Is it possible to claim business kilometres and structure your salary to have a car allowance?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 July 2014

I would like to sacrifice part of my salary for a car allowance, and claim monthly business kilometres on my travelling. What are the tax implications?

Unpaid Taxed due to confusion

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 July 2014

I was under the impression that my tax was deducted from my commission earnings from 2012. I have now discovered that it was not an I was responsible for paying tax. I want to sort this out with SARS but I don't have the total estimated outstanding to pay over for my portion of the tax. is there some way I can apply for a payment plan or concession?

If SARS issues correspondence after you've received your refund what does is usually mean?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 July 2014

I've submitted my return and have already received my refund. I now get an sms from sars that says " SARS has issued correspondence for you on SARS eFiling which requires your attention" I logged on but there are no notifications, what should I do and what does this usually mean?

My tax practioner's PR number has expired

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 July 2014

I was suppose to get my tax refund on the 01 july 2014 so my tax practicioner told me that his PR number has expired, what can I do?

Tax refund for non resident SA?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 July 2014

I am an Indian worked in SA till September 2013. I have to submit my return now. My South Africa bank account is dormant. Is it possible to get the tax refund in UK or India.

What constitutes wear and tear?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 July 2014

If you are a salaried employee, what constitutes 'wear and tear' of your personal assets used for work use?

If I receive and make work phone calls on my cell phone (which was received on a cellphone contract), can I claim the value of the cellphone under wear and tear?

If I paid cash for my car and use the car to drive to meetings for work, can I deduct a portion of the car's value under wear and tear?

Charity deduction - where do I include this on my tax return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 July 2014

I have received a tax certificate from a charity that I donate to. Where on the tax return do I add it?

Can you claim for personal legal taxes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 July 2014

I have incurred legal costs for my parents who are dependent on me for support. This was done in my private capacity and there is no capital gain for me from it. Can I claim for this in my tax return?

I moved from a hobby to a business, how do I account for this taxwise.

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

Hi TimI stopped working 5 years ago, stayed at home looking after my children, was doing what I enjoyed in spare time my hobby, people then asked me to help them and my hobby has brought in an income. How do I go about filling in my tax now ???

What does it mean -R2184.06?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

I submitted my IRP5 today and the message state amount -R2184.06 due to you,but what I don't understand they gave me to dates of payment?

If you work for only two months does it count as your yearly income?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

If you have worked only two months in the year (Jan and Feb 2014). And your employer deducted the full amount of PAYE as if you were working for the full 12 months, Will you be refunded the full amount of PAYE paid over to SARS as your Yearly income for 2014 is well below the threshold? Or does SARS allocate the income proportionately?

Payment to a non-employee

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

Please can you explain what I should do with the following scenario?
I need to pay commission to a person (non-employee) for a business lead. What deductions do I need to make and what documentation should I issue them with?

Notice of change to registration particulars from SARS.

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

I received a notice of change to registration particulars from SARS, my assessment shows a refund due to me what is the purpose of the notice?

How to complete a return when employer has not paid over PAYE that was deducted?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

My previous employer refuses o give me an IRP5 and they have not filled out any tax information for me for the tax they have deducted while I worked there. How do I go about filling in my return with the missing information? Is it possible to resolve this via eFiling?

PAYE while working in Swaziland?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 July 2014

If I am to work in Swaziland for a South African based company earning ZAR , how would they tax me , I believe if you work out of the country for more than 63 days consecutively and for a minimum of 183 days p.a then earnings are tax exempt ?

What % of total income amounts do we show in each IRP6 to ensure the rebates can be claimed twice

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 July 2014

Good day

Thanks for your tax articles. I have one basic question, please.

In the case of provisional tax paid for persons married in community or property, what income amounts does one enter into each IRP6 to ensure that one can claim the rebate twice. I have heard I should enter 100% of our total income in my IRP6 and 50% of that same income in my wife's IRP6?

Reimbursive Travel Allowance

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 July 2014

I have received a reimbursive travel allowance however my company has not split it on my IRP5-its been put together will other allowances under tax code: 3713. what are the implications of this-is my tax being calculated correctly as I'm worried now that I can claim the "8000" non taxable deduction correctly.

Would my company have to issue me with a new IRP5 to reflect the amounts correctly?

Can one claim the PAYE that was over deducted by the employer?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 July 2014

If I am being overtaxed in terms of PAYE on my monthly salary, can I claim this from SARS? Please advise?

I want to know if I'm owing any money to SARS or not?

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 July 2014

How much am I owing to SARS?

What to do with this IRP5/IT3(a)

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 July 2014

I have a IRP5/IT3(a) I want to know if I qualify for tax refund and what must I do?

Based on the above, is the audit still in progress

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 July 2014

I submitted my Tax Return and was subsequently advised that it has been selected for Audit and they requested several documents which I duly submitted.

A few days later I got a call from a Lady from the Alberton offices saying she was auditing my return and after verifying a couple of questions, she advised me that the return has now been assessed and she will forward it for quality checks. When I check the efiling status it shows a negative balance of R 37 000 and indicates that the ...

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If the audit is complete and there was no adjustment, does it mean I will get my refund.

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 July 2014

I was initially selected for audit. I submitted the documents and today I received a letter of completion saying my assessment has not changed. I then quickly ran the statement of account it now shows that I was not selected for audit. Does this mean I will receive my refund.

IRP5 from a company I don't work for anymore

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 July 2014

I have received an IRP5 form from an agency that I previously worked for from another company in Cape Town. I have no clue what I am suppose to do with this IRP5 form because I don't work for the company anymore.

Can you please advise me or assist me on this matter? Thank you

How to calculate the deduction for a home office if you rent rather thank own the property?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 July 2014

How does the tax deduction work If I work from home and have a home office ( a room dedicated and equipped solely for my work ) when I rent the apartment rather than own it.

If I pay R6000 a month in rent for the apartment and the second bedroom of the apartment is my office and it takes up 15% of the total floor space?

Banking detail verification at SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 July 2014

Good day Tim,
My banking details changed and I had to go into SARS to verify the banking details. Everything was done and I did sign the change off electronically. If I go into my SARS eFiling under banking details it still reflects processing? How long do they take to further verify the banking details and then process any refunds?
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