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I need my tax number please?

  Written by Marc  

How do you know if have a tax number or where do I go to check if I have one?

Is donation received an income?

  Written by Marc  

Is donation received from a relative included in gross income?

What does the final conclusion of reduced assessment mean to me as a taxpayer?

  Written by Marc  

I received a reduced assessment and the conclusion was that a certain amount was refundable to me but it never paid out SARS paid me amount from previous assessment what does the reduced assessment mean?

Do I have to submit any tax return or form if I stopped working for the past tax year with no income

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tax Tim, I use to work but stopped. Do I now have to send a tax return for the last year if I do not get any income anymore?

Quick calculator for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

Have you still a quick calculator?

Taxation on profit for sole proprietor?

  Written by Marc  

NOTES: 1. Taxation R12 523 x18% = R2254.14 less rebate under 65 years R12 080 = R 0
am I correct with the above calculation or will I need to still pay the tax of R2254?

when is the due date for 2015 tax returns?

  Written by Marc  

when is the due date for 2015 tax returns

Rent Income

  Written by Marc  

If your rent income and salary income amounts to less than the required amount for taxpayers to submit income tax does that mean I do not need to pay provisional tax or does any additional income count as 'taxable'?

Do SARS owes me?

  Written by Marc  

From last year January till march these year I was working. I was also paying tax so as tax return now how could I know if SARS owes me cause I was paying too much and I was working under contract.

UIF information?

  Written by Marc  

How to find my record of service?

Where will I find my work history on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

How can I find my work tax history page or IRP5?

Refund of 2010-11 not recieved from SARS, what should I do?

  Written by Marc  

I have paid my full tax to SARS but the acknowledgement submitted by me manually on 1 August 2011, so till now refund hasn't been paid to me, so what I have to do.
financial year 2010-11
assessment year 2011-12

If I earn R8000 per month gross should I pay tax ? Or how much do u have to earn per year to pay tax

  Written by Marc  

If I earn R8000 per month gross should I pay tax ? Or how much do u have to earn per year to pay tax?

eFiling and Income Protection, what goes where?

  Written by Marc  

What option do I choose to claim for income protection

Transition from adviser to TaxTim?

  Written by Marc  

I am a provisional tax payer and have been using a tax adviser. My affairs are simply - I earn a salary and receive rental from 2 properties.

Are there any issues to consider with regards to the provisional tax I have paid?

Commission based salary - Fuel for vehicle to meet with clients?

  Written by Marc  

I work for commission, but there is no where I can fill in my mileage that I drive to see clients. How does this work?

Employee Tax Certificate/IRP5 - now what?

  Written by Marc  

My employer give me Employee Income Tax Certificate what the must I do with the certificate

What is the tax season deadline for filing with SARS?

  Written by Marc  

By when must personal tax be completed?

Will I receive a tax refund if I was unemployed and still contributing to medical aid?

  Written by Marc  

I was unemployed from February 2013 to December 2014. I returned to work in January 2014. During that period I was still paying for medical aid. will I receive a tax refund?

If I get payed R4500 how much tax to I have to pay?

  Written by Marc  

How much tax do I pay if I get R4500 a month?

'Gift' income from UK - is it taxed?

  Written by Marc  

My parents who live and work in the UK have given me some money, just under R100,000.00
Essentially this money is support for airfares and expenses incurred due to the illness of a family member overseas, and my need to travel.
They transferred it using TT from a UK bank, and this has been automatically flagged by my bank to SARS and FSB etc.
Will I be taxed on this 'gift' ?

VAT Returns not submitted by 25th, I need to submit manually because efiling not activated by SARS?

  Written by Marc  

I've recently registered as a VAT Vendor. I now have to submit VAT returns so I registered for SARS eFiling last week and faxed through the form as well as my ID to SARS to file online. According to the website this should be activated within 24 - 48 hours. Its now 4 working days. When I called SARS they said I should submit my return manually. The problem is its passed the deadline for 25th. How do I avoid interest and penalties.

Donations tax w.r.t children

  Written by Marc  

Can a parent contribute money towards the purchase price of a child's new home without being liable for donations tax if the amount is more than R100,000?

How to register a CC for income tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

I own a small CC company, do I need to tax register myself and the business separately? Or is there something that covers both?

Running office from home? - can I claim for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

I am permanently employed and run my office from home , the company pays a portion of the rental and I pay the balance, this is not reflected on my payslip though, they merely deduct my portion of the rent from my salary and pay the full amount to the estate agents. The deduction is under "other" on my payslip, my question is will I be able to claim any amounts back for electricity , security etc etc ?
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