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Wasn't selected for verification, but a week later I was???

  Written by Marc  

I did my tax on the 1st of July 2014. I wasn't selected for audit or verification. After a week I didn't receive my money so I went on eFiling to see if there was a problem. There was: I have to submit
all my documents. I've scanned and send it through to SARS. Is there a reason why I was not selected
and then a week later I was? PLEASE help!

I am a vehicle salesman with my own car, can I claim a years depreciation

  Written by Marc  

I am a vehicle sales exec and have my own car.
Can I claim depreciation

Recently self-employed

  Written by Marc  

I recently (1 May 2014) opened my own business (A Pty Ltd) to operate from as a consultant. Am I correct in assuming that I am now a provisional tax payer? If so, do I need to register as such (I am a registered income tax payer already from previous fixed employment)? Do I only need to submit an income tax return after February 2015 and make a provisional tax payment in October?

Second ITA34?

  Written by Marc  

Hi I submitted my tax to SARS and they asked for supporting documents, so me been me I only submitted half the documents, now I can?%u20AC%u2122t upload anymore, it is greyed out! In the meantime I realized that I made a mistake, so I requested correction and submitted ITR12 again. Now on my new ITA34 (top right corner) it says that I owe SARS money, but down the bottom it says that I am due a refund. Will they now disregard the first one and work on the second ITR12 or do I still have to submit...



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How to check how much I owe SARS?

  Written by Marc  

How to know how much I owe SARS?

How long before I get a pay out from SARS?

  Written by Marc  

I recently went to SARS with my IRP5 form and found out they owe me a few hundred Rand now I want to know how long it will take before they pay out?

SARS eFiling question?

  Written by Marc  

Got an sms/email from SARS, where do I look for this? "SARS has issued correspondence for Miss... on SARS efiling which requires your attention. To view this, kindly log into your efiling profile". I did and can't find anything????

How much is tax for a bonus of R6841.08?

  Written by Marc  

We only get bonuses once a year, how are they taxed?

INCOME 345 .87 WHAY IS TAXABLE AMOUNT

  Written by Marc  

FOR INCOME 345 .87 WHAY IS TAXABLE AMOUNT

Doing someone else's Tax Return

  Written by Marc  

How do I do a friend's Tax Return

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

  Written by Marc  

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  

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  

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  

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?

How much detail needs to be supplied on the IT77?

  Written by Marc  

I am a South African working in the UK. My tax number has fallen away so I have to apply for another one. Do I still need to submit Employer details, business address and income details as I will be retiring in a few months' time?

Source code for share trading losses

  Written by Marc  

I am not sure what source code to use for losses made from share trading (not capital).
Would it be 2521, 2515 or 2599? Or non of those? Thanks

Help with overseas incoming money as cash gift

  Written by Marc  

I have just received two overseas payments as gifts from my boyfriend's family overseas. The first amount was under R4000 in June and the second was under R9000 now in July. The bank has told me SARS now has the right to look into it. This had made me nervous.

Do I have to now pay SARS money what is the process?

Tax refund for non resident SA?

  Written by Marc  

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.

Need a tax number

  Written by Marc  

If I do not know my tax number how would I be able to get it or check if I have a tax number?

I do not have my tax number

  Written by Marc  

I do not have my income tax number?

i would like to complete my tax return but do not know how to go about doing it.

had a tax practitioner do it for 3 years back and he is uncontactable now. so do not know my username and passwords for e-filing and dont know my tax number

IRP5 not on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

Only one of my IRP5's shows on eFiling, I asked the employer and they did do the declaration. I phoned SARS but they seem not to know why this happened. Should I manually type in the IRP5?

What constitutes wear and tear?

  Written by Marc  

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?

How much interest earned is tax free 2014-2014 tax year?

  Written by Marc  

How much interest earned is tax free 2014 -2105 tax year?

How much interest received is tax free if over 65?

  Written by Marc  

How much interest received is tax free if over 65?

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

  Written by Marc  

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