Written by Marc
Posted 13 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 13 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Hi TaxTim,
I am a full-time student and work for a company during my free time where I do odd promotions in a month. I am earning below the tax bracket and I am being taxed 25%. I get taxed on jobs where I earn R350, R500, and R800. My question is should I be taxed even though I am way below the tax bracket? And how does it work with the tax if I do not have a tax number and the company have deducted tax but have not given pay slips yet? Can I be exempt from paying tax on a R350? What happ...
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 12 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 11 October 2015
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Posted 9 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 9 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 9 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 9 October 2015
1. I am retired and a deduction for my Medical Aid Contribution is made from my monthly pension. My Tax Certificate displays a basic Tax Credit (R257 x 2 x 12) which does not include the extra Tax Credit for claims submitted to, but not paid by, my Medical Aid Fund. My neighbour, on the other hand, who also has a deduction for his Medical Aid Contribution from his monthly pension, received his Tax Certificate which reflects a Tax Credit taking into account a basic Tax Credit (R257 x 2 x 12) as well as his claims submitted but not paid by his Medical Aid Fund...
Written by Marc
Posted 9 October 2015
Dear TaxTim. I only recently realised that SARS have been capping my yearly travel allowance (code 3701) at R66,000 which is my monthly car allowance x 12. Thanks for your feedback on that. I do however qualify for an allowance of R100,000 per year based on value of the car and log book total vs. Business km's. When doing my onlie eFiling, the system did allow me to reduce 3601 Income and increase 3701 by the same amount that I decreased the income 3601. I am hoping that this will then prevent m...
Written by Marc
Posted 8 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 8 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 8 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 8 October 2015
Hi Tim
I was retrenched and received my provident payment in March or April 2014 so now for 2015 submission I submitted the provident IRP5 and I also started with a new company in October 2014. The provident fund irp no tax was deducted but for my new employer there was but is was for total income less than R75000 for the 4. 5 months. I filed my tax return and now I received a letter for Audit review. From the looks of the calculation it seems SARS needs to refund me, how long does th...
Written by Marc
Posted 8 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 7 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 7 October 2015
Hi Tim, I'm considering taking a contract position. I live in Durban and the position is in Johannesburg. Which means I will be commuting weekly to Johannesburg and spending the weekend in Durban with my partner. Including the travel expenses and extra accommodation in my hourly rate drastically increases the tax that I will have to contribute, which means the opportunity is not that lucrative. I end up losing. Would it make more sense for the business to cover the cost of my weekly flights and ...
Written by Marc
Posted 7 October 2015
Written by Evan
Posted 7 October 2015
Written by Evan
Posted 7 October 2015
Written by Marc
Posted 7 October 2015