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CPT payment on money held for 3rd party.

  Written by Marc  

I have a parent whom gave me money a couple of years back to place in an investment in my name. Recently the entire investment was cashed out and transferred back to said parent. I now have been issued with and IT3(c) reflecting this. My questions are as follows:

1) Though it is not stated on the IT3(c), do I need to pay CPT on the proceeds (SARS code 4205)?
2) If I need to pay CPT, as this money did not belong to me (though the investment was in my name, I did not derive any benefit from it), is there a way in which the CPT can reflect against the party whom the money belonged to?...



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How can I go back to changing my answer for capital gains if I don't have the option?

  Written by Marc  

I need to change my answer to capital gains that I gave, but the problem is I can't go back to the capital gains sections. How do I go back to it?

Tax on local based foreign currency accounts

  Written by Marc  

How is tax caculated on a local foreign currency account. Example: Savings of $100. Worth R1000 but worth R1200 due to currency changes at end of year. And also interest of R50.

Please advise on inheritance tax and interest income tax.

  Written by Marc  

I am receiving R 800 000 from my uncle, as part of an inheritance. Will I have to pay tax on this. I would like to invest it where I will receive a monthly interest that I can use, will I be taxed on this monthly amount. If so how much?

Can not afford to pay my tax.

  Written by Marc  

I have to pay capital gains tax of R200000. I can not pay this amount. What must I do?

Freelancer with multiple sources of income, what sort of tax do I register for and how do I sumbit?

  Written by Marc  

I am a freelancer working in the film industry. As such I have have periods of consistent work with a production company for a number of months, but also gain smaller amounts of income from private work on the side. Giving short courses and doing small corporate or private videos and edits. I am not registred as company and do all work as a private individual. How do I divide up my income, to sumbit for my tax return?
And what type of tax-payer would I register as?

This is my fir...



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Refund on Dividends Withholding tax?

  Written by Marc  

I have twins and have set them up with unit trust investments in their own name. The distributions from the trusts are fully reinvested. However the trusts pay out a mixture of interest and dividends etc. On the dividends can I submit tax returns for them to claim back the dividend withholding tax. The interest and capital gains portions are below annual limits. They have no other income as they are not working.

Income tax return 2015

  Written by Marc  

I submitted two provisional tax returns for capital gains tax for 2014/2015. Now I want to submit my annual tax return (ITR12). I already have an IRP5 from my employer. What do I do with the provisional tax information? Do I include it on my annual tax return or what? Please advice

Capital Gains on joint ownership of property where only one person is the primary resident.

  Written by Marc  

I am joint owner (50%) of a property with my son. He is the primary resident, I am not. If we sell the property, how is the Capital Gains Tax calculated? The gain will be way below the threshold of gain of a primary residence.

Is the sale of an old house & purchase of a new house show on my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

If I sold my old house for R830,000 & bought a new house for R1,150,000 do I need to inform SARS of this?
I did this in order to move closer to my place of employment.

Where did I fill this codes IT3B, T3C, IT 3(b), & IT 3(C)

  Written by Marc  

What is a difference between IT3B, T3C, IT 3(b), & IT 3(C)

Tax implications on unit trust for a new born child

  Written by Evan  

Hi Tim
What are the tax implications if I have a unit trust fund for my child. Do I need to disclose the interest and capital gain on sale in my tax return? Thank you

Are vehicle repayments tax deductable for a sole-proprietor?

  Written by Marc  

I am a sole proprietor in a health profession. I have an office, but I see a lot of clients at their homes or primary residence. I need a car to conduct my business, and have just bought a new car. What are the tax implications of this? Can I deduct the repayments and insurance premium as a business expense?

Need help with filing for CGT

  Written by Evan  

I need help with filing for capital gains tax. I sold my property in August 2014.

Support for cell phone depreciation at SARS?

  Written by Marc  

What supporting documentation does SARS usually look for when assessing if depreciation/wear and tear on your cell phone is an allowable deduction. Please note that my cellphone is paid via a monthly contract fee. These contracts usually don't stipulate the base price of the phone. Furthermore, what support do you need to give them for the allocation of business use versus private use. I have tried to search and ask what they need as they wanted to verify this deduction, however, I cannot seem t...



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Passive investment and unit trust income - do I submit a tax return?

  Written by Evan  

I am an independent contractor and my earnings is below R200 000 per year. Over the past two years, I have managed to save and have invested R100 000 in listed shares and R50 000 in investment funds such as unit trusts. I am not sure whether I need to submit a tax return?

Foreign Capital Gains

  Written by Marc  

Is the capital gains R30 000 exclusion also applicable to foreign capital gains of an SA resident?

Tax on endowments

  Written by Evan  

What percentage of tax do you pay on endowments upon a husband's death, and his wife is the beneficiary?

Is there income tax payable on interest received from SARS?

  Written by Marc  

Is there income tax payable on interest received from SARS?
Which section in the tax act does this come from?

The definition of cost in Assets and Liabilities section of the ITR12?

  Written by Evan  

In the completion of the ITR12 assets and liabilities section, SARS are asking for the assets at cost. This is the first time I am submitting assets and liabilities so want to be sure the cost is reflected "correctly". What is the definition of cost, example for a home purchased 20 years ago. The current value or the original price that was paid?

What is an IT3c and where do I put the information on my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

I have received a IT3(c) from old mutual
there is a code 4250 on the form. Were do I find the section to complete this on SARS eFiling

Capital gain tax

  Written by Marc  

I need to sell shares owned by myself. The 149 shares were bought at R1000. They are now worth R3000 each. What is the tax implication for an individual at February 2016. I am under 65 years of age.

Inheritance, do I pay tax on it?

  Written by Marc  

Do I need to declare lump sums that I received from an inheritance? The lump sums were from retirement annuities, a life policy and proceeds from a fixed property that was sold out of the estate. Thank you!

Tax on profit of house sold

  Written by Evan  

If a house was sold during the tax year, do you have to declare the profit?

Where do I put IT3c on the taxtim?

  Written by Marc  

An IT3c is a Tax Certificate received from an institution such as a bank or financial services,where do I put it on the taxtim?
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