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Banking details changed itself on efiling. How long until refund is paid?

  Written by Evan  

For some apparent reason the banking details on my SARS eFiling changed itself. How long until the refund is paid out after verifying banking details for the 3rd time in 6 months?

Past IRP5 I could not get from employer

  Written by Evan  

I have been requested to submit my 2009 tax return and I could not receive IRP5 from my employer.

Completed Tax Return for year, owe SARS

  Written by Evan  

Was hoping you can assist filed my tax return yesterday and SARS is basically stating that I owe them R10,000 within in a year, I know this is untrue as every month I have been paying tax. I was a contractor for the last 10 months. Please advise if you able to assist as my tax return has already been submitted.

Deductible company expenses

  Written by Evan  

For many years I operated as a sole Proprietor. Early 2014 I registered a PTY Ltd and duly traded as the PTY LTD. As executive director, by choice I did not draw any salary, the idea being that this would help the company cashflow by saving more working capital. I paid for all vehicle expenses ie fuel, maintenance, privately out of my savings, but approximately 90% of the vehicle use and expenses are attributable to the PTY LTD business. Is there any way that these expenses can be recovered from...



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Motor Bargaining council levies, were deducted, but I was never registered

  Written by Evan  

My employer was deducting Motor council levies, but I was never registered. They said I will not get my levies back to me. I had to approach the Motor Bargaining council to get the motor levies paid back to me, and was paid as a cash deposit, instead of on line banking transfer. Surely, the money that was originally deducted from me, went to another account, or invested elsewhere, how did they manage to do their tax return. Is there any way, that I should report this matter to SARS, etc?

How am I suppose to prove to SARS that I was unemployed in 2003-2004?

  Written by Evan  

How am I suppose to prove to SARS that I was unemployed in 2003-2004 in the year 2015. We are told by SARS that we only need to keep documentation for 5 years. Am in a bit of a tizz...

Contract workers are they refunded for tax?

  Written by Evan  

Contract workers are they liable for tax?

Can I submit medical prescription statements at SARS?

  Written by Evan  

I don't keep medical prescription slips, but I get a summarised statements every time after consulting, can I submit those statements at SARS?

Company or Individual tax if IRP5 is from my company

  Written by Evan  

What if my tax return (IRP5) show my name on it as a business for example "Koos Consulting Services". But during the tax year I worked at this company on contract. Every month they subtracted individual tax from my payslip (which was right). My question now is, when I do the tax return at SARS won't they now want me to pay company tax, and not individual tax?

CGT on primary residence previously resided in

  Written by Evan  

I own ONE property which I previously resided in (property A). I now rent this property (A) out to other people and reside in a different house which I rent from someone else. I have now sold the property (A).

I owned the property for 9 years of which I resided in it for 6 years (rented out the first year and the last /- two years). Given that it is the only property that I own and I previously resided (Sch8 s44(b)) in it, will the sale qualify for the primary residence exclusion in...



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Commission only tax amount

  Written by Evan  

If I am independent, and my only income is from deals that I put together, how much Tax % wise
do I have to pay, is it sliding or fixed?

My pty ltd had a 0 tax return this year while I worked for other companies as freelancer. Declare?

  Written by Evan  

I am filling out my tax return as an individual freelancer in the media industry but I am also the owner and CEO of a private company that had a zero tax return with no income put through the business. Do I still then need to declare that I am a member of a PTY ltd?

Time taken to issue new tax number

  Written by Evan  

My previous tax number is listed as insolvent and SARS assisted me with a new IT77 application for a new tax number, I was made aware that since the insolvency that SARS has money owing to me for the years that followed. They advised that they will transfer those funds onto the new tax number and then I will receive my rebate. Once I get the new tax number I can then submit my last IRP5 to the new tax number as well. Happy with that.

My question is how long does it take SARS to issue...



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Haven't received my return 7 days after an IT34 was issued

  Written by Evan  

I submitted my tax stuff on SARS eFilling exactly 7 days ago today. SARS responded promptly with an IT34 notice, which indicated that I'm due to receive a tax return (which was a negative amount, not sure what that means. Do I owe SARS or do they owe me?). Now I still haven't received the money (7 days later). What could be the problem?

ITA34 issued but no ITSA

  Written by Evan  

I submitted my 2015 tax return. My refund was not paid out because they said I need to submit my 2010 tax return and I went to the SARS branch and filed manually. I received an ITA34 but no ITSA and in audit or verification is says N.

Will I get the refund even though I didn't get my ITSA?

Medical aid for 7 months only

  Written by Evan  

Hi, I only had a medical aid from March 2014 up to end September 2014. Am I allowed to claim for medical aid even though I only had a medical aid for 7 months?

Logbook as evidence

  Written by Evan  

What substantiating evidence do I need to provide to verify my odometer reading on my motor vehicle to SARS? I did not have my car at the beginning of the tax year and my car has since been stolen. I also did not record the kms from when I got it to the end of the tax year. Can I make the kms up? Look forward to your feedback.

Lost login details

  Written by Evan  

I have lost my login details and can't remember my security questions to my SARS eFiling account. The call center just sends me a temporary password, but that does not help me if I cannot remember my username. I'm completely stuffed on this one.

How long does it take to be paid after being sent for verification?

  Written by Evan  

I would just like to find out I did my income tax and it showed they owe me R5000 but after that I was sent for verification but now as I check my SARS eFilling profile it says assessment received does it mean I will get paid soon or what?

First a refund now I owe them

  Written by Evan  

Hello
I submitted my tax return and it said that I was due a refund of about R800. I then went through my medical expenses and saw I made a mistake in my calculations. So I went and corrected it (originally my medical expenses out of pocket was R8900, after I corrected it it was about R8200). Now it says I owe them about R200! I do not earn enough to do e-filing in the first place, I submit because of my medical expenses. Please help?!

Claim business usage for private car

  Written by Evan  

Hi I am using my private vehicles for business travel, part of my job is to do site visits, client meeting ect. I did not receive a travel allowance from my company. Please explain how I can claim this back as I do have log sheets for the travel. I am busy having my package restructured to include a car allowance.

Part 2: can I claim depreciation for one vehicle and also claim travel back or is it not allowed?

Old Tax Submission

  Written by Evan  

SARS is withholding a lot of money this year as they say that the company I worked for 8 years ago never submitted my tax/or they don't have a record of this (which is weird as tax has always been taken off my salary). I left they company in 2009 and they are no longer operating. What do I do?

Obtaining my IRP5 from previous employer

  Written by Evan  

I am trying to get my IRP5 from my previous employer. Whenever I call they tell me Payroll is still looking for it. This is the last form I need to submit to SARS in order for them to complete my assessment. How can I make them speed up the process in 'finding' my IRP5?

Refund outstanding for two weeks

  Written by Evan  

Hi, how long does it take to get your refund? Mine has been outstanding for 2 weeks now.

Tax liability for monetary gifts from overseas

  Written by Evan  

UK citizen with permanent residency in SA. I work part time for which I get paid and also volunteer for a church for which I get regular and occasional gifts from individuals and churches in the UK and paid into my UK account, and occasionally transferred to my SA bank account.

I have been paying tax on everything on the advice of SARS for a number of years. Friends have questioned this. Am I liable to pay tax on regular gifts from individuals in the UK? Am I liable to pay tax on reg...



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