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Entered profit made but only half of 33% pulls through as deemed income on eFiling?



I saw reply re base costs and proceeds but if I enter this on eFiling and ask for calc, my deemed/additional income is only 16% of profit made, I thought 33% will pull through?

PAYE interest payable table - 2013



I am a small business that have neglected to pay PAYE and UIF since May 2013. Am wanting to file and make payment, could you assist with the table for calculating the interest? Would appreciate your urgent assistance!

Omitted to declare something on my return to SARS, now what?



My husband's tax consultants are busy completing his 2013 return. He was giving details about the sale of our old citi Golf for which we got R18 000. I suddenly remembered that that car is actually in my name not his. I've already been assessed for my 2014 return with no questions asked. I didn't have to pay anything nor get any refund. (Even if I had added this amount to my Capital Gains from an investment I have, it would still be way below requiring me to pay any tax on it. What should ...

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Paying money to SARS?



I owed SARS money, which I have paid by electronic transfer at my bank. How do I know if they have received the money - do I need to do anything on the eFiling site?

Claiming deductions for business expenses working as an independent contractor for a foreign company



I work as an independent contractor for a company based in San Francisco, USA from my home office in Cape Town. Each month I invoice them for the number of hours worked and they pay in USD and I handle the forex to convert that to Rands.

I have some expenses directly incurred in generating this income (telecoms costs, software licenses, computer equipment depreciation and a portion of my electricity and rent for the home office, etc). I don't have an IRP5 from them since I'm not an employee and they aren't a South African company...

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Tax refund query - Maternity



I had to pay back my salary that was paid while on maternity leave (due to resigning). Can I claim back from Sars? I did not receive any money from UIF.

Medical plan contribution?



I make a medical plan contribution of R850.00 each month. this amount includes the employers' contribution. The contributions are kept in a separate bank account and not controlled/managed by organisations like Discovery Life etc, therefore I cannot provide a tax certificate for this medical plan. What should I do in this case?

need to no how my payslip work.



hello I just need to know is my taxable earnings money that belongs to me or not thank you.

Maximum amount under code 3703



My company reimbursed me an amount of over R50k on code 3703 (non-taxable reimbursement) for fuel used during the tax year. SARS then moved the full amount to code 3702 (taxable reimbursement) saying that this amount exceeded the max allowable for code 3703 which is R25920 (8000km x R 3.24). They now want me to pay more than R15k in additional taxes. They asked me now to provide an amended IRP5 showing not more that R25920 under code 3702 which I have requested from my employer. Is there anythi...

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Should I submit a manual tax return if my SARS eFiling registration is still pending by the 21 Nov?



I had a problem with my SARS eFiling registration and had to re-register for eFiling. It is now a pending registration and the due date for submitting SARS e-filing tax returns is 21 Nov 2014. The due date for the manual tax returns has passed. What do I do from my side before the due date? Should I submit a manual tax return should the eFiling registration still be pending by the 21 Nov 2014?

Extension from SARS for Tax Return?



can you get an extension on your individual tax return

Do I declare and pay tax on interest received from my RAF capital?



According to your answer on a previous response on road accident fund payout, the funds received does not have to be declared and is non taxable.

What about the interest received on the funds? The interest earned are my only source of income do I have to declare the interest received and pay tax on it?

I only earned interest R342K pa what will my tax liability be?



I only earned interest R342K pa what will my tax liability be?

Why do I not get more back from SARS?



What does it mean if for the last 3 years I've gotten R0.00, -R0.26 and -R0.33 as a refund?
Most of the people I've spoken to say that I should be getting something substantial back from SARS.

How to do the tax calculation upon resignation?



I'm resigning from the department of education. I received benefit calculation from GEPF = R1 285 837 what will my tax be ?
thanx

How much tax do I pay on a gross salary of R75 000?



I want to know how much tax I should pay on a gross salary of 75 000 ZAR per month? I checked the SARS calculation table and I do not understand how to do it. The maximum salary they have down is R63,763.00.
There is a note that says:" If the table is inadequate: Add R18,256 (under 65), R17,663 or R17,466 (over 75) to the result of [40% X (actual annual remuneration less R63,713]. Apply rounding to the end result by disregarding the cents."

Trade my car in and receveid the difference of settlement amount. Must it be declared under what



I bought a new car for private use only. The old car was trade in. The new car was bought on credit without a deposit and the garage paid out the difference between settlement of the old car. Must I declare that money and under what must it b declare.

Tax on shares for capital purposes?



If one has a share account with a stockbroker and had made share sales in the year, how does one include this on their tax return? Do you log each stock capital gain separately or do you log a single number for all your different shares together?

I do have code 4018 but im prompt that I DO NOT have it, what now?????



Please make the below changes before continuing:

You can't enter income protection as a deduction if your IRP5 deductions list doesn't contain source code 4018

MY IRP5 DOES CONTAIN 4018 WHAT NOW???

Want to declare my expenses like medical and get my refund



Want to declare my expenses like medical and get my refund?

Audit - what does it mean?



I have submitted my tax return on eFiling and I was selected for an audit, now I see there's a notice stating statement of account tax assessed. Does that mean my audit is completed? If so how long does it take for pay out?

Great website, very informative....

Reistoelaag kodes 3701 & 3702 verskil



Hallo. Wat is die verskil tussen die reistoelaag kode 3701 & 3702 en wat is die impak daarvan?

Capital Gain Tax for Private Vehicles Used for Business?



I have a private vehicle which I use for business purposes.
I receive a travel allowance and also claim deductions on my return, based on the business mileage I do on the vehicle.

If I sell this vehicle, would I calculate capital gain/loss on the sale of the asset to input in my tax return?

Query for Tax Tim Website - want to know what documents to bring along to the internet store before.



What documents do I need when asking tim to complete my SARS tax form? IRP5 and anything else ?

How is the income from my discretionary savings taxed, in retirement, e.g. I invest the discretionar



I am about to retire at age 60 years, with two main streams of income, i.e. proceeds from Provident Fund and retirement annuities which I plan on putting in a Living Annuity and discretionary(after tax) saving proceeds. I understand the income from the living annuity will be taxed at PAYE rates. How is the income from my discretionary savings taxed, in retirement, e.g. I invest the discretionary savings in unit trusts and take an annual income from that which I place in my Money Market account t...

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