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PROVISIONAL TAX VS PAYE QUERY?

  Written by Marc  

I am a Freelance Art Director, started Freelancing mid Sep 2011. At the end of tax year 2012, I submitted my tax which reflected income from projects that I had under-taken. Some of the companies that I did projects for automatically deducted PAYE @ 25%, although a few of them did not which was also reflected on the tax return. Resulting in me having to pay the shortfall PAYE to SARS per project that did not deduct tax. I was then told that I had to register for provisional tax which I did. MY D...



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Medical Aid Tax Credits

  Written by Marc  

Just want to know how it works with the Medical Aid Tax Credits. My friend works for a private company and on his Pay Slip under credits he has Medical Aid Tax Credit and the amount that is credited to his PAYE. I however work for Dept Health, the Government and on our salary advice there has been no change. I see nothing on my salary, have never received more money since this system kicked in, and nobody can answer my question. When will I see this tax credit due to me? Somebody mentioned I m...



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Tax on local interest

  Written by Marc  

Please can you tell me what tax I would pay on say R10,000.00 per month interest
from local money market. I see R22 800 p a is tax free, then the local table applies, does
that mean after 60.000 pa. This would be my only form of income.

How much tax must I pay?

  Written by Marc  

I'm currently earning R10 000 and paying R1 306 for my own medical aid as it is not provided for by my employer. How much tax must I be paying?

Provisional tax, what must I submit?

  Written by Marc  

As a provisional tax payer I submit returns from September 2012- 28 February 2013. Am I allowed to submit on 1 March 2013? Do I need to submit receipts/ documents as some receipts have faded. Or is it acceptable to submit a summary of my expenses as I have recorded them?

I opened my shop in February of 2012, how do I organise my taxes?

  Written by Marc  

I am not sure how to do my tax can you help? When must my tax be done?

MY EMPLOYER PAYS MY FULL MEDICAL AID IN LIEU OF SALARY INCREASE.

  Written by Marc  

HOW CAN II BENEFIT FROM THIS? IT SEEMS SARS DOES NOT TAKE THIS ACCOUNT.

How much tax do I pay on R6000 a month?

  Written by Marc  

I am asking on behalf of someone...
She earns R6000 a month and there is no deduction coming off, that is the amount deposited into the bank account. With that income every month, what deduction should her employer be taking off every month??

I have not filed tax returns since I don't work in SA anymore. Do I need to do this?

  Written by Marc  

Hi Taxtim! I'm a SA citizen but a resident in Canada for the past four years and paying taxes here (even for investment income earned in South Africa). I worked in South Africa and fulfilled all my tax obligations for the time I worked there. I still have investments (share trading and mutual funds) , Retirement annuity and joint property with my brother in South Africa. Do I need to file tax returns in SA?

How can i claim tax from my pension fund that has been paid out on resignation?

  Written by Marc  

I have resigned from my previous company and my pension fund has been paid out and I want to claim my money back.

Do i pay tax if i earn less than R5200.00 per month?

  Written by Marc  

I live in South Africa and earn R5000.00 a month. Do i need to pay tax?

My son is disabled, what costs can I recover for him?

  Written by Marc  

Can I recover costs of his carer if she also cleans the house? Can I claim her transport? My son is still in nappies at 4 years old, can I claim the cost of these as it is due to his disability? how can I maximize the return of some of costs I incur for him?

How long it takes to get my SARS tax number?

  Written by Marc  

I want to know how long it takes to get my SARS tax number because i want apply for job?

How to calculate taxable income?

  Written by Marc  

How do you calculate taxable income, grade 11 student?

What is the tax situation is w.r.t. a donation of less than R100 000 from a child to a parent?

  Written by Marc  

I know that it is possible to donate up to R100k per year to your children, but what about a donation to your retired parents? Especially if they are financially dependent on you?

How do I fill in the form as a salary earner PLUS freelancer?

  Written by Marc  

If I earn extra money as a freelancer, over and above my monthly salary, and I'm not registered as a business / CC, how do I fill that in on the form? i.e. I'm not the "director of a Private Company or a member of a Close Corporation" as it says in Section 13 & 14 - but I do freelance work outside my job that pays me (and some of it is foreign income).

How to do company tax returns?

  Written by Marc  

How many times should I submit the returns for my cc?

Entering Personal assets for the first time on ITR12

  Written by Marc  

I am a member of a CC, and need to enter personal assets for my ITR12. This will be the first time that I will be entering the values of these assets, although I have held these assets for a couple of years. I am concerned that the increase from zero in previous years will trigger investigation by SARS, is this the case, or do I just enter everything now, and ensure everything is kept up to date going forward.

How long does SARS take to pay out an income tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

I received my notice two days ago and want to know how long it takes for SARS to pay out a tax refund?

Tax Exemtion status

  Written by Marc  

My name is Sam working for the NGO and we have received a tax exemption and the Public Benefit Organisation status how that can help us in our fundraising for our programes and what is the procedure to identify donors?

Can you help me with Provisional Tax return?

  Written by Marc  

I am retired and my income is from Momentum who have invested my Pension Contributions when I retired. I always go to SARS to assist with my Return and was told last year that I am a provisional tax payer because of the savings I have and the interests I receive from these (over the allowed amount). I went to SARS to assist me with my first Provisional Tax Return in August 2012 & had to pay in R1000. I am very nervous to do Period 2 for 2012/2013. Are you able to assist me?

I don't know how to answer "Did you make any retirement annuity contributions?"

  Written by Marc  

I don't know how to answer "Did you make any retirement annuity contributions?"... I do have a retirement fund, but the contributions come straight from my Cost of Employment at the University of Cape Town before I get my salary, and they're on my IRP5.

What are the allowable retirement annuity deductions?

  Written by Marc  

With regards to current year dedcutable amounts allowed, what is the 'amount b/f from previous year' and 'amount c/f to following year' (how are they calculated on a tax assessment?)

Will you be providing a return for the IT34 for submission to SARS?

  Written by Marc  

The ITR12 is not the only SARS tax form that needs completion, there is the IT34 final assessment that also needs completion.

How do I get my IT3b and IT3c forms?

  Written by Marc  

How/where exactly does one get the IT3b and/or IT3c forms from and how do I know if I qualify for/need them? I have some minor money market investments, but am not sure if the interest earned on those is taxable as it is so little, so I'm not sure whether I need to submit these forms in the first place.

Do I need to manually request these from my bank/financial institutions or should they be sending them to me automatically?

If they are sent automatically, when should...



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