How long does a refund take?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

On Thursday last week I got a letter of completion from SARS, on Friday Morning my Statement of account saying i'm due a refund and I check i'm not selected for audit or verification. When can I expect the refund in my account?

Can my husband use my medical aid slipt that he paid for for his tax return

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

Will you please assist me, me and my husband and kids are on a different medical aid plan, but we pay everything together. Can he use my medical aid slips that he paid for to do his tax return?

Your assistance will be much appreciated

Travel expenses claim?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

I have done freelance consultancy work for 2 companies over a period of 3 months. The other months of the tax year I have been in fixed employment at a companies deducting PAYE with no travel allowance. Have not kept details of fuel and vehicle expenses. Can I claim a travelling expense for the 3 months based on kilometers driven ito the fixed cost and variable cost travel allowance method? If not what method should I use for travel expenses as a deduction against the production of the consultan...

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Contributing to Botswana medical aid scheme, is it tax deductible?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

I am a tax returning resident to South Africa. Been working in Botswana for the last 16 years and tax returned to work in RSA from June 2014. I have been contributing monthly to a medical aid scheme in Botswana(BOMAID), will this be deemed tax deductible to SARS?

Do I need to pay tax and can I qaulify for VAT number

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I have a contract with one of the courier companies, I make _R3400 per week then pay my driver R1000 and use _R1300 for petrol and clear _R1300, do I still need to pay tax?

Tax for pensioners

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I am helping someone with their tax. The person is 66 years old and has an monthly retirement annuity payout of R7000 and monthly interest (from investments) of about R4000 that gets paid out also monthly to them. Should a tax return be filed,or are there exemptions? I know the over 65 year olds get exempt of certain amounts for interest earned,but im not sure if that is the only excemption,or is there a total amount of income they are excempt of? Or must you add the two excemption amounts toge...

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Depreciation for SARS.

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I have used TaxTim to calculate my depreciation. SARS is now looking for supporting documentation. What do I need to submit?

How long will it take for me to get my SARS refund?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I submitted my tax return on 13 August 2015. I called the call centre to find out if I had any outstanding tax returns and I was told my 2012 tax return was outstanding. I informed the consultant that I had been unemployed in the 2015 tax year and he talked me through submitting a nil tax return via eFiling on 20 August 2015. How long will it take SARS to pay me my refund for the 2015 year of assessment?

SARS could not give me my refund and I was due to one

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I reported a problem to you last week that SARS could not give me my refund and I was due to one and not selected for an audit as more than two and half weeks have passed since I submitted my tax return. I went there on 20th of august to check only to find out that they needed me submit again for 2011 and 2012 and I did that so when can I expect my tax return for the 5th of august

Why is my refund taking so long?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I filed my tax return on the 15/07/2015 and I am due for a refund, would you know why I have not received my refund? Previous years it took 2 - 3 days. As per the statement of account there is nothing outstanding and I have not been selected for an audit.

Provisional Tax Calculation

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

how do i work out the estimated profits for provisional tax payment to be effected end of august?

Travel expenses?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Can I claim on money spent on public transport-travel expenses.

Tax paid to SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Let's say I earn R6500 per month

Do I have to pay tax?

Is TAX deduction calculated from your gross salary only or from gross salary plus benefits

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I earn a gross salary of R26000. 00 plus I have company benefits of R3881. 00 (being medical aid). When working out the TAX deduction on my salary, is it calculated from R26000. 00 or from R26000 R3881? I see that my current TAX deductions are TAX R5491. 94 UIF R148. 72 and I am just wondering how that was determined. Thank you

Levies for medical expenditure on my tax return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Im on chronic medication I have to pay a levy every month on my repeats

Tax exempt working aboard

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

When you work out the country for 60 days or more you don't get taxed

Refund after assessment??

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

My partner submitted his tax in the beginning of July shortly after the tax season opened, he then found that he had to submit required documents, which was done on 06/07/2015, the review was them completed I assume as he received the second ITA34 still showing the same refund amount on 03/08/2015, when he called on 07/08/2015 to find out about payment he was told that the 30 day period ends on 14/08/2015, so when he called on the 14th to find out what is happening with his refund, he was told t...

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Fleet Cards

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

How should employer tax work on the following:

Employee uses a company fleet card for fuel cost. Example of the July:
July Fleet Card Balance of statement R3 500
Travel claim (1 000 km @ R2. 05 p/km) R2 050
Deduction from employee for private use of fleet card R1 450 (R3 500 - 2 050)

Under which IRP 5 code should the travel claim be?
Should it be 3702 because the employee pays back the private use of the fleet card therefore there is no fringe benefit.

Escalation at SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I contacted SARS yesterday, the 29th day since my documents were submitted for a review. The matter was "escalated". How many more months will they still take to finalise this matter?

Do I fill in tax forms or not?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

What is the salary for the 1st March 2014. Till 28th February 2015 tax year to start paying tax on, and if I am below that amount, or if I do not earn any monies, then please let me know if I must still fill in any tax forms.

Medical Aid Tax if I pay Medical Aid privately as the company does not cover it

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I am starting a new job and I will be taking over my medical aid privately so my company will not contribute towards my medical aid. I will be paying for main member 3 dependents (adult & 2 children). How does this medical aid tax credit work? Would I now be able to benefit on tax if I pay privately? Lets work on I will earn R20 000. 00 a month?

What to do during audit process

  Written by Evan   Posted 24 August 2015

Selected for audit. What do I do?

Refund on Dividends Withholding tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

I have twins and have set them up with unit trust investments in their own name. The distributions from the trusts are fully reinvested. However the trusts pay out a mixture of interest and dividends etc. On the dividends can I submit tax returns for them to claim back the dividend withholding tax. The interest and capital gains portions are below annual limits. They have no other income as they are not working.

Tax level question on basic pay?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

Can you tell me the tax deduction to basic pay for 2015. I am moving from the UK and will be paid around R800,000 per year

How much do I have at SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 August 2015

How do I know my current balance money that I have at SARS?
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