Travel expenses claim?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

I have done freelance consultancy work for 2 companies over a period of 3 months. The other months of the tax year I have been in fixed employment at a companies deducting PAYE with no travel allowance. Have not kept details of fuel and vehicle expenses. Can I claim a travelling expense for the 3 months based on kilometers driven ito the fixed cost and variable cost travel allowance method? If not what method should I use for travel expenses as a deduction against the production of the consultan...

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Contributing to Botswana medical aid scheme, is it tax deductible?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

I am a tax returning resident to South Africa. Been working in Botswana for the last 16 years and tax returned to work in RSA from June 2014. I have been contributing monthly to a medical aid scheme in Botswana(BOMAID), will this be deemed tax deductible to SARS?

Do I need to pay tax and can I qaulify for VAT number

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I have a contract with one of the courier companies, I make _R3400 per week then pay my driver R1000 and use _R1300 for petrol and clear _R1300, do I still need to pay tax?

Tax for pensioners

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I am helping someone with their tax. The person is 66 years old and has an monthly retirement annuity payout of R7000 and monthly interest (from investments) of about R4000 that gets paid out also monthly to them. Should a tax return be filed,or are there exemptions? I know the over 65 year olds get exempt of certain amounts for interest earned,but im not sure if that is the only excemption,or is there a total amount of income they are excempt of? Or must you add the two excemption amounts toge...

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Depreciation for SARS.

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I have used TaxTim to calculate my depreciation. SARS is now looking for supporting documentation. What do I need to submit?

SARS could not give me my refund and I was due to one

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I reported a problem to you last week that SARS could not give me my refund and I was due to one and not selected for an audit as more than two and half weeks have passed since I submitted my tax return. I went there on 20th of august to check only to find out that they needed me submit again for 2011 and 2012 and I did that so when can I expect my tax return for the 5th of august

Provisional Tax Calculation

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

how do i work out the estimated profits for provisional tax payment to be effected end of august?

Travel expenses?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Can I claim on money spent on public transport-travel expenses.

Is TAX deduction calculated from your gross salary only or from gross salary plus benefits

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I earn a gross salary of R26000. 00 plus I have company benefits of R3881. 00 (being medical aid). When working out the TAX deduction on my salary, is it calculated from R26000. 00 or from R26000 R3881? I see that my current TAX deductions are TAX R5491. 94 UIF R148. 72 and I am just wondering how that was determined. Thank you

Levies for medical expenditure on my tax return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Im on chronic medication I have to pay a levy every month on my repeats

Tax exempt working aboard

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

When you work out the country for 60 days or more you don't get taxed

Fleet Cards

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

How should employer tax work on the following:

Employee uses a company fleet card for fuel cost. Example of the July:
July Fleet Card Balance of statement R3 500
Travel claim (1 000 km @ R2. 05 p/km) R2 050
Deduction from employee for private use of fleet card R1 450 (R3 500 - 2 050)

Under which IRP 5 code should the travel claim be?
Should it be 3702 because the employee pays back the private use of the fleet card therefore there is no fringe benefit.

Escalation at SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I contacted SARS yesterday, the 29th day since my documents were submitted for a review. The matter was "escalated". How many more months will they still take to finalise this matter?

Do I fill in tax forms or not?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

What is the salary for the 1st March 2014. Till 28th February 2015 tax year to start paying tax on, and if I am below that amount, or if I do not earn any monies, then please let me know if I must still fill in any tax forms.

Medical Aid Tax if I pay Medical Aid privately as the company does not cover it

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I am starting a new job and I will be taking over my medical aid privately so my company will not contribute towards my medical aid. I will be paying for main member 3 dependents (adult & 2 children). How does this medical aid tax credit work? Would I now be able to benefit on tax if I pay privately? Lets work on I will earn R20 000. 00 a month?

What to do during audit process

  Written by Evan   Posted 24 August 2015

Selected for audit. What do I do?

Audit and Verification

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Why have I been nominated for Audit and I just declared which is on my IRP5.

When will I receive that money?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I submitted my RIP5 on the 29 July 2015. I recieved an sms say the amount due to you is R1041. 77 but till to date I havent recieve that money

Signature required while eFiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

When completing the IRP6 and ITR12 via SARS eFiling, what happens with the section where they request a signature. Does one ignore that when SARS eFiling?

How is it possible that I have never received a tax refund since 2005?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 August 2015

How is it possible that I have never received a tax refund since 2005?. I employed by a corporate (approx 40 000. 00 employees) that pays my tax for me.

Is rental income taxable if i'm renting somewhere else?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 August 2015

I bought a property and after a year, I decided to let it out and go rent somewhere, so now that am earning rental income on my property, i'm I liable to pay tax on the rental income received?

Should I register for provisional tax if I have more than one employer?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 August 2015

What do you do if you have more than one employer and thus have more than one IRP5 or IT3? Should you register as provisional tax payer or not?

Do I owe sars or do they owe me?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 August 2015

Hi Tim I received a ITA34 certificate from my old job as a waiter & bar man @ seasons sport & spa and I don't know what it means do I owe SARS or do SARS owe me???

Earning R6000 per month which tax bracket

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 August 2015

If I earn an average of R6000 per month on a contract basis in which tax bracket do I fall

SA citizen working overseas

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 August 2015

I have been working overseas since January 2011. I have informed SARS and they have supplied me with an email stating that I have been de-registered from income tax. I have no other income in South Africa. Do I still need to submit a tax return every year?
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