What should my "pay periods worked" be?

Posted 5 July 2013

There are pay periods in tax year which is 12 on all my IRP5's, but under Pay periods worked it differs from 12 to 6? what should I submit?

What deduction can be claimed against income code 3713?

Posted 5 July 2013

What deduction can be claimed against income code 3713. What allowable expenses can be claimed by an individual if they earned R162 650 Code 3713 R37 106 Code 3606.....?

Commission earned for tax purposes?

Posted 5 July 2013

If I earn some commission in addition to my salary, can I claim my travel expenses and cellphone bills.

Reimbursive Travel Expenses -when is it taxable or non-taxable?

Posted 5 July 2013

My total reimbursive travel expenses are R13 802 for the 2013 tax year. My company rate is R4,30 p/km and I have received no travel allowances during the year. My IRP5 shows both 3072 R12 319 and 3073 R1 483. What code and amount should I put on my tax return?

Can I deduct car finance payments for tax purposes against a travel allowance?

Posted 5 July 2013

I do not lease a car, but I receive a car allowance. Can I deduct my car finance payments or the interest?

I was selected for an audit, received a letter of completion now how long must I wait?

Posted 5 July 2013

How long must I wait before getting a refund?

Where do I fill in local dividends (already taxed) on my 2013 ITR12 e-filing tax return

Posted 5 July 2013

All the online documentation says the shareholder (beneficial owner) should declare local dividends received in his ITR12 return, but I cannot find where to enter the information. Is it under Amounts considered Non-Taxable or is there an option in the tax wizard that generates this part of the form?

If earning a salary as well as commission but fall below the necessary threshold.

Posted 5 July 2013

Would a return not be given for commission as this is heavily taxed?

Is the R3 700 exemption for foreign dividends and interest still available for 2013 tax year?

Posted 5 July 2013

Over 65's have an exemption of R33000 on local interest earned. A portion of this exemption (R3 700) was allowed for foreign dividends and foreign interest in 2012 tax year. I am not sure if this still available in the 2013 tax year?

I submitted my tax returns via efiling, however I was chosen to submit documents for verification.

Posted 5 July 2013

How long will it take before I get my refund? I have uploaded my documents the same day that I had the request sent.

Medical aid deductions for tax purposes?

Posted 5 July 2013

I noticed a deduction on my IRP5 under code 4005 - medical aid contributions. But my employer does not pay my medical aid - I pay the full amount myself after receiving my salary. I asked them about it and they claim that I get the tax benefit on my medical aid monthly. They don't show any deductions/income of this kind on my payslip.

IRP5 query

Posted 5 July 2013

I have filled my IRP5 and pressed file, it generated a calculation and it says -R5 049
Does it mean SARS will pay me R5 049 or do I have to pay SARS this money ? I pay a lot of taxes through the company that I work for it seems pretty weird to me and after filing the details it appears on red -R5 049 and under it dispute.
in the end it says

Information declared that impacts this assessment:
Married in community of property

But I am single, could you please cl...

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How much do I pay for this service

Posted 4 July 2013

Will I pay a once off amount and when and how do I pay you?

Extra income earned in addition to salaried employee?

Posted 4 July 2013

I am a salaried professional employee of a private practice however in my spare time I locum and consult independent of the private practice. It is not a substantial amount of money but how do I go about declaring it in eFiling - not sure where to put it? Also can I then use my professional registration fee as tax deductible?

Must you go to SARS or can you do eFiling from this moment on?

Posted 4 July 2013

What I want to know is if you can do your eFiling now or must you wait for a certain period of time?

What must I do or what is the next step after receiving a letter(completion letter) from SARS?

Posted 4 July 2013

I filed my taxes and documents were requested by SARS which I sent through. I received a letter called a completion letter. THis is what the letter says " Dear Taxpayer

VERIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT

We refer to the verification of your assessment for the 2013 tax period. Please note that no adjustment has been made to this assessment. However, in terms of the Tax Administration Act the South African Revenue Service reserves the right to conduct further reviews in future if required....

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What is Allowable medical Deduction?

Posted 4 July 2013

When I submitted my tax return via SARS efiling last year, my tax calculation document stated that I had an "Allowable medical Deduction" (code 4008) of R8640. I am on private medical aid and my employer doesn't make contributions to my medical aid.

This year, (even though my total contributions (code 4040) for 2012/2013 have been higher), my "Allowable medical Deduction" is R0. What is this "Allowable medical Deduction" and how is it calculated?

As the Tax Practitioner, how do I file clients returns using SARS eFiling?

Posted 4 July 2013

As the Tax Practitioner, How do I File clients returns using SARS eFiling? I'm registered as a tax practitioner and I can file my return but the question is, how do I do it for my clients?

I'm on a commission only based income - my income varies substantially monthly what should I be taxe

Posted 4 July 2013

One month I could earn R20,000.00 and the next month R5,000.00 I get no basic, allowances, pension, medical etc

Finger error on eFiling, can i resubmit my tax return?

Posted 4 July 2013

By mistake when I want to press query button on my eFiling page to query my tax return status by SARS. I pressed the correction button, will it have any effect to my tax been filled already and if how must I remove it?

Do PTY LTD companies who have paid dividends have to issue their shareholders with IT certificates?

Posted 4 July 2013

With the introduction of new dividends tax, shareholders have been taxed before their dividends are paid to them. Does the company who has paid the dividends and paid the tax to SARS now have to issue certificates to the individual shareholders confirming how much tax has been deducted? If so which certificate must be issued?

How do I claim for buying a house?

Posted 4 July 2013

I am a freelancer in the film industry. I have been told that I can claim back for buying a house and renovating it. Is this true? I would also like to claim back for my car expenses. I have receipts for fuel and maintenance and my opening and closing kilometers for the tax year. I'm not sure how to fill in the log book though, do I need to fill in for each trip?

How do I unlock my eFiling?

Posted 4 July 2013

i forgot my login and passeowd

I don't have an IRP5 option and when I click on returns issued nothing happens?

Posted 4 July 2013

I have not used e-filing while.

What is an ITA34 for SARS purposes?

Posted 4 July 2013

What is an ITA34?
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