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Can I claim my laptop as an expense?



I bought a laptop in November 2012 as I am in sales can I claim for it and what % would I get back?

I change my bank account what should I do must I fill in my new account nr or what?



Can I use my new bank account cause I use e-Filling for almost two years'

I am a sole trader. How do I complete an ITR12 if I do not have an employer?



I earn money for services rendered as personal tech support. I receive two certificates every tax year - for medical aid and for retirement annuity. What codes do I use and where do I enter this information?

Can I claim for tax return?



I am paying a medical aid for my self and my son, I earn only R40 000 pa, can I also get something from SARS and how do I go about doing that I already got a certificate from my medical scheme.

Need to retrieve my eFiling password?



I submitted my ITR12 last year via eFiling, but changed jobs so I do not have the same email address.

Two medical aid in one assessment year, how do I treat this?



How do I go about completing my eFiling if I have moved jobs and now am forced to be on the company's new medical aid, resulting in a change of medical aid as well?

When does tax season open?



I would like to know on what date we can submit our tax returns on eFiling?

Can I put my pension fund on my tax return if I dont have a tax certificate for it.



I want to know if a pension fund forms part of my CTC but I do not get a tax certificate for it can I put it on my tax submission? Even if its on my payslip or not?

How does reimbursive travel allowance - non-taxable work?



How will the following effect my tax refund and where do I enter the amount : re-imbursive travel allowance non taxable?

Do you have to pay tax if our blog makes money?



How much tax must I pay?

I am a construction worker of which my contract with the company I worked for ended in 2013 march an



I did not receive my IRP5. My question is how would I get it to my hands?

VAT registration?



I have just started a small business. What must my turnover be to register for VAT. Currently I am paying VAT on my purchases but not charging VAT on my sales.

If out of the country for longer than 183 days, what portion of my income is exempt from tax?



I worked for a South African company (for 1 year), and did most of my work in another country, where I meet the 183 day & 60 consecutive day requirement. My question is: I earned a basic salary, plus allowances for being in another country, e.g. food allowance, transport, accommodation, etc. These allowances were paid together with my salary. Based on my total income from the company - what portion of this will be taxed and what will be exempt?

Can Medical Aid premium payer claim tax refund?



I have been paying the Medical Aid for myself, my wife & my daughter, with myself as the Main Member.I need to make my wife the Main Member (with myself and my daughter still part of it).I will still be the premium payer. Will I still be entitled to the tax refund/credit?

How do I qualify for tax refund?



I'm not sure how to qualify?

what is tax refund?



I was working as petrol attendant and I have IRP5 so what can I claim?

Where does one claim RA contrbutions on an ITR12 form?



Registered as a provisional tax payer and cannot see where RA deductions can be added?

What is the definition of a payment



Does debt comparison constitutes the definition of a payment?What constitues a payment

How do you work out a pension on a salary of R11 500?



How much do you take home if your salary is R11500 and a 50% pension fund is contributed by you and the company?

I'm an intern stipend R6 500 a month should I pay tax? If yes how much?



I'm on an internship for 12 months and being stipend R6 500 a month should I pay tax? If yes how much?

When did I submit my IRP5



When can I submit my IRP5?

How would I handle tax for freelance work?



I've just started at a company doing part time work (22nd May). I get paid on an hourly basis, and the amount hours I work is up to me (very flexible - I am a student). I work about 120 hours a month which returns over R10 000 per month. Since it wont be a fixed amount every month (could be less, could be up to R16K), am I provisional tax payer? The first IRP6 is at the end of August, how would I go about handling this?

Would I be expected to pay 25% of all the income from June 2013- February 2014, on payment #2 IRP6 (February 2014)?...

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Study expenses for my son?



My son studies away from home and I pay all his expenses. He has a study loan. I pay the interest on his study loan amounts to R 1000 per month. Can I claim any of his expenses back?

Can I claim for tax if I have been overseas for a year?



My company has sent me overseas for studies with full pay for a year. I also receive an allowance for all my expenses overseas (accomodation, food, transport ...etc).
My first question: Should I declare all the allowance received while I was overseas? My second question: Can I claim for taxes that my employer has paid from my salary while I was overseas?

How to get the IRP5 Form with SARS letterhead?



I'm in the process of purchasing property and the bank has requested for the IRP5 form with the SARS letterhead. How can I receive this form.I am a tax payer with a tax number.Pls assist
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