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SARS & eFiling Posts in Tax Q&A

Summary of 2015 tax year / T-filing

  Written by Alicia  

Hi I am needing to sort out my tax submission with SARS. Is it possible to get a breakdown of what I submitted with Taxtim for 2015 tax year?

How do I de-register for Provisional tax?

  Written by Nicci  

I am a registered provisional taxpayer from when I earned other income than my salary. I now only have a salary income. Nothing else. How do I deregister for provisional tax purposes?

Unsure of the difference between tax no and vat no for my company

  Written by Alicia  

Ive been issued a tax reference number for income tax for my newly registered company. I'm not sure what it is. It starts with 907---

How do i answer the marital status question on SARS eFiling?

  Written by Alicia  

I got married in Dec 2015, but haven't managed to get a gap to go to Home Affairs to apply for a new ID book/card. This company where I freelance at don't even know that I got married. I tried to tell human resources,
late last year, but the woman said I can just provide them with copy of my new identity document, when I eventually get one. So now, WHAT do you suggest I DO when I log onto SARS e-filing,
Must I click the unmarried box? Or the married box?

If I have a voluntary RA of R1500 per month, what will my tax refund be

  Written by Alicia  

If I have a voluntary RA of R1500 per month, how much do I get back?

Can I claim from a pension fund that was taxed?

  Written by Nicci  

I have resigned in 2015 February - am l entitled to claim tax refund on my pension money that was taxed?

Does one pay tax for casual work and if not registered

  Written by Alicia  

If a person works in a construction company and earns 450.00 per day sometimes full week sometimes short days unpaid and not registered how does he pay tax

Can I claim a tax refund for prior years?

  Written by Nicci  

I have started working in 2006, but I never claimed a tax refund. Is possible for me to claim for all those years?

PAYE on show on payslip, do I still register?

  Written by Nicci  

My Payslip shows PAYE with amount of tax deducted - do I still need to register to get a tax number.

How to obtain forgotten eFiling password?

  Written by Nicci  

My last tax return was filed in in 2009. My husband and I are divorced and since then need to get him off my SARS eFiling site but I have forgotten the email address as well as password.

How do I gain access to company's Efiling profile?

  Written by Nicci  

I am the director of a company, whose tax was done by a tax practitioner, with the company on their SARS eFiling profile, I did not have shared access. The company's tax has since been transferred to a new tax practitioner for various reasons. The initial practitioner has indicated that he has transferred the profile, but has in fact not, and is refusing to assist me further. Could you advise on how I can gain access to the companies Efiling profile?

How to obtain a tax number if I live with my daughter?

  Written by Nicci  

I have never been a tax payer before and have never worked. I am 60 years old. I do not have a utility bill nor any proof. I reside with my daughter who looks after me. How do I obtain a tax number?

How can I submit a backdated ITR14 form?

  Written by Nicci  

I am currently in the process for applying for a VAT number for our company. I was told by the SARS office that I need to submit my ITR14 Returns for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Now I've gone and registered for SARS eFiling. I've found the place where I am supposed to fill out the form but I don't see where it would give me an option to select the year that I am doing the tax return for? Do I just backdate the date at the end of the form?

Never claim tax refund since 2006 untill now can I claim for all those years

  Written by Alicia  

I have started working in 2006 but I never claim tax refund is possible for me to claim for all those years?

Need to bring tax returns up to date

  Written by Nicci  

I have been working full time for about 4 years now. I have never submitted a tax return due to complete ignorance on my part. I have a few questions:

1. What is the best way to rectify this situation?
2. Will I definitely have to pay penalties? What is the probability of having to pay penalties?

Complying with EMP201 and EMP501 submissions without using Easyfile

  Written by Nicci  

We are a small start-up company with 2 employees. We have to complete EMP201 and EMP501 tax returns and pay over to SARS and UIF and IRP5. I am not familiar with Easyfile but it seems cumbersome and complicated. I do not want to do manual submissions. Is there a simple way of complying through E-filing?

How do I enter a negative amount on my tax return?

  Written by Nicci  

How do I enter a negative amount on my tax return (e-filing)?

Can I have a tax number while I'm unemployed?

  Written by Nicci  

I'm currently a student and finishing at the end of this year, is it possible for me to get a tax number now as I will be employed next year?

Penalties deducted from pay out?

  Written by Nicci  

I looked on the SARS eFiling and it stated that I should pay them a big amount of money (I assumed it was for late tax returns). A week later they paid out a small amount, after a consultant said we do not owe anything on their system. Am I correct in assuming that they deducted the penalties from the tax returns and paid out what was left? Or should I still be worried about that letter?

Is the tax refund date on statement accurate?

  Written by Nicci  

My tax statement has a date of refund as 19. 03. 2016 is that the date I will receive the refund into my account

What to do if SARS penalises me?

  Written by Nicci  

I was working freelance for 2 companies. My salary was plus minus R15,000 a year. SARS penalised me because I don't fill in forms. They say I owe R10,500. I don't have that money - what can I do?

Company tax returns

  Written by Marc  

How do I calculate my companies tax returns. My company has never worked but it was registered in 2012. Now I need to know what should I do to calculate and get a new tax clearance

Tax number for checks

  Written by Marc  

I recently had to give my tax number to a rental agent/landlord for a lease application. Does this mean they could gain access to my tax records if they have my tax number?

Can I apply for a tax number when I'm using an asylum?

  Written by Marc  

I'm a Zimbabwean citizen using an asylum can I apply for a Tax number?

Whose details go onto section 5 and 6 of CRA01 form?

  Written by Nicci  

On the CRA01 form, whose details go onto section 5 and 6 of the form? Mine or companies details? I am asking because this is a confirmation for business adress and on section 5 it requires that I put a tax number so I don't know whether to write my personal or business tax number.
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