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Unpaid Taxed due to confusion

  Written by Marc  

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?

  Written by Marc  

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

  Written by Marc  

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?

  Written by Marc  

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

  Written by Marc  

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

Help with overseas incoming money as cash gift

  Written by Marc  

I have just received two overseas payments as gifts from my boyfriend's family overseas. The first amount was under R4000 in June and the second was under R9000 now in July. The bank has told me SARS now has the right to look into it. This had made me nervous.

Do I have to now pay SARS money what is the process?

Tax refund for non resident SA?

  Written by Marc  

I am an Indian worked in SA till September 2013. I have to submit my return now. My South Africa bank account is dormant. Is it possible to get the tax refund in UK or India.

Need a tax number

  Written by Marc  

If I do not know my tax number how would I be able to get it or check if I have a tax number?

I do not have my tax number

  Written by Marc  

I do not have my income tax number?

i would like to complete my tax return but do not know how to go about doing it.

had a tax practitioner do it for 3 years back and he is uncontactable now. so do not know my username and passwords for e-filing and dont know my tax number

IRP5 not on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

Only one of my IRP5's shows on eFiling, I asked the employer and they did do the declaration. I phoned SARS but they seem not to know why this happened. Should I manually type in the IRP5?

What constitutes wear and tear?

  Written by Marc  

If you are a salaried employee, what constitutes 'wear and tear' of your personal assets used for work use?

If I receive and make work phone calls on my cell phone (which was received on a cellphone contract), can I claim the value of the cellphone under wear and tear?

If I paid cash for my car and use the car to drive to meetings for work, can I deduct a portion of the car's value under wear and tear?

How much interest earned is tax free 2014-2014 tax year?

  Written by Marc  

How much interest earned is tax free 2014 -2105 tax year?

How much interest received is tax free if over 65?

  Written by Marc  

How much interest received is tax free if over 65?

Charity deduction - where do I include this on my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

I have received a tax certificate from a charity that I donate to. Where on the tax return do I add it?

Can you claim for personal legal taxes?

  Written by Marc  

I have incurred legal costs for my parents who are dependent on me for support. This was done in my private capacity and there is no capital gain for me from it. Can I claim for this in my tax return?

How to change language?

  Written by Marc  

How to change language on TaxTim?

When do I get to see the statement of my account on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

When and how can I get to see my statement of my account on where I owe SARS or the other way around?

I moved from a hobby to a business, how do I account for this taxwise.

  Written by Marc  

Hi TimI stopped working 5 years ago, stayed at home looking after my children, was doing what I enjoyed in spare time my hobby, people then asked me to help them and my hobby has brought in an income. How do I go about filling in my tax now ???

When do I get to see my statement of results

  Written by Marc  

By answerng all questions does it mean I'm done with e filing? Can get my statement of account?

This is the reference on all my documents?

  Written by Marc  

I tried to complete my tax yesterday but was told that my tax reference number 7050712176 was incorrect.

How can I get my existing tax reference number online?

  Written by Marc  

How can I get my existing tax reference number online?

Do I pay tax on my pension savings that were transferred to a preservation fund when I resigned?

  Written by Marc  

I resigned from my job late last year. Upon resignation, I transferred my pension fund savings into a preservation fund with the same company that held my pension fund. My tax return shows the entire amount of my pension fund as income under source code 3920 - Lump Sum Benefit. Why is this declared as income when I have not received the money? Does this mean I will be taxed on my preservation of my pension fund savings?

Statement of Assets and Liablities for small freelance income.

  Written by Marc  

I earned R13 200 doing some freelance web development in my free time. Do I need to fill out a statement of Assets and Liablities if the freelancing amount is so small? When I fill in my tax return, this section is highlighted in red.

What does it mean -R2184.06?

  Written by Marc  

I submitted my IRP5 today and the message state amount -R2184.06 due to you,but what I don't understand they gave me to dates of payment?

If you work for only two months does it count as your yearly income?

  Written by Marc  

If you have worked only two months in the year (Jan and Feb 2014). And your employer deducted the full amount of PAYE as if you were working for the full 12 months, Will you be refunded the full amount of PAYE paid over to SARS as your Yearly income for 2014 is well below the threshold? Or does SARS allocate the income proportionately?
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