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Completion Letter

  Written by Marc  

I was selected for audit. I have been waiting for more than 21 days now. I received a letter yesterday in my SARS eFiling profile - completion letter what is going to happen now.

ITSA issued

  Written by Marc  

I lodged my tax return, and was then requested to upload supporting documents for review. Three weeks past and now there is a ITSA (statement of account) - does this mean the review has been completed?

Non-resident donor tax

  Written by Evan  

If my brother is a non-resident (USA citizen) and he donates money to me as a South African citizen is there donations tax and if not - do I still need to notify SARS of having received the donation?

My IRP 5 not reflecting on my eFiling profile

  Written by Evan  

Why does my IRP 5 tax certificate not reflect on my tax profile, even though it was electronically submitted by my employer?

9857 - LUMP SUM DECLARED BUT DIRECTIVE OUTSTANDING error when calculating.

  Written by Evan  

9857 - LUMP SUM DECLARED BUT DIRECTIVE OUTSTANDING error when calculating.

What does this mean?

Taxable Income states eg -R40000 will this be paid to you or do you have to look at the calculated r

  Written by Marc  

If you calculate your information on SARS SARS eFiling and you calculate and it says Taxable Income states eg
-R40000 - is this what will be paid to you or do you have to look at the calculated result?

Tax on 2 incomes after increasing monthly tax

  Written by Marc  

How does SARS tax 2 incomes? Monthly salary and pension income. Paid SARS thousands last year and this year again after 'upping' my tax by R2000 per month?

eFiling registration form's name.

  Written by Marc  

I need to fill in the registration form and fax it to SARS together with my ID copy so that my SARS eFiling registration is completed. My problem is that I cannot find the registration form, what is the name of this registration form? When I received an sms from SARS to fill in this form, the name was not there so I am stuck, please help.

Didnt submit tax returns,can I go 30 Nov 2015

  Written by Marc  

Forgot to submit my tax returns can go on Monday to submit?

How can I get my tax number online or via email?

  Written by Marc  

Can u send me via email my tax number.

Paying tax on international cash gift.

  Written by Marc  

I'm an SA citizen who is currently based in New Zealand for a couple of years. I'm going to SA for a holiday and have sent money to one of my bank accounts to use as spending. The money has been sent electronically and my reason was a gift to myself. Will I be paying tax on this amount in SA?

I am a commission earner and earned R 486 342 but my tax assessment states that I owe SARS R2327719

  Written by Marc  

I am an estate agent, I've submit my tax returns and have received a shocking assessment of R2,327,719. 96
I earned R486 342,00 in commission from selling property. I suspect I might have made an error where I was asked about turnover and I put the value of the properties that I sold which is about R7,000,000 and am afraid SARS wants to tax me on that whereas I only received and average commission of about 5%. Kindly advise how I rectify this.

Declaring Income on IB3 (b)

  Written by Marc  

I HAVE A ITB3 (b) document/certificate from Nedbank for Income from Investments, Property Rights and Royalties. Where do I need to declare the interest? What source code?

Tax uif on 10 000

  Written by Marc  

Hi if I earn 10000 a mount how much will I get after tax and uif is applied

Cant find my appropriate source code, clicked the wrong button want to accept changes to what SARS h

  Written by Marc  

I clicked ignore instead of accept for adjusting my tax return to match what is on SARS records - how do I go back and change this. How do I find the source code for environmental consultant it doesn't seem to be on the list you offer - what is the source code SARS has on record for me for this

No IRP5 being delivered

  Written by Marc  

One of my previous employers refuses to send an IRP5 (they claim their submissions aren't balancing, I suspect they haven't being paying our tax), the cut off is tomorrow and I now don't have an IRP5 to submit for part of the year. I can't get an affidavit as I don't live in the country anymore. How do I go about this?

Under which heading can business expenses be claimed eg rates

  Written by Marc  

Under which heading can business expenses be claimed eg rates

Can I register now as provincial for 2015.

  Written by Marc  

Can I register now as a provincial tax payer and file now for 2015?

Provisional Tax interest

  Written by Marc  

I am a provisional taxpayer and I am only submitting 2014-2015 now, I am trying to calculate my penalties but I do not have the figure for the provisional tax amount?

Medical Aid Deductions

  Written by Marc  

Can contributions to a hospital plan be deducted?

Sole proprietor of a carwash claim the whole amount paid for electricity, water & rent.

  Written by Marc  

Can a sole proprietor of a car wash claim the whole amount paid for electricity, water & rent.

Am I liable for SA tax?

  Written by Marc  

I am British, have my family and home in South Africa, work abroad for long periods of time and don't work in SA. Sometimes I take a long holiday at home - three or four months. I sign a contract for each company I work for abroad. Am I liable for SA income tax?

What does physical impairment include interms of expenses I can claim?

  Written by Marc  

What does physical impairment include in terms of expenses I can claim?

If you earn comm but its not 50.1% more than their total salary,can they still claim for cell+travel

  Written by Marc  

If someone made commission for the year but its not 50. 1% more than their total salary, are they still allowed to claim for cell phone and travel exp?

Source code and income

  Written by Marc  

How and where do I enter the 4 digits for source code and income
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