Does the tax threshold change when you quit your job and begin your own small business from home?

Posted 14 May 2014

Dear Tim,What happens to the tax threshold for when one is obligated to pay tax (R63k) when you work for a company for the first few months of the financial year and then you quit to start your own venture from home. Does the threshold change? Since I am working for myself my expenses will change as now I will incure the cost of running my business from home and will have to set aside money for my medical aid, retirement fund etc. as this will no longer be paid by my employer.

What can I do to get my tax number?

Posted 14 May 2014

I working for construction company so I want to know if I'm registered?

I am commission earner can I use car payments as deduction. (HP)?

Posted 13 May 2014

I am commission earner can I use my car payment as deduction,(HP)?

Travel Allowance but l do not have a logbook?

Posted 12 May 2014

I have been receiving a travel allowance since Aug 2013, however l have not kept a logbook but all the petrol slips as I was not aware of the process. Please advise on what l should do next????

is the % deduction for uif still 1% even if you get paid over R35 000pm

Posted 12 May 2014

What is the basic % deduction for UIF on net salary of R35 000 and more per month ???

Tax payment?

Posted 12 May 2014

What causes one to receive correspondence from SARS?

Provident fund withdrawal tax implications (retrenchment)?

Posted 12 May 2014

I'd appreciate if you could confirm that a provident fund withdrawal is tax free (up to 315k?) if one gets retrenched?

What do you mean by include employment income? Would that be your salary?

Posted 9 May 2014

On the IRP6 form for (Turnover) what do you mean by include employment income? Would that be your salary?

How much tax on R255 904.30?

Posted 8 May 2014

I am about to get a lump sum payment from my department! How would I know what tax will be deducted if the total amount to be paid is R255 904.30?

Travel Allowance - claim for tax?

Posted 7 May 2014

I receive a travel allowance set monthly amount from my employer. I do not have a vehicle but use a car pool to travel to work. I am taxed on this amount monthly. Can I claim this on my tax return as I have no logbook but I do travel to work about 25000 km's a year.

How much must I get taxed if I earn R3500 per month?

Posted 6 May 2014

How much can I be taxed?

FILE OF 2014 ITR12?

Posted 6 May 2014

FROM WHAT DATE CAN IT12 RETURNS FOR 2014 TAX YEAR BE SUBMITTED?

What is the meaning of tax directive i.r.o pension payment?

Posted 6 May 2014

What does: "Dear GEPF member. SARS issued a tax directive i.r.o your pension payment. Payment will be effected within 5 working days. GEPF queries 0800117669 that mean?"

Travel reimbursement proof?

Posted 6 May 2014

Do I need to provide proof to SARS when I submit my IRP5 if I get travel a monthly reimbursement from my company.i.e code 3703?

Tax on Foreign income

Posted 5 May 2014

I am receiving and will be receiving a maintenance settlement every month for the next 15 years from UK in the form of a cheque in British pounds. What procedures do I follow when declaring this and or submitting my tax return? I have a letter which accompanies the payment every month from the courts in the UK. Any help is appreciated.

Should all travel claims for staff members be included on payslips and on their IRP5?

Posted 5 May 2014

Should all travel claims for staff members be included on payslips and on their IRP5?

Retired 6yrs ago at 58, receive rental income of R90,000pa. Do I submit return? Am I in arrears?

Posted 4 May 2014

I am now 61 years old and retired Feb 2008. Up until then all taxes were up to date. Since then I moved and receive R90,000 pa rental income from my fixed property. I wish to establish if I am liable for any taxes on this rental income and if I must re register as a provisional tax payer in the light that I have never received any notices from SARS since retirement.

Voluntary VAT registration

Posted 4 May 2014

My business has been operating for 3 months and I have managed to supply taxable goods to the value of R50 000. Can I register for VAT voluntarily or the business needs to be operating for at least 12 months? Will SARS accept invoices as proof of turnover even though I have not received most of the payments into my account, will I also need to give SARS a copy of my bank statement upon application?

Do I need to pay tax in my first year of self employment?

Posted 3 May 2014

Do I need to pay tax in my first year working?

I am retrenched, how I can save money from my retrenchment package - provident fun?

Posted 2 May 2014

I am retrenched, how much of my severance package and provident fund will be taxed? I want to learn the basics of income tax as a freelance writer, what will be expected of me to be legal taxwise. What is an income tax return, when working part-time as a freelance writer in South Africa?

How do independent consultant pay tax?

Posted 1 May 2014

I work as an independent consultant for two organisation. I basically invoice these organisation monthly for work done. The contracts are structured in such a way that I should be paying tax myself. However, I only started this year, but am not sure whether to register as a provisional taxpayer or not. How do I go about honouring my tax obligation?

How much tax is my company allowed to deduct from my salary?

Posted 1 May 2014

I would just like to know I earn R96k per annum, plus occasional overtime, commission and performance bonus of - R1000 on occasion, how much is my company allowed to deduct for tax every month from my salary. I am a registered tax payer.

how much tax will a business pay on r100000 profit an if a salary is paid to me,must I pay tax?

Posted 30 April 2014

I will be starting a business soon, I just wanted to know, if the business earns more than R10 0000 profit a year, what will the tax amount be? an if I pay myself a salary from it will I have to pay tax on it?

May I get a PAYE tax calculation table?

Posted 30 April 2014

When does an employee qualify to pay PAYE?

Is it possible to get a tax calculation table for PAYE?

Posted 30 April 2014

Is it possible for an employee to get a PAYE calculation table? If yes can you send it to me?
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