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How to calculate taxable income



I'm confused, I don't how to calculate taxable income. Please help!

Not registered with SARS, where does my tax go to?



I am on contract and I never registered at SARS. I want to know where does the tax taken off my salary go?

Is there tax refund money for me?



How can I find out if there are any money for me in tax refunds?

How will I know if I owe sars when I submit through e-filing?



How will SARS tell me how much is due to them for tax?

How will I know amount due to you or me if I submit through SARS eFiling?



How will I know if I owe SARS or SARS owes me if I submit through eFiling

How will I know if SARS owes me money?



If I summit my tax return by eFiling how am I going to get my answer whether am I owing or if they owe me?

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Can you please give me an example of a password?

My registry tax office/branch?



How do I find which tax office I'm registered with?

Please help me with my tax number?



kindly assist as I am not sure whether I have been registered for tax or not as I don't have a tax number.

Why isn't SARS paying me my refund?



The SARS Status says 'AVS Bank with AVS verification pass' & how long does sars take to pay after the status has been updated.

As a contractor should I submit both IRP6 and an IT12 or just the IRP6's?



Hi Tim, thanks for a great web site!

I'm an IT contractor and for 6 months at the start of 2013 I worked for a company in South Africa and was paid a fixed amount each month. I received a payslip and tax was deducted, however my tax number wasn't included on the payslip. I was asked to become a permanent employee after the 6 months but declined and subsequently left SA to work overseas on a contract where the money I earned was transferred to my SA bank account. I submitted an IT12 to SARS showing the amounts I'd earned from both contracts...

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Less tax refund this year compared to last year



Why do I get less tax refund in return this year as what I did last year?

Declaration and calculation of Trustees Fees received for income tax purposes?



If you receive Trustees fees how should this be declared and taxed?

How long does SARS take to pay me my income tax refund?



Hello I did get this message on the 4/7/13 SARS Status: Your [Document] has been received but has not yet been assessed. Please note that it typically takes 5 working days to process electronically submitted returns. Please enquire about the status again after this period. Today is the 24/07/13
Why does SARS take so long?

Confusion with respect to IRP5 given by company and battling with SARS eFiling



I have gone through the completion of the IRP5 but my question relates to the actual IRP5. Ive been battling to complete it on SARS eFiling because it talks of source codes that are not corresponding. Also wrt my actual IRP5, last year in August I earned commission. This was above my normal monthly salary. My IRP5 form given by my employer does not reflect my monthly earnings only the commission and corresponding source code. I am baffled.

I need to know my tax number I have forgot it?



I need my tax number I forgot it.

I need to get my tax number from SARS?



I am registered with SARS and I know I have a tax number now I need to get it since I have not been working for sometime I need it for the new job I got.

When will payment be made by SARS as a tax refund?



I did my eFiling on Friday. My current eFiling status is assessment received and SARS status is avs banking with avs verification pass. What does this mean? Yesterday I received a msg saying a statement of account has been issued. Confused...... when will the money be refunded or is there something else they need?

I'm non-resident in RSA but pay PAYE i.r.o. my Living Annuity



My wife & I left RSA in 2011 & living in Namibia (we're awaiting permanent residence approval).
I receive a pension from Glacier (Sanlam) & they deduct PAYE. We also earn interest from ABSA in RSA & from Bank Windhoek in Namibia & from my son in Namibia. Do I have to submit tax returns in SA?

Why did we only get R500 back from SARS?



My hubby requested that his Co deduct R500 pm extra since August 2012. Total of R500 x 7 = R3500
IRP 5 reads R 173 579 code 3601
R 105 831 code 3605 (This is actually his commission)
PAYE R 49 183.30 code 4102

However we are only getting back R500.30. Why not the R3500?

What does 'transaction reference' 2 mean on my ITSA?



I submitted documents for review and received a completion letter on 17 July 2013, stating that no adjustment has been made to my original assessment (SARS owes me) however, on my ITSA it shows a date of 2013-08-01 with transaction reference 2 and then the transaction value still showing that SARS owes me. What does this mean and how long before they would pay me out? I don't have my own bank account but has registered my mother's bank account on my first ITR12 that I've done la...

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What happens if one does not submit tax returns for a long time?



I have a friend who says he thinks he has not submitted for about 15 years, but now he wants to come clean.

How will tax be calculated on a once off performance bonus, not a 13th month bonus?



This performance bonus was paid together with my monthly salary.

Section 24J - Accrued Interest



Mostly interested in understanding how the accrued method works. When is interest reported to SARS as accrued, and how can I be sure my bank is reporting correctly?

Hi Tim. I work in Sierra Leone and get paid in dollars, into a SA bank account, how do I complete my



I comply with the regulations regarding 183 days out, 60 days consecutive. My question is where do I fill this in on my return. They want a rand value, and I do not have an IRP5 but one from the company.
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