Tax on rental accommodation for staff

  Written by Alicia   Posted 10 February 2017

If a farmer supplies residential accommodation to his workers and deduct from their wages an amount of compensation (rent) for the benefit, should he be taxed on the "rental income" he receives?

Can I submit a return?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 10 February 2017

do i qualify for tax refund as a contract administrator?

Travel Claim not allowed by SARS

  Written by Alicia   Posted 10 February 2017

Hi Tim, I received a travel allowance upfront however I do a lot of traveling between two offices and I claim back travel on a monthly basis capped at 1850kms though I travel in excess of 2000kms per month. I've filed my tax return showing both business travel and personal but now SARS says I owe them about R27000. How is that possible when I didn't claim for the excess travel I did, just the capped 1850km. I can follow through their calculation but do not understand why they didn't include busi...

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When do the age related tax rebates kick in?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 9 February 2017

I turn 65 in August 2017. Do I get the 65 year old tax rebate in the tax year ending Feb 2018 or only in the next tax year?

Negative refund amount on transcripts

  Written by Alicia   Posted 9 February 2017

My refund amount says negative 8602 what does this mean

Supporting documents error

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 February 2017

If I attached the wrong documents to my return, can I still resubmit the correct documents to SARS?

Can I change my declaration if I already submitted the return?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 February 2017

I forgot to include my home office rental space, can I resubmit my tax return and add this on eFiling?

Can I claim for medical aid if I didnt pay for it?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 February 2017

My son is on my ex husband's medical aid, can I claim the contributions on my return?

CGT and new retirement fund laws

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 February 2017

Non of the tax calculators include Capital Gains tax
What is the impact of a Capital Gains Tax on the allowable RA deduction?

Home office and CGT

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 February 2017

I work from home and would like to find out what will the cgt implication be when I sell my primary residence and is it worth it for me to continue to deduct my office space as an expense?

Tax on rental income while being a student

  Written by Alicia   Posted 7 February 2017

I am a student earning rental income on my deceased parents property, am I supposed to declare this income to SARS and pay tax on it? The amount I earn is just over R25000 after deductions per month.

Depreciation on a phone

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I use my phone for work purposes and have a letter from my employer confirming this. Can I claim depreciation on it even if I've had it for 2 years already?

Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

Add more than one depreciation expense

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I have a laptop, tablet and cell phone that I need to depreciate, how do I do this?

Can I claim tax back on the materials I bought?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I am self employed and bought materials for my business, can I claim a deduction for this on my return?

Depreciation on office equipment

  Written by Alicia   Posted 5 February 2017

I am hiring office equipment such as chairs, tables etc. can I claim depreciation on it?

Legal tax deduction?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Good Day I would like to know who is right in this scenario: a SA resident and the SA company I work for received a construction contract in Sierra Leone, November 2015 we left with promises that there will be no tax deducted. Just before we left our SA employment was terminated and we were rehired by the newly established Sierra Leone company (same name, just now Sierra Leone ltd). We work everything according to the SARS 183/60 rule In the meantime, salary and tax deductions went on like norma...

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Rental Income Tax for Foreign Non Residents

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Dear Tim, I am a foreign non resident and own a property in South Africa from which I gain rental income of about R6500 gross per month, or around R4000 after expenses. It has lately come to my attention that I may need to pay tax on this. How do I get started? I rarely visit South Africa.

Claim for out of pocket expenses

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

I dont have a medical aid but I need to see a physio every week after being in a car accident last year. Cam I claim this expense on my tax return?

travel claim

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Can I claim for a travel expense from SARS if I was only given a travel allowance for one month in the last tax year?

Transfer a tuck shop in my name

  Written by Alicia   Posted 2 February 2017

I am buying a tuck shop but need to know how I can register it in my name, its a sole proprietor.

Donation to household family

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

Is monetary gifts to a spouse and kids a deductible expense and how much is allowed per year

Donation to family members

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

I gave my mother and sister R25000 each, can I deduct it as an expense against my income and how much donations tax should I pay on it?

Tax on donation

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

if I donate my clothes, and I get paid for it, can I claim a tax deduction for the expense?

CGT Calcualtion for Primary residence

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

CGT Primary Residence with a home office

Base Cost R3m
Proceeds R7m
I use 33. 33% of my primary residence exclusively for trade/business. I have claimed these expenses for the past 4 years when doing my IT12. I have owned the primary residence for 11 years. How do a calculate the CGT taking into account 7 of the 11 years were 100% primary residence
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