Vacation Home - What do I submit/declare in my Personal Tax Return?

Posted 17 July 2024

I bought a house December 2023, which are rented out as a vacation home. This is my first house that I bought and do not know what I need to submit/declare in my Personal Tax Return for 2024. Can you please assist?

Is rental expense a tax deductible expense for Airbnb subletting?

Posted 23 May 2024

I know that the interest on a bond is tax deductible in the case of an Airbnb.
I was wondering if the rental of a property is also tax deductible if you use the arbitrage Airbnb method, i.e. subletting a fixed-term rental as an Airbnb?

Another question, what if the property is not my own, I am renting it from someone and subletting it. Is the rental expense that I pay, a deductible expense of operating the Airbnb business?

I know you have tiers of packages. How much do you charge to do the income tax of individuals that include the rental income? ...

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How would SARS tax you if you win the Powerball?

Posted 21 May 2024

If I win the Powerball and decide to put all my winnings into a savings account and live off the interest, will I have to pay tax on my interest earned only, or am I supposed to pay tax on the total amount of winnings in the account?

How do I do my taxes as a freelancer?

Posted 16 May 2024

I'm a freelancer  - how do I do my taxes? Do I register as provisional taxpayer or can I still pay PAYE monthly?

Should I trade as a SBC or Sole Proprietor?

Updated 14 May 2024

I've secured a contract of R3. 1m for two years which is going to be invoiced at R130k per month. Whats the best way to go about this? Should I set-up my business as an SBC or sole proprietor?

I'm a remote worker who needs help with their tax

Updated 14 May 2024


I'm an independent contractor working remotely for an international company. The company is not obligated to pay my tax, therefore I need to do it myself.  However,  I'm not sure what the process entails.  Please can you offer help?

Claiming 12B tax deduction on IRP6?

Posted 8 May 2024

I made a contribution towards a solar investment fund. My question does not relate to a rebate for my home installation.

I have contributed to a large fund that raised capital for a 12B solar energy project. The administrator of that fund indicated that I can include this under "deductions" when I file. There doesn't seem to be a field to enter it on the IRP6.

Why are my SARS attachments blank when I open them?

Posted 7 May 2024

I just filed my provisional tax return (IRP6) using your platform. I received an email from TaxTim with the following instructions: "To view the contents of your Provisional Tax Statement of Account, please login to TaxTim, click on My Tax Docs and view the PDF there."

However, when I follow these instructions and attempt to open the document from SARS on my My Tax Docs page, it is blank. It does not seem to be pulling through the information. I checked on my SARS eFiling profile and I am able to open and view the Provisional Tax Statement of account there. ...

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Do I file a provisional return for a sole proprietor that I started in January?

Posted 26 April 2024

I started as sole proprietor in January this year. Do I still need to file a Period 2 provisional tax return (IRP6) this February? The questions on Tax Tim are asking for the whole financial year (i.e from March last year until the end of February this year). Do I then just calculate the income and expenses for January and February of this year?

Trading Loss on IRP6

Posted 26 April 2024

I registered a company in May 2023 and did not make a profit during the tax year up to 29 February 2024. I understand that I still need to file a provisional tax return with SARS, but it does not look like I can enter a negative figure in "Taxable Income" in the IRP6 form. Do I need to enter zero - as in there was no taxable income? In that case, does that mean that I cannot carry the loss forward to next year?

Is my Company a SBC or does it qualify for turnover tax?

Posted 24 April 2024

Hi there, I would like to find out if I should be applying for turnover tax or small business tax, and if I would be considered a micro business. I have just completed my provisional tax return for 2024-01 on Tax Tim and the tax rate is 27%, which seems so high! This is my first tax return for my business, please help.

What percentage tax does a person as a consultant pay?

Posted 23 April 2024

I have been offered a job as a part time consultant. The company says that I must pay tax directly to SARS. How much tax will I have to pay directly to SARS?

I work two jobs - can I claim internet for both?

Posted 23 April 2024

I work two jobs as an independent contractor in addition to my full-time salary. I use the same fibre internet connection for both these jobs which is debited on a monthly basis. Am I correct in saying I can only claim for it once on my tax return, and not twice for both jobs?

Then I also want to know if my TaxTim payment is deductible? 

My seafarer exemption was rejected. What do I do now?

Posted 30 January 2024

I received a SARS assessment after submitting my tax return via TaxTim. During the submission, there was no payment to SARS expected. However I then received an assessment for a large (R2m) balance owed. At the time I assumed it was a mistake or a premature assessment before my documents had been processed, but I've now received an email from SARS stating Outstanding Debt. Please could you assist me with understanding the significant discrepancy between the TaxTim calculation and the SARS assess...

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When can I submit my tax return?

Updated 9 May 2022

When can I submit my tax return for the 2022 tax season? Are the filing dates still the same as those of the previous year?

Register as a Sole Proprietor

Updated 9 May 2022

Can TaxTim help me register as a Sole Proprietor and assist me with my accounting?

Overseas income

Updated 9 May 2022

I have been working overseas and will be doing so for the whole of 2022 tax year making me provisional:
a. What average exchange rate will I use?
b. When is the first Provisional tax return due and, if necessary payable?
c. Can I deduct my overseas pension and medical from my gross income or is this only if I have a pension/RA and medical in South Africa?
d. I know that R1. 25 mil is exempt so how would I work out the tax on that as I know that I cannot claim all overseas tax...

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Can a sole proprietor claim for vehicle maintenance?

Updated 26 April 2022

Can a sole proprietor (extra income, working from home) claim for vehicle maintenance (I do most maintenance myself, but have invoices for the parts) and insurance if he did not keep an accurate logbook?

Self employed, how do I pay my tax to SARS?

Posted 7 April 2022

Q: Self-employed and tax payable to SARS

Freelancer and Tax payments

Updated 1 April 2022

I am currently working as a freelance artist who just started earning money from the work which I do, but at the moment I earn approximately R600.00 a month. I also have not been working for a long time before I began with the freelance job, it has been just over 7 months. Do I still need to pay my taxes even though my income isn't fixed and stable? If that is the case I need help in knowing how I can calculate how much of the tax I would need to pay.

Drop-shipping and taxes

Posted 31 March 2022

Q: Tax on Sole Proprietor Income

How should an online freelancer pay tax?

Updated 31 March 2022

Hi there, I need some advice. I currently work full-time but will be going freelance from April. I have already started some freelance work on the side, and wanted to know how I should go about paying tax for this? Most of the Freelance work I am doing is on an online website (for countries all around the world) and I transfer the funds into my bank account each month. No tax is taken off of this by the website, so I wanted to find out how I should go about paying tax, would it be a monthly or y...

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Independent Contractor versus Personal Service Company

Updated 30 March 2022

I'd like to get some clarity on whether there is a difference between an Independent Contractor and a Personal Service Company?

How do I pay tax on my rental income?

Posted 17 March 2022

I own two rental properties from which I earn rental income. This is my only source of income - I do not earn a salary. In the 2021 tax year I let one of the properties' monthly rental pay directly into my long-time girlfriend's account (R7500 per month). The monthly levies, rates and agency fees (deductible expenses) were still paid from my account. At the end of the tax year, my girlfriend paid the lump sum amount (R7500 X 12 plus interest) that had accumulated in her account back to me.
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Do I need to register for VAT if my income is all export related but my turnover exceeds R1m?

Posted 16 March 2022

I am a provisional taxpayer in South Africa working solely for a foreign company (my services are all export related) with my turnover exceeding R1 million a year. I know that exports are zero-rated for VAT. Do I need to register as a VAT vendor, even though my income would not be subject to VAT?
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