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Tax directives on commission?

  Written by Marc  

What is the position where an employee earns a high salary and pays site and PAYE on this but also earns commission over and above his salary. Can he claim a tax directive on commission or must he estimate his tax liability. This could be difficult as he does not know what commission he will earn.

Self-employed and Commission Earnings Tax?

  Written by Marc  

I will be starting a new job where I will be working on a contract basis and invoice the company each month for my hours worked to receive payment. How much will I be taxed? 25%?

Also I might start earning commission a few months down the line, how much tax am I charged on commission?

Thank you in advance for the help!

Income tax not deducted'on my payslip?

  Written by Marc  

Ive been working for roughly 7 months on a continuous contract and I earn R5500 a per month. On my payslip it doesn't show any PAYE or any income tax deductions except UIF, how can this be because I have registered for tax.

Homeloan interest payments or the whole repayment

  Written by Marc  

SARS have asked me to take a look at my 2014 return and to correct any "errors" that I find. I receive property rental income. I have a bond on that property. Should I list the interest portion of my bond repayments under "interest" and am I able to claim the balance of the repayments under other? I seem to have entered those figures incorrectly, which may be what is bothering SARS.

Retirement lump sum withdrawal benefits

  Written by Marc  

How would you tax a retirement lump sum withdrawal benefit? How would you calculate deduct this retirement lump sum withdrawal benefit in your tax calculation for an individual, if the individual only gets a members salary and retirement lump sum withdrawal benefit? Lastly how would you enter such information into income tax return ITR12/14?

Tax rebate when earning below R50 000 for past financial year?

  Written by Marc  

I only started working in January this year and earn below R50 000 for the months of January and February, can I get a tax rebate?

Why do I pay high tax on a little salary?

  Written by Marc  

I'm an educator who earns about 20k gross salary and I'm also earning my late husbands annuity income of 10k pm, but whenever I go to SARS to submit my returns it turns out that I owe them a lot of money because in 2013 I paid 28k and now they want 31k so I need help as I dont understand how it gets to that high amount every year.

Wasn't earning, now earning what will I pay in tax and do I go to SARS instead of eFiling.

  Written by Marc  

I'm a work at home struggling writer who doesn't get much work. I added up my bank statement for this year and I earned about R100k. I've been doing eFiling since it started but was told two years ago not to submit a tax return since I earned too little. R100k puts me into a tax bracket - do I go to my local SARS and fill in a form or do I do this online? BTW I bought a PC and Monitor, can I deduct that.

Commission less than 50%. Can I claim expenses?

  Written by Marc  

Hi. I earn a salary and commission. Last year my commission was lower than my salary. My consultant has claimed for expenses. Will this be allowed. I entertain clients allot, I use my car for mainly work purposes. My cellphone bill is mostly for work I have a home office. I spend allot of money to get commission. I have 3606 on my irp5

Tax penalty on fund payout?

  Written by Marc  

I'm currently waiting for my provident fund money payout, but i'm owing SARS 20 thousand rand, so are they gonna take their money from provident or they will wait for me to pay it?

Freelance Income from International Clients on ITR12?

  Written by Marc  

I have a international client that pays me monthly but they cannot supply me with an IRP5 since they not based in SA. How do I go about paying my tax?

Where does RA go on my Provisional Tax Return?

  Written by Marc  

Where do I claim for RA (retirement annuity contribution) on my provisional tax return - IRP6. Please help

What is a personal income tax assurance audit?

  Written by Marc  

What is a personal income tax assurance audit? Does this mean they are auditing more than one year?

WHEN MUST MEDICAL AID CREDITS BE DEDUCTED

  Written by Marc  

Must the Medical Aid Credits (R257x12) be deducted from Taxable Income before calculating tax payable from the tables or from Tax Payable after the calculation has been done ?

Do I get tax relief when buying a medical aid?

  Written by Marc  

If I buy a medical aid and the installment is deducted from my bank account what tax benefit do I have?

Addional income from Mauritius - where do I include this on my return?

  Written by Marc  

I am employed in South Africa, and I am a South African tax resident. I have the opportunity to do work for a Mauritius company. Essentially I will be on a South African company's payroll as well as a Mauritius company's payroll. I will be spending less than 60 consecutive days in Mauritius so I will remain a South African tax resident. How will my additional income from Mauritius be taxed? Will I have to pay PAYE in Mauritius and pay tax again when I submit my return to SARS?
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How to submit tax for freelance work

  Written by Marc  

I have been freelancing for 8 months now and have generated some income. How do I submit my tax return for these cash deposits? They are all different amounts from different clients. I obviously do not have an IRP5 as these were cash based payments.

Why do SARS do second audits?

  Written by Marc  

SARS say they are doing a second random audit that doesn't appear on my statement of account. What is a second audit that SARS is referring to and why does it take so long to refund me?

Can a creditor claim my income tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

Can one or more of my creditors claim my income tax refund from SARS?

Can you deduct expenses incurred in production of income when earning an hourly rate subject to PAYE

  Written by Marc  

Where you work on short term contract for an hourly rate and your "client" deducts employee tax from your earnings (following completion of a questionnaire), are you able to deduct expenses incurred in the production of that income - such as travel and subsistence?

Incorrect tax calculated

  Written by Marc  

I started a new job in January 2015. Our work uses VIP payroll for calculating and processing salaries. My gross salary is R43333. 33 per month (no other benefits). Why would the tax on my pay slip show R12 718. 35? Per the tax tables and this website I should be paying tax of R10 379. 04 together with UIF of R148. 72. R2 339. 31 of additional tax is being deducted. Why is this? And will it be corrected in future months?

Submission to the tax man if you are under the tax bracket

  Written by Marc  

Do I have to submit anything if I only earn R5000 a month?

Are setting up of WILLS tax deductible?

  Written by Marc  

Can I deduct the cost of setting up a Last Will and Testament in my next ITR12? I have already received an invoiced from my attorney.

Offshore Tax working for SA company

  Written by Marc  

I work offshore for a SA company and as such have monthly tax deductions. I have been out the country for more than 183 days of which 105 days were consecutive. Do I qualify for tax exemption and able to claim my tax back?

Tax refund on inheritance

  Written by Marc  

My partner inherited some money (from policies and investments) over the last financial year and paid a lot of tax on the payments. My question is, because he is not employed, can he claim any of the tax back?
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