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Travel Expenses - commission



Kingsley says:
25 November 2015 at 13:27

I work for a company. I am contracted out to a client. I gather I can claim travel costs from work to the client? I have maintained a log book but I have not received a travel allowance on my payslip from my company. How do I claim the travel expenses?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
25 November 2015 at 15:03

Is more than 50% of your salary made up of commission?

Kingsley says:
25 November 2015 at 15:55

No

TaxTim TaxTim says:
25 November 2015 at 16:09

Unfortunately SARS are very specific on when travel claims can be claimed i.e only if commission makes up over 50% of the overall amount earned.

Since you are using your car for business, you should be able to claim wear and tear on it.
Please make use of our Wear and Tear calculator to work out the wear and tear cost you can claim on your car. You will need to apportion for business versus personal use.

How to calculate Wear and Tear

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