Is UIF part of TAX for the full year?

Posted 29 January 2016

Where does UIF get submitted?

Medical Gap Cover

Posted 29 January 2016

I took out medical gap cover under my own name. I have since stopped working. The debit order for it has changed to my husbands bank account. Can he still claim for the gap cover under "costs not covered by medical scheme" if the policy is in my name and he pays for it?

Refund and auditing outcome

Posted 29 January 2016

I initially filled for my tax returns for 2015 and I was told that I had two outstanding years I have to filled and until I do, i'm not going to receive my refund and I was told that i've been selected for an audit as it's mostly the case for foreign contract workers. So within, two weeks, I submitted the remaining two outstanding years at a SARS office at Richardsbay. I received my ITA34 alright for both years just like the earlier one. So in total, I was due for about R13700 refund pending the...

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How to practically offset an assessed loss

Posted 29 January 2016

Hi Tim, I owe SARS R240,000 for income tax year 2012. However, when I checked my compliance, I had not submitted an income tax return for 2011. So I submitted this and obtained an assessed loss of more than R1m. How do I practically use this assessed loss of 2011 to get rid of the 2012 debt of R240k on SARS SARS eFiling

Does a dormant cc count in generating my personal ITR12?

Posted 29 January 2016

If I am a member of a close corporation that has ceased trading (I receive no income from the cc) prior to the year of assessment, should I still enter "Y" in my personal ITR12 (in which case a "Statement of Local Assets and Liabilities" section is added to the form. Or can I enter "N"?

Do I need to start paying tax?

Posted 29 January 2016

I would like to know if I need to register for PAYE. I am 25 years old and a part time student. I au pair in the afternoons (R7500 a month salary) and I also do contract work for 2 companies (R1500 and R2500) salary in order to pay for my fees. One of the companies is asking me to get a tax number in order to pay me and I'm worried about doing that as my salary just about covers my expenses and expensive study fees - so I can't afford deductions.

Fringe benefit tax on employer supplied cellphone

Posted 29 January 2016

A NPO supplies employees with a cell phone and the NPO pays the contract. The calls are predominantly business, but some private calls take place. How does the fringe benefit get calculated? The contract supplies data, sms and calls.

Supporting Documents - link missing.

Posted 29 January 2016

Hi, SARS ask for supporting documents, but when I open my ITR12 in the history, there is not a tab for submitting documents like you explain. Where must I upload this documents now?

Tax thresholds and married in community of property

Posted 28 January 2016

I am a provisional tax payer 66 yrs of age & married in community of property my income is derived from an annuity & interest from fixed deposits, what is the maximum I can earn before I pay tax.

Tax on bonus

Posted 28 January 2016

I got a performance bonus in December last year. This was paid separate from my salary. I first received my salary then few days later a performance bonus. I have now received my payslip and when I saw that there was a huge difference on my normal salary I was told that payroll deducted tax from the bonus of December from my January salary. Can you please advise if this is legal?

Why has my money not been paid back?

Posted 28 January 2016

I submitted my tax return last year for 2015 I gave them IRP5S for 2010-2015 as requested - money not fully paid, why?

As the sole employee and director do I have to pay PAYE or can I pay provsional tax bi-annually?

Posted 28 January 2016

I am an independent consultant. I have been operating since June 2015 and have been paying myself a salary and deducting PAYE
I have recently found out that I must be a provisional tax payer as well
Since I have started in June and have not deducted any expenses to arrive at my taxable income, it appears that with 2 months to go I have overpaid my tax significantly
from a cash flow perspective, I will only receive my refund around July/August
Am I able to not pay PAYE for the...

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How to get tax fer no. & SDL ref no.

Posted 28 January 2016

What is tax reference number & What is SDL ref no.? I am a teacher,where do I find them? Tax clearance form needs me to fill it in.

Can my husband claim medical if the wife makes the payments?

Posted 28 January 2016

I became a stay at home Mom as of 1 Dec 2015. I know money's transferable from hubby are not taxed. Can I still pay for things and my hubby claim for them? I have a disability and have two autistic sons. All three of us are registered as disabled with SARS.

How to measure kms

Posted 28 January 2016

I dont have a travel allowance and use my private car for work. My company does reimburse me for work related travel. Question is from where do my km's get measured as some days I drive straight to site from my house and not via office. How does the calculation look and lastly how much should they pay me per km?

Tax on R1 000 000

Posted 28 January 2016

If I have 1000 000 rand and I retire now what is my tax percentage?

How to do a pro-rata calculation

Posted 28 January 2016

I need to pay staff that start date 21. 01. 16 to the 31. 01. 16
need to know how to calculate and what deductions to make. I am in the restaurant business.

How to arrange a payment plan with SARS.

Posted 28 January 2016

I started my business a few years ago, and the accounting firm that I appointed hardly made contact. As I'm not an accountant / bookkeeper / figure orientated wizard, but rather work with tools, I have no idea what is expected. A year ago I approached another bookkeeper and he ended up taking over my books from the previous firm. A month later I had to supply docs for my personal tax submission. I then found out that I owe SARS in excess of R40K, for some issue not resolved by previous firm, and...

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What is considered Other income earned (excluding dividend

Posted 28 January 2016

What is considered as Other income earned (excluding dividend ):

Tax implications on Salary pegged in USD

Posted 28 January 2016

I work for an International company and all our income is in hard currency. I want to negotiate to have my salary pegged in USD. What are the Tax implications of having my salary pegged in USD but getting the ZAR equivalent every month?
e. G. Say I negotiate USD1000 with my employer
Jan the rate is 16. 6---->R16 600
Feb the rate is 18. 1---->R18 100

Can I claim tax on parking paid

Posted 28 January 2016

As a permanent employee, can I claim tax on monthly parking paid from my nett salary? My employer does not provide parking or contribute towards parking but I need a parking space in the adjacent building.

Which return/s to complete if I have not yet filed a return for 2015 and am a provisional taxpayer?

Posted 27 January 2016

I have not competed a tax return for the 2015 tax year. I am registered as a provisional tax payer. I am unsure whether I need to complete two tax returns or one? And which tax returns they would be?

Tax and emigration

Posted 27 January 2016

As someone who was born in South Africa and have always resided in South Africa what are the tax implications if I decided to emigrate? Is there an exit tax?

Do l get exemption from tax since l fund my own BTech: Civil studies

Posted 27 January 2016

I am a salaried employee and have just registered to study BTech Civil. I am fully responsible for funding my studies as the company does not sponsor BTech and it is in line with my profession as l currently have a diploma in civil engineering, so l want to know whether l am eligible to getting any form of exemption from income tax because the fees are rather high.

What to do when disability & medical on ITR12 is not part of ITA34 and received letter of completion

Posted 27 January 2016

Hello TaxTim, for the tax year 2015 I completed my ITR12 through e-filing on the 26-11-2015, including my disability totals. The same day I received the ITA34 but not reflecting my disability & medical costs. I also received a letter to submit supporting documents the same day and did so on that same day. I also filed a NOO on the 10-12-2015 objecting the fact that they excluded the disability & medical claim/section, accompanied by the supporting documents. They send me an SMS that I have to pa...

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