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How much tax to pay from R120 000 investment?



How much am I supposed to pay to tax man when I withdraw from an investment my mother left me

What amount will be tax free if I withdraw out of this fund now?



My wife passed away 27/12/2015. She did receive on retirement 25/02/2010 lump sum of R 378 634. Tax free portion R300 000 and balance was taxed. 2/3 invested into retirement fund.

What is the Income Tax Payable on a Rental Income of R8,000.00 a month from Feb 2016?



I am a 59 yr old Male earning an annuity of R19,000. 00 per month and and an Income of R8,000. 00 a month form the property rental.

Tax on bonus from my employer



Hi, can you please clarify if there is a specific tax rate percentage charged on BONUS PAYMENTS by employers? Last year it seemed to be exactly 36% that was deducted for tax, this year (to Feb 2017) I'm not sure what rate is applied.

SARS and Sequestration



If a person is sequestrated, then the person gets a new tax number. How come E-Filing still has the old details of which I had to change it myself to the new tax number. What happens to the old tax returns on the old tax number. How come I get audited every time after sequestration and sometimes I have to pay in even after I over deducted PAYE the one year?
If I submit at the branch will SARS look at the e-filing and say I did not submit?
I have submitted all the documents and how can SARS ask for more docs that I don't have....

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What is the definition of taxable income in pension fund deduction calculation?



Does taxable income include all earnings to calculate pension rebate or is it only your basic salary?

What are these company returns for?



What are the following forms for:

IT34
IT14
IRP5
IRP6
IT12

Can I use my personal car for work and ask for a travel allowance?



Can you use your own car (double cab ) for your work ( not your business) and ask for a travel allowance?

Capital gains tax on primary residence



I want to proceed with Tax Tim to complete my tax return for 2015 as it seems I have a penalty of R 1215. My question is, my tax practitioner did not complete my last tax return and I have managed to gain control of my SARS eFiling and changed my status from a Provisional Tax Payer to Ordinary Tax Payer, do I submit my tax return as a Provisional or Personal Tax Payer. I did not work in 2015, sold my jointly owned property in JHB, moved to CT and bought another property from the proceeds. I have...

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How long should the audit verification take?



Submitted verification documents for 2015 tax return on 9 January 2016. No completion letter or anything further from SARS since then. I understood that the verification process should be completed within 21 working days? In previous years, refund was normally finalised and paid by end January.

Special block on tax refund



I would like to know is its unusual for SARS to take more then a year to pay out tax refund? And how common is it that after the payout into my bank account does SARS recall the payout?

Outstanding tax returns and arrears for commission earner



I have outstanding tax returns for 2012/2014/2015 and the subsequent penalties outstanding PLUS an arrears amount of just short of R20 000. I am registered for e-filing but find expenses I can claim for and their relevant codes very confusing so have saved the tax returns without any expenses claimed. I am a commission only earner in property sales and have IRP5's for the relevant periods. I have not kept a log book for petrol and kms but have slips for petrol, car expenses, data costs, client ...

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Tax on commission paid to 3rd party



We for example pay a 3rd party whom can either be a business or individual an incentive/commission to generate more business. So for example, if I go to a dealership and ask them that if they sell a car and they use our product with the car they sell, I will give them R200 per deal they do as an incentive/commission. So they are not employed by us. Do we need to tax them first? Or do they just need to send us an invoice or what is the correct process to follow? Thank you!

What is my tax refund?



What is my tax refund amount?

PAYE penalty calculation



How do I calculate interest on penalty for PAYE? the amount is R1,856.18 and it is 2 days late.

Retirement fund payout question



I have received a payment for a retirement claim from my retirement company. I want to confirm if the tax I have paid is correct. The payout is reflected under code 3915 and 3698 on my IRP5. The tax is reflected under code 4115 as PAYE. When I submit my annual tax return- will I be expected to pay in an amount as additional tax?

The current calculated tax amount (which was withheld from payment) was very low. So my question is - is that low tax correct- and would I be expected to pay ...

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Payable tax if you did not work for the entire financial year.



In the event that a person only worked for half of a financial year, should he or she fall to a lower tax bracket if you look at the total yearly income? So lets say I earn 30000 rand per month, but I only worked for three months in the financial year, should I still pay the same amount of tax as a person who earned 30000 rand per month for a whole year? or how does it work for people that didn't work the entire year?

How do I get my login details for efiling?



How do I get my login details for SARS eFiling?

Helping an old lady



Does a 91 year old widow whose only income is R7200pm from an Old Mutual investment have to submit a tax return? I remember hearing that some people no longer have to submit tax returns and an old friend is not sure whether her tax consultant is doing anything.

MInor - tax liabilities



If I need to register my child (minor) for tax due to interest and or CGT earned from their investment - do I register them as a provisional tax payer or as an individual tax payer? If my child earns less than R 75,000 through interest/CGT do I still need to register them for tax even though they have no tax liability?

The pricing on your website for individual tax - would assume that this is per tax submission?

How to cancel provisional taxpayer registration?



How can I deregister as a provisional taxpayer. I was erroneously registered.

Can I get money back from sars



I am paying 515. 25 tax every month my Taxable earnings standing now on 99037. 00 can I get money back from SARS

Register tax



My daughter earns R350. 00 a week. Must she register and pay tax?

How much petrol and electricity expenses am I allowed to allocated from my business account



If have a PTY ltd running a laser cutting business with 2 directors. Petrol and electricity usage is currently paid our of my business.

Return from SARS for tax paid



Hi. IF I Was not working for 7 months will I get any money from SARS.
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