Earning income outside of South Africa.

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 August 2015

Hi Tim, Before I start a Tax Return I need to ask a few questions. I currently am working in the UK. I started in July 2014 to date. I submitted a tax return in SA for the 2013/2014 tax year, but my last income was January 2013 (paid tax on a Pension/provident fund early cash out for this period). I keep a current address, and still have a bank account, and assets such as a car, etc in SA. I do not own property. Under what circumstances would I be required to submit a tax return in SA, and if so...

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What expenses can I deduct to calculate my taxable income

  Written by Marc   Updated 28 August 2015

Please enter your Taxable Income. This is your Gross Income minus the business-related expenses from business or rental income. Also subtract any contributions to a pension fund or retirement annuity fund, donations, depreciation and other travel allowance deduction and any exempt income. Does this mean petrol, stationery, ink rent etc.?

Can I deduct financial support for my parents from my tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 August 2015

May I deduct contributions made to support my parents expenses to pay for the old age home. His pension is about half the amount of his medical aid. We are three siblings and all pay in R3,500 per month to support their stay in a one bedroom full board stay in an old age home. He contributes what he can.

Taxation on UK pension lump sum payout (Aged 55 and now reside in SA since 1 Jan 2014)

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 August 2015

I have decided to cash in my Pension Pot in the UK (I was 55 years old in 2014 and therefore can retire) - I have been paid out UK Pound amount 47843 of which tax of UK Pound 19977 was deducted. I now need to recover this tax from the UK and then submit same to SARS. My query is therefore:
1. I need to complete UK/SA double taxation form to apply for relief of income tax at source ie UK and claim back my tax
2. I need to submit??? to SARS for them to calculate tax owed by me - I would however need help with this so as to understand how much tax will be owed (would be interested to know what conversion rate will be used by SARS in the calculation)...

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JUST FOR ARGUMENT SAKE.

  Written by Marc   Posted 27 August 2015

If you are retrenched and your provident fund is standing on an amount of R501200. 00. WHAT AMOUNT TAX WILL BE DEDUCTED?

Will an outstanding tax 2011 influence my tax clearance? My pension is being paid out.

  Written by Marc   Posted 27 August 2015

My pension is being paid out. The pension fund will do a tax clearance before paying my pension. I have a 2011 tax payment outstanding, will this influence my tax clearance?

Can you claim back tax paid on a lump sum pension pay out?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 August 2015

HI, if I stopped working in May last year and got a pension payout, can I claim back the tax paid on it based on my income over the year?

Zero provisional tax return

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

I am registered as a provisional taxpayer as I earn investment income however due to contributions made to retirement annuity funds I will not owe SARS anything. In fact I expect a refund. Do I still have to complete a zero provisional tax return?

Percentage tax payable on a monthly pension of R15253

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 August 2015

What is the tax on a monthly pension of. R 15253

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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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?

Can I add a medical expenditure after I have eFiled?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 August 2015

I have been doing my mom's tax return. She had hearing aids which her medical aid did not pay for last year. She gave me the paperwork and asked me to submit. Which I did. She now just told me that she forgot about the hearing aids and would like to have them claimed back. Is this now possible? According to the SARS eFiling website the claim is done (she owes nothing and will get back nothing). Can I do something to submit this?

Pension and maintenance

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 August 2015

Hi, if I receive maintenance for 7 months do I declare this on my tax return as income
and if I drew a lump sum out of my pension of R480000-00 is this taxed and under what section on tax return

Thank u

Medical aid contributions for Parents not on my membership

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 August 2015

I currently pay for my parents medical aid. They are both pensioners and they do not submit tax returns to SARS. They are on their own medical aid membership, and I am on my own. So, my dad is the main member on his, with my mum as a dependant, and I am a main member on mine with my wife as a dependant. This is because my parents are on a different medical aid scheme then what I am on. SARS says that only the main member can claim for medical aid contributions, so that means that my dad must cla...

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What other documents are needed to hand in with IRP5 at branch or efiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 August 2015

Hi, what other documents is requiered at the SARS branch whith my IRP5? And do I need it for SARS eFiling as well? Thanks

Must I pay provisional tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 August 2015

I earn a salary of R5500 per month, I am under 65 years and receive interest and dividends of R25000 per year. What forms must I complete for my tax return? Must I pay provisional tax?
Thank you

Incorrect year on tax directive is stopping processing of tax return

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 August 2015

Momentum paid out a small pension surplus to me in April 2015 (falls in the 2016 tax year) but dated the tax directive for the 2014 tax year, SARS are refusing to process my tax return due to the income not appearing on my IRP5. Can the directive be amended or is there any other solution available?

How much will my pension fund lump sum be taxed upon resignation on e.g R200 000

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 August 2015

I am resigning from a government position and I am taking my pension payout as a lump sum. I was told that the full amount will be taxed. I would like to find out what the tax percentage will be?

How much do I claim back from r80 000 that was taxed from my provident fund paid out by employer

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 August 2015

I have resigned at work an received my pension whereas I was taxed nearly R80 000 how much am I suppose to claim back

I want to know how much tax I should pay?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 August 2015

What is the amount tax to be deducted from a R11000 basic salary(nett income)the only deduction I have is my pension fund of 660 / UIF of 120 and my rent of the house im renting of 2205.

Tax on receiving death benefit from retirement annuity?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 August 2015

I have a question about receiving the death benefit from a parent's retirement annuity payout. How will this affect my tax once I've received the payout?

Is tax deducted before are after pension deductions?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 August 2015

If my salary is R15000 pm and my pension contribution is 7. 5 % of my salary, do I tax the R15000 as the gross earnings or do I first deduct the 7. 5% pension from the gross salary before calculating the tax?

Is payment to a Provident fund tax deductable

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 August 2015

I have just registered, I tried to connect via SARS however I was told my bank account number was incorrect. We are now waiting for SARS to set up SARS eFiling for me. In the mean time, I am not sure what to enter regarding payment for a pension fund. I pay into a Provident fund so am not sure if this is tax deductible. Only reason I used TaxTim is so I don't have to physically go into SARS. I am hoping this is still the case.

What are the tax implications for Voluntary Severence Package?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 August 2015

What is the tax implication for Voluntary severence packages? Does it qualify for any severence benefits. According to general opinion, the first R500 000 is tax exempt?

Tax payment on pension payout?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 August 2015

I want to know how much I will pay if I receive 195000 pension fund
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