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Can you be able to assist me with my tax no my I d number?



Can you be able to assist me with my tax number?

How does it work wit the SARS number?



I would like to know how I go about this I am a foreigner wit all necessary documents am staying legally in south Africa I started to do freelancing of short stories to magazines, now they say I mus have a SARS number so they can pay me,and I wanna know if I should open another acc as e one for nedbank is where my salary gets deposited every month so if I use that same acc wont they be deducting my salary from my permanent job wen its in my account because I do freelancing part time if I qualif...

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Percentages medical aid which gets me refund from SARS?



GOOD day please explain which percentage I will get back say for instance they indicate a amount of R5000 not covered by medical aid.

UK pension on eFiling - how does it affect my South African taxes?



Do pensions from England, paid in £ and liable for tax in the UK, need to be returned on my South African, eFiling return and where.

Payment due to me as a refund from SARS



I received an sms, submitting my returns manually at the SARS branch,stating a negative balance due to me and 2 dates for payments. Late in the evening I received an sms about bank details verification. . . I havn't verified because the day I did my returns I was in the branch and handed the said documents(which were returned to me). The 1st payment date is today, must I wait for payment or is there anything I need to do before payment is made?

Help with tax calculation a and audit of my business



Business account tax is what I need help with. I have approached two guyz already, the second one can't gain excess into the sARS account as the first person has not allowed him on the system. I am frustrated. Will you at least audit my books

I want a tax number from SARS?



Hi Tim my brother is looking for his tax number.

Investing money at the bank and earning interest and the tax implications thereof?



I want to set up an investment at the bank and earn interest on a monthly basis on it. I did some research and I found that I need to register for Provisional Tax at SARS in order to do this. I found out that 2-3 times per annum I would be required to make a payment to SARS on the interest I earn. My question is: Firstly, I would like to budget so I would like to know what percentage will SARS deduct monthly on my interest earned,and secondly,will they tax me monthly in this case or 2-3 times pe...

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Company car and car allowance in same tax year



I had a company car for the 1st 4 months of this tax year, and moved over to a car allowance for the remainder. How would I need to complete my efiling tax return?
Secondly, how will this affect my return?

EMP501 manually on eFiling?



How to submit EMP501's manually on eFiling.

Is this email from SARS or it is a scam



I received an email at 12h51 this morning, the below email has a link and I am afraid to complete the information from the Link as they are asking me to confirm my banking details so that my money will appear in my bank account. I didn't apply for the tax return. Read the below email!


We have confirmed your returns and a tax epayment of R3,849. 35 made into yo= ur account. Check below for confirmation. Confirm transaction
Efiling returns 2015

Tax ID for American citizen with children that live in RSA.



I am an American citizen however, My three children live with their mom In JHB. ( all have RSA ID ) I have a skill doing professioanl voice overs and would like to do this work when I visit my children. ( there is a demand for authentic American voices ) Can I get a Tax ID so I can do this work. If so How do I proceed. Thanks

Im jobles now ,will I still get a tax refund?



Greetings !I'm no longer working,so I want to know am I still going to get a tax refund?az I got 2years ago?

Forgot my tax number - where do I find it?



I forgot my tax number - is there any way for me to get it online (without having to call in)?

How do I know if I am due a refund?



Should I get a tax refund?

How to make use of your services?



How do you get money from my return in SARS which deductions

Changing of bank details?



How can I change my bank details if status is not valid on my eFiling profile?

I have a RA with Discovery of R16k, how much tax back can I expect?



I have a RA with Discovery of R16k, how much tax back can I expect?

From freelancer to permanent - when/how do I apply for my refund?



I freelanced for a while so I paid provisional tax from last year August 14 to Jan 15 and then again Feb 15 to Aug 15 (overpaid a few invoices accidentally). I got a full time permanent job since 13th April. When can I apply to get a refund from the provisional tax and some overpaid invoices please? And how do I go about this? Thanks!!

Can I register and get my tax number online?



I have not yet registered and gotten my tax number is there a way to do so online as I have no time to physically go in the sars office.

Why they can't give you all tax return if u applied



I want to know that is right time to submit IRP5 and I want to know about the money that was from pension fund for my previous companies can get also to my tax return for this year?

Does PAYE tax consider basic earnings?



Let's say I'm earning R3500 a month. Is that money qualifying for a PAYE tax? In short what should be the basic earnings for one to qualify PAYE tax?

My tax number please help me with it?



I forgot ma tax number can u remind me plz

I need my tax number from SARS?



I dont know my tax number. My Id Number is 8604165133084

I need my eFling details please?



How can I see what my details is at tax as I want to register for eFiling but they say my info is not the same.
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