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Do I get tax refund money this year?

  Written by Marc  

I want to know if I get tax refund this year?

Is a commission based salary taxed differently?

  Written by Marc  

A lot of people have told me that you get taxed more on a commission based salary than on a fixed monthly salary but I cannot find any evidence to support this. Is it true? Are you taxed more on commission earnings?

Do I owe SARS?

  Written by Marc  

Do I owe SARS for this tax year?

Being taxed for free or cheap housing

  Written by Marc  

I am being taxed on an amount for free housing. When will I pay less tax? If I get the amount as salary and pay it over to my employer as rent or if they deduct tax from my salary for the free housing.

Two IRP5 documents?

  Written by Marc  

I worked half of the year for one company and the other half for another company.How do I submit my tax returns having two IRP5 documents?

What documents do I need as a 1st time IRP5 submitter?

  Written by Marc  

What documents do I need as a 1st time IRP5 submitter?

My CTC is R22 000 with 50% contribution from company on medical(R1976), how should tax be calculated

  Written by Marc  

I have a CTC of R22,000 and included in that amount is the 50% medical contribution from the company, how will my tax be calculated. My medical aid is R1976.

Will I get a refund with a non taxable salary paying a medical aid of whereby the employer pays 50%?

  Written by Marc  

My Salary is R 5442.00 a month after deductions of which I do not get taxed but pay a medical aid for myself and my 2 kids of where the employer pays 50% of which my total amount starting last year Septermber were R 1297.00 and from January 2014 R 1413.00

What does the final conclusion of reduced assessment mean to me as a taxpayer?

  Written by Marc  

I received a reduced assessment and the conclusion was that a certain amount was refundable to me but it never paid out SARS paid me amount from previous assessment what does the reduced assessment mean?

Do I have to submit any tax return or form if I stopped working for the past tax year with no income

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tax Tim, I use to work but stopped. Do I now have to send a tax return for the last year if I do not get any income anymore?

Quick calculator for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

Have you still a quick calculator?

Do SARS owes me?

  Written by Marc  

From last year January till march these year I was working. I was also paying tax so as tax return now how could I know if SARS owes me cause I was paying too much and I was working under contract.

Where will I find my work history on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

How can I find my work tax history page or IRP5?

Refund of 2010-11 not recieved from SARS, what should I do?

  Written by Marc  

I have paid my full tax to SARS but the acknowledgement submitted by me manually on 1 August 2011, so till now refund hasn't been paid to me, so what I have to do.
financial year 2010-11
assessment year 2011-12

Transition from adviser to TaxTim?

  Written by Marc  

I am a provisional tax payer and have been using a tax adviser. My affairs are simply - I earn a salary and receive rental from 2 properties.

Are there any issues to consider with regards to the provisional tax I have paid?

Will I receive a tax refund if I was unemployed and still contributing to medical aid?

  Written by Marc  

I was unemployed from February 2013 to December 2014. I returned to work in January 2014. During that period I was still paying for medical aid. will I receive a tax refund?

Severance pay - how do I show it on an IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

I need to pay severance pay - what IRP5 code should I use to ensure it is taxed correctly?

Do you guarantee payment?

  Written by Marc  

Do you guarantee pay out as per return completed on your site?

If I received payment Iast year from SARS, must I submit again this year?

  Written by Marc  

If last year I received money from SARS, must I submit again To Dis year?Or

Which Source Code must I use, when I take out a loan from either a bank or a policy?

  Written by Marc  

If I take a loan either from a bank or from my policy which source code should I put on the tax return & where (under which heading? Income Received/Other Income)?Where can I find the document with the Source code relating to the above question? I downloaded the source codes booklet from SARS but there is no explanation on it for loans.

Will having a few policies affect my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

Which policies affect tax payments?

Can I claim tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

Can I claim a tax refund even though I don't work?

Forms required to complete for provitional tax on eFiling as sole proprietor, how to do EFT Payment?

  Written by Marc  

I am registered with SARS on E Filing as a sole proprietor, what forms do I complete and how do I do EFT payments

Prior years eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

Ok I have a few questions. If I want to submit tax returns for prior years, how far back may I submit? and What is the required minimum income (I know this year it is R250000) but wasnt it different in prior years?
If I submitted my tax returns a few years (4) back manually? will I be able to see the assessment on eFiling? If not how can I get my assessment? And if I was previously required to submit a tax return but am not required to anymore do I still need to submit it?

Will I get money from SARS?

  Written by Marc  

Do petrol attendant also get refunds from SARS after being dismissed by their former employers?
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