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Married in community of property: Do I need my own tax number?

  Written by Marc  

I'm married in community of property. Do I need my own tax reference number or can I file my return jointly with my spouse under his tax reference number?

Office space in a bond free home?

  Written by Marc  

I work from home in an office entirely devoted to work. Our bond is fully paid up. How do I claim deductions for this space if I am not paying off a bond?

How do I calculate a company IRP6 return with a loss?

  Written by Marc  

How to calculate a company provisional IRP6 return?

Tax on project bonus?

  Written by Marc  

If I my gross salary is R22 000 and my employer pay me R10 000 as a project bonus then how do they calculate my tax? I've been liable for R 3,421.27 on my salary before they paid me that project bonus. Now they deducted R 5,986.79. is that correct? Can you please tell me how do they calculate it? Are there separate tax rates on salary and project bonus or the calculate it like a person with R32 000 salary per month?

Claiming back for lump sum tax?

  Written by Marc  

Can I claim back money if I collected a lump sum for provident/pension fund when I was dismissed?

Will I receive my tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tim.
If one of my tax returns says that I'm not up for audit and SARS owes me and the other says I'm up for audit and SARS still owes me. Will I receive the amount owed to me for the return I'm not audited for?

Should my vehicle logbook to SARS include destination and reason for the trip ?

  Written by Marc  

What trip detail does SARS require on the vehicle log sheet as I always send a detailed sheet for each month ( March - February ) showing the date of the trip, place traveled to, starting and closing kilometres, total kms traveled and reason for the trip.

I saw a friend of mine who simply sends a one pager spread sheet which simply shows the date, opening and closing kms as well as total kms without including the destination and reason for the trip.

How long does it take for a refund, if any, to be paid ? Assuming everything is in order.

  Written by Marc  

How long does it take for SARS to refund a taxpayer who is due for a refund, assuming that all is in order with the return and that no supporting documents and audit is necessary?

Can I claim for my hospital plan contributions?

  Written by Marc  

If I have a hospital plan that I personally contribute to - no contributions from my employer. Would this contributions be considered a 'medical aid' contribution?

Maximum commission earned in order to pay tax?

  Written by Marc  

Hi Tim, I work on a commission basis only & would like to know how much commission I would have to earn in a year to pay tax please?

What are the documents need to submit through online after filing my returns?

  Written by Marc  

I submitted my tax return yesterday and received an SMS from SARS people asked me to submit the supporting documents?

What are the necessary documents I need to submit?

If I work only half year does this affect my taxable income in eyes of SARS or maybe my tax rebate?

  Written by Marc  

If I only worked half a year , how does this affect my tax calculation?

How long it takes to get a tax number if you apply at SARS offices?

  Written by Marc  

How long does it take to get a tax number if you apply at the SARS offices?

how much should I expect since Sars deducted R8000 from my salary of R32000 which was for five month

  Written by Marc  

I started working at a company as a temporary part-time employee last year July and I received my first salary in December 2013 which included all the money from the month I started working there. The salary was R32 800 and tax deducted from that money and I only received R24 000. From what I have heard is that the company deducts 25% from my income since I am a part time employee. I am not working anywhere else except for this company. Do I qualify to apply for a tax refund? And if yes, how muc...



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Medical aid source codes 2014?

  Written by Marc  

My question is with regard to medical aid source codes for February 2014. What codes should I use if the employer contributes 50% and the employee contributes 50%?

Is tax payable on a fund that was liquidated?

  Written by Marc  

Our company was liquidated and we are now after almost two years we will receive our provident fund.
pay outs. Do we have to pay tax on it or is it tax free?

What is my tax number?

  Written by Marc  

I am presently working for edcon and I think they do deduct tax from my salary but I can't see my tax number on my payslip.

First time registration for tax.

  Written by Marc  

I have a sixteen year old son and still on school. I need to apply for a tax number for him in order to look for par-time work. How do I go about doing so?

How much its tax on R7500.00?

  Written by Marc  

How much its tax on R7500.00?

I dont have a tax number and I want to have it?

  Written by Marc  

If I don't a tax number and I want one what must I bring so that I can get a tax number?

Will you be paid if you have investments and retirement annuities?

  Written by Marc  

Is it true that if you have investments and retirement annuity you will be paid on your tax returns?

Deased lump sum.

  Written by Marc  

My husband passed on 2011 September and I had a lump sum paid out to me should I submit those statements at SARS?

Are donations to political parties tax deductible?

  Written by Marc  

Are donations to political parties tax deductible?

My Medical aid Out of pocket amount is R13000 results in how much deducted from my taxable income?

  Written by Marc  

My medical aid out of pocket amount is R13 000
How much of this comes off my taxable income?

Does the tax threshold change when you quit your job and begin your own small business from home?

  Written by Marc  

Dear Tim,What happens to the tax threshold for when one is obligated to pay tax (R63k) when you work for a company for the first few months of the financial year and then you quit to start your own venture from home. Does the threshold change? Since I am working for myself my expenses will change as now I will incure the cost of running my business from home and will have to set aside money for my medical aid, retirement fund etc. as this will no longer be paid by my employer.
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