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Will I pay penalties?

  Written by Marc  

I have been working for around 12 years in permanent jobs, and have never registered for tax, I want to now register as a tax payer. Will I have to pay penalties for this?

I am contributing 100 percent to my medical aid and its deducted by my employer what will my code be

  Written by Marc  

I am contributing 100 percent to my medical aid and its deducted by my employer what will my code be?

Hi, I am a fulltime student that does part time locum work. Do I not qualify for some sort of rebate

  Written by Marc  

As a fulltime student I do locum work to support myself and my 2 kids and pay my bond ( I've worked before). Do I not qualify for some sort of tax discount due to the fact that I'm a fulltime student? I sometimes during holidays earn up to R10000 a month, otherwise I bring home about R4500-R6000 a month

TAX NUMBER

  Written by Marc  

MY FATHER DIED 2001 AND I AM BENEFICIARY AT WORK SO TO CLAIM MY SHARE I HAVE TO SEND THEM THE TAX NUMBER ID COPY AND BANK STATEMENT SO AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE A CASE AT THE COURT FOR HIS ESTATE SO WE ARE GOING COURT AGAIN ON THE 19TH OF JUNE SO WILL YOU HELP ME WITHOUT HAVING A AUTHORITY LETTER TO MAKE TAX NUMBER.

Can you file tax returns without an IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

My wife's new employer does not pay over paye tax across to sars , she works on commission only and therefore will not get a IRP5 from them.Can one still file tax returns without an IRP5?

IRP5 differs from Payslips?

  Written by Marc  

Employer is coming back saying that they deducted to little tax. IRP5 shows more tax deducted than tax deducted on payslips. Do I need to pay them money back?

Tax on lump Sum pension Withdrawal

  Written by Marc  

I worked at a company and my portion of pension contribution was taxed as it was part of my basic salary(taxable income). I resigned from my company and received a lump sum payout where there entire R264k was taxed at 18%(excluding the first R22500). Will I get this tax back when I submit my tax return this year as I feel I have paid tax twice once on my contribution and again on my lump sum payout.

I have a medical claim of R4500 which was not covered by my medical aid, can I claim this as a tax d

  Written by Marc  

Any cash payment for medical expences = e.g. a single claim of R4500 and another of R2400. Can these costs be deducted from my tax return?

I was late in submitting my returns and a penalty notice was issued.

  Written by Marc  

I was late in submitting my returns and a penalty notice was issued. I then (very quickly) finalised my returns which showed that SARS would owe me a refund. Does SARS deduct the penalty from my refund or do I have to pay the penalty first?

Does your provident fund contribution appear in my IRP5 or is there another term used?

  Written by Marc  

I can't see it on my IRP5.

SARS requested additional documentation but didn't tell me

  Written by Marc  

I am a provisional taxpayer... I work freelance and my income fluctuates. I've been doing my own tax through efiling for several years now, and have never had a problem. So this year, I send off my return on January 29 (yes, I know, leaving it till the last minute... every year I
promise I won't do that!!), and my assessment comes back, I'm owed R120.56. The amount is so small because I actually already did all the calculations in order to make my third provisional payment by the September deadline, so as not to incur any interest....



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I got an ITA34 notice of assessment, now what?

  Written by Marc  

My husband's work did his tax with the IRP5, they did all the years but not 2010 and 2011 so we submit them on the 25-04-2013 so the lady told as after we bring her the new bank details it will take 21 days to get the money so we did all that was ask but I know we have a penalty do we need to pay the penalty before we can get the money and today I got the letter in the mail its a ITA34 notice of assessment.

Bad boss not giving a raise

  Written by Marc  

So I figured out that my husband was registered for UIF and tax, but that he never filed an IRP5 to claim back.

His boss hasn't given him a raise in 3 years. I complained and after a lot of fighting and him wanting my husband gone...I think he was making an example out of him, he gave him a raise of...R200!!! It was supposed to go up with the new financial year since 2010, but nothing!

Is what his boss doing legal? He says he can't afford to pay more, but he just bought a h...



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Will I pay tax on my rented house if I use that money to rent a house in another area?

  Written by Marc  

I only own the 1 property.

What is the importance of compiling a VAT return if you are an accommodation provider?

  Written by Marc  

This will be a persentation I have to present to 35 small businesses which provide accommodation to university students. I was asked to have a full understanding about VAT/TAX for accommodation providers, please help me as I am about to present this on this coming monday.

I receive a salary from Taiwan, but pay tax there. What do I do?

  Written by Marc  

I have recently returned from overseas and I'm planning to stay in South Africa. I'm about to start teaching online for a Taiwanese company and will be taxed 18% in Taiwan if I make more than $893 with them (which I plan to do). I just want to know if I have to pay tax here in SA on that income. It seems a bit harsh to pay 18% and then another x% here at home. Is this going to be unavoidable? The amount in my bank account every month should be between R7 000 and R10 000. If I have to pay full taxes on that, I was thinking of keeping back about 25%, but I first want to find out whether there are any lenience I can get since I'm already taxed in Taiwan....



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Tax Return

  Written by Marc  

I am a music teacher. I teach part time at a school. I receive a payslip and the school deducts 25% for paye. I also have a private music studio at my home. When I complete my tax return do I just need to add the income from my private students as my income from the school will be showing already. Also, are there any deductions I can claim in terms of my home studio.

Do I pay tax and how much do I pay?

  Written by Marc  

Im originally not South African but I have a work permit and just got a permanent job paying me R7000 per month. Am I to pay income tax on my salary and if so how much and how do I apply as a first time tax payer. Thanks so much

Tax confusion?

  Written by Marc  

I am graduate and currently unemployed full-time. I write for a small company. I get R700 a month for writing promos. Now thing is when I get deposit alerts from FNB, they show that R525 has been deposited,I want to know can bank charges for R700 be up to R180 or is there some taxing going on. I don't have a SARS number either. What's going on?

How much tax is deducted when my ex husband's pension fund pays out my half?

  Written by Marc  

Who is responsible for the tax?

Is the primary rebate deducted monthly or annually?

  Written by Marc  

I want to know whether one must deduct the primary rebate monthly (divide the rebate amount by 12 month) and deduct it of a monthly salary?

Why is tax collected and where is it collected, who is responsible for it?

  Written by Marc  

Tax is collected because the government needs to pay for all the services it provides the people of the country. It does that by charging people and business tax on the income that they earn each year. In South Africa the South African Revenue Services ("SARS") is responsible for collecting tax and gives it to the department of treasury who then pays for all the country's expenses and services. People and companies have to give a form to SARS showing how much income they earned and then pay over...



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My audited (ITA34) report says I owe SARS about R18 000 for the period 2011/08/15 to 2012/02/29, wha

  Written by Marc  

PAYE was deducted from my salary every month and I did not get more than any of my colleagues (we are in the same notch). What could be the problem and how can I solve this? I am still in shock after receiving this e mail on 2013/04/30.

Rental Income & Rental Expenses, where do I include them in my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

Where exactly do I complete these amounts? My annual rental income is R50k.

How will I be taxed on my coaching income from a sports club if I already have an office job?

  Written by Marc  

My office job pays PAYE and gives me an IRP5. The club pays me per an hour for work performed. How will this coaching income be taxed? The club does not deduct any form of tax from my income as far as I know. If I am to be taxed on this coaching income are there any deductible expenses I can use to offset against it?
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