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Application for tax number?



I am applying for my tax number, but I'm not sure if I'll need my landlady to fill in the CRA01 form. I am a tenant and I pay rent to her monthly. Would she need to fill in the form, or am I okay with a certified letter from her saying that I am a rent-paying tenant?

Oneplan



I am currently on Oneplan and would like to know if I can submit this as a medical scheme on my tax returns

Can I add income protection premiums from 2 financial institutions together for code 4018?



My place of work gives us an income protection policy. On SARS eFiling this is reflected under code 3808 however I have to manually enter it under code 4018. I also privately have an income protection policy from a different financial institution. Do I just add my contributions together and fill it in at 4018? Will SARS allow that or is there a limit in the amount that can be deducted?

What and for how long one should keep your documents.



Hi Tim, I am writing an article on Tax: Good record-keeping is key, I am struggling to find recent info on what and for how long one should keep your documents.

As a provisional taxpayer being self employed, may I claim for office space in my home and travel?



As a provisional tax payer being self employed, may I claim for office space in my home and travel? If so, what is the fair amount?

What is that amount coming from???



I received an email about eFiling and amount of a refund I earned and I'm totally confused what is it all about?

Deductions on Life Cover for tax purposes?



Can you claim tax deductions on contributions to Life Cover? Or can you only claim deductions for income protector and RA contributions?

Verifying banking details online?



I submitted all the forms on E-Filing and I'm due a tax return. It was submitted on the 7th of July '14. It states that it takes about 5 working days to assess, but still nothing. I haven't been selected for audit. When I phoned SARS they said I need to verify my banking details before they can pay the return. I've never received any notification that that was needed from me, until I phoned them.
Is it possible to do this online or do I have to go to a branch?

SARS makes no sense?



My husband received an sms, SARS has issued correspondence on SARS eFiling which requires your attention what does that mean when he already received his refund?

Wasn't selected for verification, but a week later I was???



I did my tax on the 1st of July 2014. I wasn't selected for audit or verification. After a week I didn't receive my money so I went on eFiling to see if there was a problem. There was: I have to submit
all my documents. I've scanned and send it through to SARS. Is there a reason why I was not selected
and then a week later I was? PLEASE help!

I am a vehicle salesman with my own car, can I claim a years depreciation



I am a vehicle sales exec and have my own car.
Can I claim depreciation

Recently self-employed



I recently (1 May 2014) opened my own business (A Pty Ltd) to operate from as a consultant. Am I correct in assuming that I am now a provisional tax payer? If so, do I need to register as such (I am a registered income tax payer already from previous fixed employment)? Do I only need to submit an income tax return after February 2015 and make a provisional tax payment in October?

Second ITA34?



Hi I submitted my tax to SARS and they asked for supporting documents, so me been me I only submitted half the documents, now I can?%u20AC%u2122t upload anymore, it is greyed out! In the meantime I realized that I made a mistake, so I requested correction and submitted ITR12 again. Now on my new ITA34 (top right corner) it says that I owe SARS money, but down the bottom it says that I am due a refund. Will they now disregard the first one and work on the second ITR12 or do I still have to submit...

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How to check how much I owe SARS?



How to know how much I owe SARS?

How long before I get a pay out from SARS?



I recently went to SARS with my IRP5 form and found out they owe me a few hundred Rand now I want to know how long it will take before they pay out?

SARS eFiling question?



Got an sms/email from SARS, where do I look for this? "SARS has issued correspondence for Miss... on SARS efiling which requires your attention. To view this, kindly log into your efiling profile". I did and can't find anything????

How much is tax for a bonus of R6841.08?



We only get bonuses once a year, how are they taxed?

INCOME 345 .87 WHAY IS TAXABLE AMOUNT



FOR INCOME 345 .87 WHAY IS TAXABLE AMOUNT

Doing someone else's Tax Return



How do I do a friend's Tax Return

Is it possible to claim business kilometres and structure your salary to have a car allowance?



I would like to sacrifice part of my salary for a car allowance, and claim monthly business kilometres on my travelling. What are the tax implications?

Unpaid Taxed due to confusion



I was under the impression that my tax was deducted from my commission earnings from 2012. I have now discovered that it was not an I was responsible for paying tax. I want to sort this out with SARS but I don't have the total estimated outstanding to pay over for my portion of the tax. is there some way I can apply for a payment plan or concession?

If SARS issues correspondence after you've received your refund what does is usually mean?



I've submitted my return and have already received my refund. I now get an sms from sars that says " SARS has issued correspondence for you on SARS eFiling which requires your attention" I logged on but there are no notifications, what should I do and what does this usually mean?

My tax practioner's PR number has expired



I was suppose to get my tax refund on the 01 july 2014 so my tax practicioner told me that his PR number has expired, what can I do?

How much detail needs to be supplied on the IT77?



I am a South African working in the UK. My tax number has fallen away so I have to apply for another one. Do I still need to submit Employer details, business address and income details as I will be retiring in a few months' time?

Source code for share trading losses



I am not sure what source code to use for losses made from share trading (not capital).
Would it be 2521, 2515 or 2599? Or non of those? Thanks
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