Filing before efiling officially opens

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Good morning. I see that my IR5 data has been loaded on efiling. What will happen if I submit my return before the 1st July 2015?

Is MPS (Medical Protection Society) tax deductable?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Is MPS (Medical Protection Society) tax deductable? Where does it go on an IRP5?

Do I have the right to claim tax for the last ten years or not?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I would like to ask if I work for company for 10 years, now resign and am not working there, and pay as you earn was deducted - was I supposed to claim or not?

Tax Refund for people on work permit leaving the country forever

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I am a non South African passport holder and have been working in Johannesburg on work permit from January 2014 till June 2015. I have left the country in June 2015. So my question is how do apply for a tax refund for the tax that was deducted in the months of April'15, May'15 and June 2015. The return would obviously be required to be filed now in the next year i. E. 2016. So is there any way that I could claim the refund now ?

Thanks

How best to set up my photography business with regards to taxation?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Hello Tax Tim I work as an analyst full time; and in my free time I follow my passion for music and photography and take photos at festivals, clubs, pubs and other events. I have been building up a profile over the past few years of my work and now I have artists and their relative management agencies showing interest in procuring some of my images.

I have not registered a company yet, nor have I sold any images as I first want to ensure I set up my "business" and contract documents correctly so my clients and I are covered fairly and equally...

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Medical expenses for disabled husband (non Medical Aid contributor)

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Hi there, My husband is disabled and I do not have medical aid but I pay for his chronic medication and doctors visits out of my pocket for the year. This amounts to between R 25 - R 35,000 p/year. Am I able to claim anything back against this medical expenses? Under code 4020 perhaps? My annual income is between R 180000 - R 200000 p/ year. (7. 5% = - R 13,5 - R15000) - Can I claim the difference in expenses without being on medical aid? Thank you for your assistance in this regard.

PAYE deduction differs from tax tables

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Hi, I have been looking at my PAYE Deductions from my employer and comparing them to the published PAYE Tables from SARS for each relevant year. I even tried to use your tax calculator which also gave the me the SARS Taxtable PAYE deduction amount. I have noticed that in the Payslips we get generated from Pastel Payroll, the PAYE deductions are roughly R150-R220 higher than the same Taxable salary deduction amount according to the SARS Tax table. I know 150 odd Rand doesn't seem like much but ov...

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Correct PAYE deduction by employer

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Hi Tax Tim, My gross salary is R7625. PAYE of R866 was being deducted from my salary for the 2015 tax year. I am aware that more was being deducted than necessary. Please advise what should have been deducted and how this will affect my tax return?

Two employers. Do I have to register as a provisional tax payer?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I receive an income from two employers. R10 000 from the one, who obviously deducts PAYE and R4500 from the other, who does not deduct PAYE, as the amount falls under the threshold.

Do I have to register as a provisional tax payer or can I register at the end of the year when assessments are due? I have never registered to file a tax return before, as my income has always been exempt from having to file tax returns. This will be my first time filing a tax return.

First time provisional tax payer

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I have earned a additional income for doing sideline work in computers. This is the first time I have done something like this and think I need to register for provisional tax (feedback that I got on your website from answering the questions). How can I get this done effortlessly as I need to pay my first provisional tax installment for 2015 on 31 Aug from what I understand.

3 work related expenses, where do I allocate them and how much?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I spent R4 085.53 on vehicle maintenance tyres, 25/08/2014. I spent R25 748.85 on cellular bills, at least 60 to 70 percent of this annual bill was work related (14/15). I spent R5 553.44 on vehicle insurance for the year (14/15).

My question is, where would I associate these expenses to?

Is the widow`s pension suppose to be taxed?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I always told that I am owing SARS because of my widow pension, can you advice because SARS does not know how much must be taxed from my widow`s pension as is not enough to be taxed.

Do I charge VAT?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I am offering a service to a company that is in Durban for a whole week. My accommodation and transport costs are billed to the client. My question is that does the accommodation costs attract output VAT for my company. Do I charge VAT for the accommodation billed to the client?

Entertainment allowances exceeded

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

If an employee receives an entertainment allowance in advance and he goes and incurs expenses over and above the allowance and keeps records of this, what happens to the additional expenses?

Can dependent claim Medical Aid portion they pay?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

If my spouse pays her portion of the Medical Aid (and half of our child's medical aid), can she claim this back from SARS, even though I am the Main Member? Obviously when I submit my tax return it would be less this portion.

Car allowance for not owned vehicle

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I am receiving a car allowance as I am using my own car and am a sales rep. The car is not in my name, it's in my brothers name, but I am paying him an amount of R3200.00 per month. SARS requested me to send them the lease agreement or similar in order to complete my audit, what can I sent to them?
I also entered the cost price on my SARS eFiling as R150000 instead of R105000, how do I get that corrected?

Claiming for elderly dependants medical aid contributions - Supporting documents

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

My parents are both pensioners and dependent on me financially. I pay for their medical aid, while I am on another medical aid. I have included both medical aids on my tax return, with the appropriate number on dependents noted every month.

SARS has asked for supporting documents to be submitted. I submitted: yearly contribution summaries from both medical aids, monthly invoices from my parent's medical aid addressed to me with my bank account details on them, debit order statement from my bank showing both being deducted every month as well as a covering letter explaining the situation. ...

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Learnership agreement tax deductions

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I am a permanent employee at a company that trades and makes money from an aviation sector. We are a charter company basically. Am I correct in saying that if I enter into a registered learnership agreement with my company doing a course that is aviation-related, can my company claim deductions for said learnership agreement?

I stand corrected but it should be R30 000 per 12 month period and R30 000 for completion. I am also a permanent employee does this make a difference when enter...

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IRP5 banking details differ at SARS

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

An employee in my department had his salary paid into his wife's bank account. Upon the entity providing him with his IRP 5, he stated that the HR department must have requested the information which he would like to have on his IRP 5, probably because now his registered details with SARS, (banking details), will not correspond to the details on his IRP5.

Is the onus not on the employee to provide the company with valid and correct banking details?
Or can the employee change t...

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Are contributions towards GEMS and the GEPF tax deductible for government employees?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

Are contributions towards GEMS and the GEPF tax deductible for government employees?

Claiming medical bills from SARS

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I paid almost 10k in medical bills which medical aid did not cover. Yet SARS only paid me R100.00 back.

Tracking progress after submitting documents

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

How do I track progress after submitting my documents to SARS?

Can I get a closer date for my pay out?

  Written by Evan   Posted 28 July 2015

I have done my tax returns and received a pay out date. Can't it be moved forward?

What does due by you means?

  Written by Evan   Posted 27 July 2015

I received an email this morning it says amount due by you. What does this mean?

Submitting tax for the first time

  Written by Evan   Posted 27 July 2015

I am submitting my tax returns for the first time. I am doing it through a tax consultant. He says SARS is now asking for proof of address, bank statement and a copy of my id?
Is this normal?
If so how long does this process take?
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