How long does it take for SARS to refund funds ?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 November 2015

IF the amount on the tax return show a - that means that you will receive funds, correct. My question is how long does it take, because when you call SARS call centre they said 6 working days. If it's not truth why say it.

What is the tax definition of carrying on a business.

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 November 2015

I have been unemployed for the 2014 / 2015 tax year. For income, I have been getting casual work here and there. By casual I mean I worked on some events, did some technical drawings for a company and then helped with a school magazine. I was paid for all these jobs, for which I had to invoice and naturally I incurred expenses to do these jobs. Two events were overseas. There were a few months when I had no work at all. (My taxable income is less that the R70700 threshold. ) My question is, does...

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IRP5's

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 November 2015

SARS are requesting IRP5's from me for 2006 & 2007 before they will release a refund for my current 2015 tax return. Problem is I don't have the IRP-5's anymore and neither does my employer. For what period are they supposed to keep it on their records? Please advise because I don't know what to do now.

Medical costs for operation not paid out by Medical Aid

  Written by Evan   Posted 10 November 2015

Hi I have a question regarding medical claims not paid by the medical aid. I had a c-section operation in 2014. The Doctor put in a claim of R13k and the medical aid made a payment from the scheme of R3K, leaving a balance of R10K. The amount for unpaid claims on the medical aid certificate for the 2014/2015 tax year is only approx R4K.

Should this R10K amount of the c-section be added to the medical claims not paid by the medical aid? Tax Code 4020 becomes R4K R10K = R14K. What abo...

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PAYE/ Tax on Commissions

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

I am paying employees a monthly salary as well as commissions on top of the monthly basic. Do I have to deduct PAYE separately from monthly basic and then using a different PAYE/ Tax Rate for the commissions?

Commissions are available every month, however not every month has commissions paid to the employee. What would be the easiest and best way to understand this as well as being as SARS compliant

Am i tax exempt, I have been out of the country for awhile.

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

Hi, I worked 190 days out of the country in aggregate during the 12 months period and I was also
continuous for more than 60days in the 2014 tax year. In the 2015 tax year I was less than 183 days and less than 60days continuous, do I still qualify for my income to be exempt.

What is a tax report

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

What is at tax report

Independent Contractor can you claim depreciation on your vehicle

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

As an individual with additional Independent Contractors remuneration, can you claim depreciation on your motor vehicle even if you get a travel allowance on your main income.

Are anointed church materials sold in church subject to tax exemption

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

Are anointed church materials (e. G anointed oil, wrist bands, t-shirts) sold in church premises subject to tax exemption under SARS Act. If so, what is the relevant law governing such exemption and procedure of securing such exemption

Overtaxed or what?

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

Im unemployed I recently got divorced and I received R544 888. 90 as a settlement before tax deductions and after deductions it was R456 000 was I overtaxed or was it alright?

Must I submit returns for previous years when I earned very little? (single income, no claims)

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 November 2015

After phoning SARS about an eFiling problem (presently 2015), I was told by the consultant that my tax return for 2013 was overdue. I responded that I hadn't been making anywhere near the tax threshold that year, and that various SARS website material, tax-consultants & SARS consultants over the years had confirmed as much (single source income, no med-aid, no R/A, no travel, no NPO-PBO donations, etc). He responded that everyone had to submit a tax return every year, regardless of how much they...

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Rental costs whilst unit is empty before next tenants

  Written by Marc   Posted 8 November 2015

Let's say people rented a property and they left end of June and you sold the property with transfer going through September and it's not your primary residence. Would you account for the costs of levy etc between July Aug and Sep as part of the rental income deductions section?
The property was for rental specifically.

Should pensioners submit a tax teturn?

  Written by Marc   Posted 8 November 2015

My parents are 84 and 78 respectively. They receive a monthly pension income of R140 000 /a and a contribute to a medical aid of R 22 500 /a. They dont have They have limited medical expenses not covered by the medical aid. Do they need to submit a tax return?

Must I still pay tax if company deducts PAYE?

  Written by Marc   Posted 8 November 2015

Must I still pay tax if my company deducts PAYE?

How can I find out why I'm being audited?

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

I've done my tax return Ok. I received an SMS that I am being audited and that I will receive the amount of refund on 1 Dec. Why must I wait so long, and how can I find out why I'm being audited?

Lapses on cancelled policies

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

I am at the part on my tax return which asks - Did you receive any money for work that you were taxed on, or money for restraint of trade, which you then had to give back to your employer? These are amounts refunded as per s11(nA) and s11(nB).

I am currently a financial adviser and we incur lapses on policies that were cancelled. This money is taken away from us. Do I use that amount here?

Travel allowance for commission earner

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

I am currently at the travel allowance part of my tax return. This question arises. Do you receive a travel allowance from your employer? Click Yes if source codes 3701 or 3702 appear on your IRP5, AND if you kept a vehicle logbook. My answer is no as those source codes do not appear on my IRP5. However I am a full commission earner and keep a logbook. Where will I input those figures/amounts?

How much tax will I pay when receiving a provident fund upon leaving my company?

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

How much tax will I pay when receiving a R102 000 provident fund upon leaving my company?

Capital gains tax exemption

  Written by Marc   Posted 6 November 2015

I have to calculate capital gain on a rental property ( not a primary residence). It seems we can deduct a R30 000 natural person exemption. Does SARS eFiling automatically take off that R30 000 or am I supposed to put it in somewhere?

What does "auto finalised" mean?

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

My son has been audited, then it went to anther department, that department said that it would be auto finalised 28/10/2015, but still no money...

Do I submit returns for the years in between a full-time job where I studied and worked for myself?

  Written by Marc   Posted 6 November 2015

What happens if I started my first full-time job at the beginning of 2012 and submitted my tax return correctly (getting no refund, of course)... But then I quit the job in January 2013 and went back to study for the year of 2013? I assume I didn't have to submit for that year off? (I didn't). I then started freelancing and working for myself throughout 2014. Do I need to submit a tax return for 2014, even though as a freelancer I made less than the threshold?

Parking expenditure

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 November 2015

As a SARS commission earner, can I claim my parking expenditure charged by my office?

Rental income In Community of Property split not recorded on IT34

  Written by Evan   Posted 5 November 2015

On my IT34 - for my rental income profit - SARS did not perform the 50-50 split for being married in community of property and so the full amount was used to calculate my tax owed. Would I file a dispute claim for this? It seems strange that last year SARS did the 50-50 split and this year they haven't.

Can I claim gap cover on my tax return?

  Written by Evan   Posted 5 November 2015

I had depleted my savings last year on my medical scheme and had a self payment gap to cover and then annual threshold benefits would kick in. Can I claim the self payment gap on my tax return?

How do you claim entertainment expenses

  Written by Marc   Posted 5 November 2015

How do you claim entertainment expenses. The expenses that are directly related to projects and to a client is reimbursed by the company. Expenses related to business development or non-client related are not reimbursed. I have receipts for these, but canâ%u20AC%u2122t really tie it to a client per se. I may be able to tie it to a specific meeting in my calendar or a log of meetings that I keep.
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