posted 25 July 2015

Started as estate agent. Have incured training and other costs which exceeds my income. I also have rental income. How do I treat / tax man will treat the loss from the estate agency job?

Must I complete a provisional tax return?

Posted 25 July 2015

Hi my husband and I are married in community of property and our rental house is in both our names. The income generated is R72,000 k per annum. I am 64 yrs old and complete a separate tax return as I also receive a pension of R5700 pm. My husband is still employed and earning a salary
We have been completing provisional tax returns for a number of years now. Must both my husband and I complete provisional tax returns?

We are married in community of property. How should we do the tax filing?

Posted 24 July 2015

We are married in community of property. We are both registered with SARS. We both do not work for a employer. We receive investment and rental income on the Husbands name.

Does the Husband report all the investment and rental income on his tax return or should it be split and then reported on the Husband and Wife's tax filing? If the investment and rental income is only reported on the Husbands tax filing what should be filed on the Wife's tax filing? Should both also pay Provisio...

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Doing tax return for first time - what do I need?

Posted 24 July 2015

What kind of information is required to do a tax return for the first time?

Why is my home office selected for verification second year in a row?

Posted 23 July 2015

I work from my home office as a graphic designer. My annual income is under R500 000. This is the second year in a row I've been selected for verification. Any idea why and what does it mean? What should I be doing differently to prevent being flagged? Is it a reflection I'm doing something wrong?
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