Donation. Is it taxable by the receiver?

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 August 2015

My Father who is a non-tax resident of South Africa would like to assist my wife and I with a donation of R500 000 to help us to buy a house. Please advise if I receive this donation if it is required that I declare it it on my tax return and if it is subject to any tax?

Taxation on gifts

  Written by Marc   Posted 31 July 2015

I received a referral gift on the sale of a property of R10000
I assume a gift under R10000 is tax free?

Investment and capital transfer

  Written by Evan   Posted 29 July 2015

I have recently got married to a UK national and he is wanting to transfer some funds for an investment in SA. He is going to transfer the funds into my current account which I will then transfer into a unit trust.

Firstly do I need to submit a donations form they have on the SARS website and if it exceeds the R100,000 will it be liable for tax?
Secondly the income from the investment will be paid monthly. If it exceeds the R23,080 annual exemption what is the rate on the excess? Is it still taxable even if it is below R70,000 per year? I have no remuneration just the investment income....

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Studies and Tithes Tax

  Written by Evan   Posted 21 July 2015

Is private studies to become a Pastor, whilst being in full time employ of an engineering firm, tax deductible? Is the tithes paid to my local church monthly, tax deductible, if so, what deduction code does this fall under?

Non-resident doner & resident donee

  Written by Evan   Posted 20 July 2015

My step father, is a non-resident and non-SA citizen, who never adopted me but is married out of community of property to my mother, is offering me a substantial gift as a result of a recent sale of part of his inherited estate, let's say 500k ZAR.

My understanding of the SA donations tax law is that my step father is not liable to pay any sort of donations tax, nor am I, because the donor (my step father) is not an SA resident. Is this correct? How would I declare this source of inc...

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Deductible company expenses

  Written by Evan   Posted 16 July 2015

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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Why do high earning individuals get a refund from SARS?

  Written by Evan   Posted 10 July 2015

Why do high earning individuals get a refund from SARS?

Can you apply a tax directive issued to a different employer?

  Written by Evan   Posted 6 July 2015

We have a temp employee that we would ordinarily deduct 25% tax. She has now come with a tax directive from SARS in the name of another employer that she also works for on a commission basis & ask us to apply the tax directive of 20%. Question:
1. Can my company apply this directive even if it is in the name of another company
2. Can my company apply this directive even if it is a photocopy & not the original

Tax on travel allowances

  Written by Marc   Posted 2 July 2015

Pls explain the difference between the 80/20 and 20/80 tax principle for travel allowances and when can it be used ?

Is it for company cars or travel allowances?

Documents required for tax returns at SARS

  Written by Evan   Posted 2 July 2015

What do I carry along when I am going to SARS?

Tax on Medical Aid

  Written by Marc   Posted 1 July 2015

I currently work for a company where the medical aid is paid in full by the business, however my tax is killing my net. I work on a gross of R29 537. 08 PM but only net R20 042. 21 which means I am paying almost R10000 a month in tax. According to my company, they say nothing can be done to reduce the monthly tax as it would be unlawful. I want to find out if that is true or if anything can be done to help the situation?

Domestics child's education

  Written by Marc   Posted 1 July 2015

I donate/pay for my Domestics child's education. Can I claim it back?

Would a R3000 per month ongoing payment to me from my son ave any tax implications?

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 June 2015

I am 68 years old. My son has offered to gift me R3000 per month on an ongoing basis to help me out with my living costs. Will this have any tax implications for either him or me? Do either of us need to declare this amount on our tax returns?

Are churches seen as Public Benefit Organisations?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 June 2015

Are churches seen as Public Benefit Organisations?

I donate at kfc R2 everytime I buy there where can I get a proof must I submit my slips at SARS

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 June 2015

When I buy at kfc I pay R2 donation how can I have a proof that I support charity org must I keep my slips

How much is my PAYE from a salary of R45000 per month.

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

How much will be deducted as PAYE if I earn a gross salary of R45000 per month. Put it in cash not percentages. Eg. . . U will be deducted 5000 not 20%. The simbler way. Thank you.

Loan from UK - treatment for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

My brother in law is a UK citizen, and wishes to gift his brother, my husband, a sum equal to R1.2 million rand. My husband is not South African, but a permanent resident here. It is his wish then to pay our mortgage bond here in SA with that money. What are the tax implications if any? The bond is registered in my name only. Do we have to declare the money?

Does pocket money count towards the R100,000 donations threshold?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am giving my son R100,000 and putting it into a fixed deposit account to save. I know this is the maximum donation I can give to him without me paying tax. If I also give him an allowance of R1500 per month for pocket money into his current account and this is obviously spent every month on necessities does this count towards the R100,000 allowance?

Can my retirement annuity and charity contributions paid by my spouse be claimed by my spouse

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Unemployed for past financial year and spouse paid my retirement annuity contributions and donations . Can he claim my retirement annuity contributions and donations against my spouses tax

Rules regarding donation tax - R S A

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

What is the rate of tax in South Africa on money donated by the donor to his/her son? Are there Tax free amounts? Thank you.

Do you need to fill in IT144 if you are making a donation of R100,000 or less to your child?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I and my husband both want to give each of our children (who are both under 18 and not earning any salary or interest) R100,000 each. Will we need to fill in a form IT144 for the donation even though it is at the limit where no tax is payable? Must we declare it on our provisional tax forms?

Is it possible to be an independent contractor to a company where I am also a director?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

Is it possible to be an independent contractor for a small SA business at the same time as being listed as a director for that same company? I contract my services to a private SA company which 100% owned by a London business. The SA company has no full time staff and contracts work out to highly skilled consultants on a job by job basis in order to complete the work. The reason the company has no full time staff is that it operates in a niche market where work is not always regular. I conduct ...

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Tax implications of giving a gift to my wife / child?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I am married by Anti Nuptual Contract (ANC) without accrual. I would like to give a gift to my wife of R500k. Is this taxed? Do I have to make any declaration to Sars? If so, when must this be made?

Can I give a gift / donation to my child? Are there limits, and what is the procedure?

Self employed income

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 June 2015

I was full time employee for the first six months, and then changed to self-employed contractor issuing an invoice to a seperate but related entity. What are the deductions I can claim against income invoiced?

How do handle monthly donations made?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 May 2015

Sole proprietor, when do I handle donations made monthly?
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