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What needs to be put on the dispute form?

  Written by Marc  

What do you need to put on your dispute form as I made an error with my income on my tax return and now I have been audited.

What documentation is required to show income and expenditures from rental income?

  Written by Marc  

I recieve additional income from rental. I have an agreement with my tenants that they pay a percentage of the electricity and rates bill, the ADSL bill and the domestic staff. If I were to be audited, what documentation would I need to provide in order to prove these expenditures seeing as they are not the total amount invoiced on the ADSL or Electricity Bills?

What is the periods in the year of assesment and the number of periods worked ?

  Written by Marc  

How would you determine the Periods in the year of assessment and the number of periods worked if this amount is not stated. However the period that the individual was employed from is the 1 March 2012 - 28 February 2013.

Closing date for 2013 ITR12 income tax return submission?

  Written by Marc  

When is the closing date for submitting personal tax documents?

How to read original and additional assessment from SARS.

  Written by Marc  

I was employed in South Africa from Jan'2011 till 1st Aug'2013 (relocated to USA). I have filed my tax in 2011 and 2012.

Now I filed my tax return for 2013 through eFiling with all supporting documents. Post submission, I got an original assessment which showed me a credit of (ZAR -37,000); however it was also selected for audit and today after a month, there is another version of IT34 uploaded which shows an amount of (ZAR 820) which I need to pay to SARS. They have also mentioned that this IT34 doesn't show any amount calculated in previous assessment and that my statement balance is now (ZAR 37000 - ZAR 820 = 36,180)....



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Can lodge an objection if I think my filing was incorrect?

  Written by Marc  

If I completed my eFiling, and received a payout can I request a amendment as I think I filed my tax incorrectly.

How do I work out my taxable income from my salary slip?

  Written by Marc  

I started earning extra wages outside of my salary in February 2013 and so I have registered for provisional tax. On my IRP6 I need to fill in my gross turnover(which I understand to be my gross salary other income including my rental earnings, wages earned and interest on investments) and then my estimated taxable income (which I understand to be my gross turnover minus my costs, retirement annuity contributions and my pension contributions). How do I work out the taxable portion of my salary ...



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How long after ITA34 does SARS attend to payment

  Written by Marc  

How long does SARS have to attent to payment after the ITA34 is issued?

What is an AP34?

  Written by Marc  

There is an AP34 on my efiling 'main page' that shows an amount owed to SARS for 'ITR12 non-submission 2010'. I requested an account statement and the balance on the statement is R0. Now I don't know: do I or don't I owe SARS money? All my returns are currently up to date - I had outstanding returns last year, but got a bookkeeper to get everything up to date. She submitted all the documents requested by SARS after disputing a revised assessment of 2010 - the dispute was allowed, all penalties ...



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Do SARS have the right to dictate where my refund is paid out?

  Written by Marc  

I went to verify my bank details at a SARS office only to find I have a third party bank account and I quote from SARS website "A third party account is an account where there is a main member but a secondary member has signing authority. No change of banking details will be allowed by a third party. If the secondary member is the taxpayer to whom a refund is due, he/she will have to open his/her individual bank account."
I have a problem with this. I closed my personal account to avoid du...



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Completion letter without uploading any of the requested documents

  Written by Marc  

If I got a guy at work to complete my tax return and he submitted it via efiling (on my profile), how can I check what he submitted? I have now been requested to upload certain documents. I subsequently received a "completion" letter. From what I see on my efiling profile, this guy submitted a few different versions of my tax return?? I'm so confused!! Please help!

How to file a notice of objection on SARS efiling

  Written by Marc  

How do you file a notice of objection on SARS e-filing?

How to read negative refund amount in assessment

  Written by Marc  

Hi TimMy assessment letter says "Net amount refundable under this assessment after allowable creditsCompliance"and then shows a negative amount. Technically this would mean I owe SARS as a negative 'refund' means the oposite of a refund but I am not sure what they intend it to mean.What should I take this to mean?Thanks!

How do I get my tax back when unemployed?

  Written by Marc  

How can I get my tax back because I don't work at this moment. How can I do it?

Unemployed and in need of cash.

  Written by Marc  

Is there any tax return funds available for me?

How to upload copies of documents onto SARS eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

I do not know how to upload my copies.

Car Allowance - Available deductions and Documents required

  Written by Marc  

My salary was structured in such a way that I have a car allowance of approx R5,5k and my contract states that due to this allowance I will be required to use my personal vehicle for company purposes. The company however includes the full allowance as 100% taxable income - and that my annual tax return will determine the actual taxable portion.

My question is - how will it be determined and what documents do I need to keep in order to have any available deductions? Please note that...



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AVS Bank with AVS verification fail - Non Resident

  Written by Marc  

I am an Indian national. I was working in South Africa on a Work Permit from Jun-2012 to Oct-2012. After that I have returned back to India in Nov-2012. I have filed my South African Income Tax Return (ITR12). Based on the calculations in ITR12, I am supposed to get around R 28,000 from SARS as refund. I have checked in SARS efiling website through my login and found that the SARS Status is showing as "AVS Bank with AVS verification fail".
I am currently in India and thus am unable to visit...



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How to highlight neccessary information for SARS on bank statements

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tim
SARS is asking me for supporting documents, can I give them bank statements as supporting documents as I lost most of my slips, if so how do I indicate the relevant information on the statements?

Tax on Bonuses and Medical Aid and perks

  Written by Marc  

1. How is bonus taxed?
2. Is my portion of Medical Aid taxed? Is it a perk?

What does R-111 on a IT34 stand for?

  Written by Marc  

What does R-111 on a IT34 stand for?

How long does audit take?

  Written by Marc  

I was audited nearly 3 months ago. I was requested to submit documents, which I have done in July already and have had no feedback as yet. How long does this usually take?

Can one delete / cancel a SARS dispute once started?

  Written by Marc  

I was recently audited by SARS and was unsure as to how they got to their results. As I was considering a dispute and unsure about the process I clicked on the dispute button, and a blank dispute was automatically saved.

I have now decided not to dispute, how can I delete this blank dispute so that the case will proceed?

I do not have any supporting documents

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tim

I have started submitting my Tax in 2012. Now they asked for 2011. I was only working about 6 months in 2011. When I called my previous employer he said he cant give me any documents as he has lost it all in a robbery. SARS is asking for supporting documents for 2011 and I don't have anything (not even medical aid etc).
What do I do ?

Thank you
Lara

How am I going to know how much I will get and how do I calculate it?

  Written by Marc  

How will I know how much do I have to get, and how do I calculate?
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