If a educational service is rendenderd can I claim depreciation on laptop and other expenses?

Posted 18 November 2014

I rendered services to a home schooling business by draw up exam papers for them and receives the money by electronic payment. No tax is deducted by them because I am not on their payroll. Can I deduct depreciation on my computer. Can I claim any other expenses like internet service, printing. Can I claim a home office?

Uncertain as to whether I should be completing a tax return.

Posted 18 November 2014

I have been working on contract for various companies during the last tax year March 2013 to December 2013. I only starting working for the Department of Justice on 6th January 2014. I have received a IRP5 form from the Dept and nothing previously but I am registered as a taxpayer. How do I go about completing my return?

Passport information deleted from eFiling ITR12

Posted 18 November 2014

I have been registered on eFiling since 2012 and have submitted without problems in the past 2 years. This year my passport information has vanished from my ITR12, but is still correctly captured in my profile details. I cannot manually enter this info (grey fields, don't allow for input). I contacted the SARS call centre and the agent said I must go into a branch and bring passport, certified copy, proof of residence and 3 months bank statements. This seems excessive to me - especially because all my info on the system is correct....

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What is I dont claim the kilometres travelled but I have a travel allowance?

Posted 18 November 2014

what if I have travel allowance and I don't claim the kilometres I traveled?

Do you do registration of taxpayer or must taxpayer do that themselves?

Posted 18 November 2014

Do you do registration of taxpayer or must taxpayer do that themselves?

Incorrect Submission

Posted 18 November 2014

I Submitted my returns through Tax Tim and upon completing, I was advised by SARS that I had a refund of R11,123.67. Unfortunatly, I realised I had submitted incorrect amounts, in my submission. I requested a correction on the SARS website and resubmitted the correct amounts. I am subsequently by informed I now owe SARS R11123.67. Please advise

Applying Online for a tax number?

Posted 18 November 2014

Can I apply as a taxpayer online?

Can I claim back any of the tax I pay on my house now that I work from home?

Posted 18 November 2014

I have recently changed jobs and now I telecommute... that is, I work from my home in Cape Town even though the company I work for is based in Johannesburg. I am using my own office space, as well as my own internet connection for work purposes (though I get a modest monthly allowance for internet usage). Am I able to claim back any of the municipal rates and taxes that I pay on my home now that I am using it as my place of work?

Income tax on salary from a non- profit organisation in USA

Posted 18 November 2014

I"m working for a non-profit organisation in America. How does the income tax work?

Codes 4250 and 4251 do not appear on the form. What do I do?

Posted 18 November 2014

I have been populating my eFiling Tax Return Form and cant find/create two Codes for Capital Gain: 4250 and Capital Loss: 4251. They are not on the eForm.
How do I create this?

What should my per annum salary be to pay taxes?

Posted 18 November 2014

How much do I need to earn in order to pay tax?

Cruise ship salary - is it taxable?

Posted 18 November 2014

I work for a cruise ship company and receive a monthly salary. I have been outside of SA for over 183 days and 60 days consecutively. I do not get an IRP5 from them. I understand that I will be exempt from taxes under s10 (1)(o). I am however uncertain where to document this in my ITR12. Do I document the entire amount under "amounts considered non taxable" under the heading exempt amount? Or do I work out the exempt amount according to the number of days I was abroad? The form also has a sectio...

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Am still a student, so can I get a tax reference number?

Posted 17 November 2014

Am still a student doing grade 12, so I was looking for part-timejob at Shoprite, they said they want reference tax number how can I get it.

Mistake on my tax return and I wish to fix it?

Posted 17 November 2014

I have filed my return via eFiling only to see afterwards I made a mistake , how can I correct it? Can I request a new return? The mistake I made was to not include my medical aid contributions for the whole tax year.

What is the - sign for on my ITA34?

Posted 17 November 2014

when an assessment is done and I get a refund amount with a - sign what does it mean e.g refund amount -R 300.00

Refund expectation from SARS?

Posted 17 November 2014

I have a question related to your entry: "What?%u20AC%u2122s the delay with getting my SARS Refund?". I have received my completion letter, so I am done with stage 1. I just wanted to know: Have you had any luck in expediting some refunds at this stage? Would it benefit me to go to a SARS office to try and spur the process on?

Thanks for your help!

Was unemployed for the year but paid medical aid and received local interest, can't file return?

Posted 17 November 2014

I don't live in South Africa anymore but I did contribute to a medical aid last year for 5 months. Plus I have an investment that has earned interest. I never earned any other income in South Africa, only in the country that I live in now. If I want to file my tax return I would only need to fill in the medical aid contributions and my local interest. On the first page of my tax return it does not allow me to create a form where both medical aid contributions and local interest appears. If ...

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Can I claim back tax from contributing a monthly amount to a parent?

Posted 17 November 2014

I make a monthly contribution to my mother as she is a pensioner. Would I be able to claim back on this tax?

Do I owe tax for the 2014 tax year?

Posted 17 November 2014

I'm I owe tax?

Medical aid query when employer pays half and you pay the other half

Posted 17 November 2014

Hi I would like to know how I complete the medical aid part because I pay half of my medical aid and my employer pays the other half

SARS need documents. What do I do?

Posted 17 November 2014

SARS need documents. What do I do?

Must I go into SARS to register bank details?

Posted 17 November 2014

Hi TaxTim,

I have submitted my tax return for this season and I am owed a refund by SARS.
I have never filled in my banking details before as have only been working for 1.5 years now. Must one always go into a SARS office to register bank details if one hasn't been asked? Or can I simply do it on efiling and only if they request me to go in, then I should?

Finally, if I am required to take all the banking documentation into a SARS office, can I do it when tax season is over? Or must I do it before the 21st of November? ...

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Partnership on rental property

Posted 16 November 2014

I own 50% of a property with a fiend of mine which we rent out to a third party. In terms of the partnership question on the tax return, do we need to indicate "yes" or s it enough to declare the partnership in the business and rental income section?

Lost logbook what to do as SARS requires it?

Posted 16 November 2014

I have lost a log book and SARS need me to submit it. what should I do, it is for this tax season?

Documents requested for second time

Posted 16 November 2014

Hi TaxTim,I had my tax return done by a tax practitioner who informed me that I neeeded to submit all documents again after he submitted everything for the first time. After some time I called sars to find out what the progress was and they told me it was all done and sorted, just now I had to wait an additional 30-90 days until sars would pay my tax return. Is this common? Last year I did not have to submit again and received my return after 5 days. Also, will the sum of the first assessment s...

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