When does cash clear

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 April 2014

I'm just wondering when my money will be in my bank I submitted it on Monday the 21st they sent payment out on 25th when will I receive payment?

Academic books - deductible?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 April 2014

Can I claim deduction for academic books I buy? I am an academic employed by an institution. I need the books to do my job but my institution does not pay for books.

Sabbatical tax relief - more than 183 days

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 April 2014

The 183 day rule - I will be out of the country in the coming year for 177 in the US and 10 days in Finland on business. I am an academic and will be a visiting scholar in the US. I will be paid by my institution in South Africa while away for the whole period. Do I get any tax relief from the 183 day rule apply? Or does it only apply if I'm getting paid outside the country?

Youngest age you can register to pay tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 April 2014

Can a 12 year old be registered to pay tax if they receive an income from a Trust?

Why is Tax Tim open to a few educational institutions?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 April 2014

Why is the educational part of TaxTim only limited to a small group of educational institutions? There are many students studying Tax in various colleges that are less costly to study with that could benefit greatly from your educational portal.

Salary calculations - what is included?

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 April 2014

An employee gets a Travel Allowance - 80% of his salary (correct). He also needs to pay off a Staff Loan - R1,000 per month. Do you deduct the loan amount BEFORE taxes or AFTER PAYE & UIF? What is the correction calculation PLEASE.

How to "Request Tax Types" on eFiling if not reflected?

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 April 2014

I am assisting a friend to create her own eFiling profile. She was using a tax practitioner before, but it became too costly for her. We need to request the details from the previous tax practitioner, but it does not give us the option ?%u20AC%u0153Request Tax Types?%u20AC? on the drop down under "organisations". What else can we do? Can anyone please help?

Tax payable when resigning from the GEPF during 2014?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 April 2014

How much tax will be payable on a amount of R2 500 000 when resigning from the GEPF at the end of May 2014.

Is my ex spouse subject to pay tax on a divorce claim?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 April 2014

How much tax will my ex- spouse pay on divorce settlement?

Do I have a tax number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 April 2014

I'm a government employee for about 11 months now and I have never registered for a tax number but they do deduct a tax in my income, does that means I do have a tax number?

What to do with my number company for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 April 2014

I am a working individual with a small IT support Company on the side that I am running for extra income. The company is registered as PTY LTD just wondering what the process is and do I need to register for tax because the company is just starting and has no turnover as of yet ?

I want to know my SARS status?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 April 2014

Am I registered with SARS? Every month on my payslip there are taxable earnings written.

I received a sms saying there's -R5000 due from SARS - is this true?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 April 2014

Hello, today I received an sms that tells me that my tax return is due and must select my bank below & process it via eFiling,and I do not have eFiling account,I'm not sure if there sms is true or not.

Calculate the tax amount after completing my return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 April 2014

After having completed the tax form, how do calculate the tax amount due?

Is R199 a standard fee for all scenarious

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 April 2014

Are the costs R199 even if I have a property and receive a car allowance? Is it a standard fee?My husband and I are looking at changing tax practioners

Does the set tax period Feb to March apply for non resident tax payers....please see detailed reques

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 April 2014

I work out of the country for more than 183 days and with some trips being longer than 62 days in a year, so I am a "non-resident".....does my tax period also run from the set dates Feb to March as with resident tax payers?
As far as I understand I can adjust my 12 month period as to when these 183 days fit in? So how will I use your site then?
For example: Say I worked from Feb 2012 to Feb 2013 and got my 183 days and done that years tax return......Then stayed at home not working f...

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Do we pay higher tax rates?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 April 2014

Do my wife and I pay more taxes when married?

What type of taxpayer am I classified as?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 April 2014

Hopefully you can please help me out, I registered for Tax a year ago, by default I was registered as a non-provisional tax payer and I am currently unsure of how I should classify myself for tax purposes. I'm also not working as a company or cc but as an individual.

I have 3 different forms of income:
1) 35 Hours a week I work for a company on their premises (almost as a full time employee) and invoice them every month. 70% of income. The do not withhold PAYE as of yet.
2) 5 Hours a week for another company, Invoiced for as well. 15% of income and they withhold 25% PAYE....

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I never claimed tax since I started working 5 years ago, can I still claim and file my returns with

  Written by Marc   Posted 12 April 2014

I am working for a company for 5 years now and I haven't claimed tax since then but my employer has been deducting, so will I still be able to claim tax for all these years?

Will my employer incorrectly stating a tax credit as a deduction on my IRP5 prevent me from claiming

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 April 2014

I am worried that my employer intends to incorrectly insert the medical aid tax credit into my IRP5 as a deduction even though they do not deduct same from the monthly PAYE (I have asked them to in the past but they have declined to do so) - is their procedure correct or will this prevent me from claiming the tax credit on my return?

Logbook App

  Written by Marc   Posted 10 April 2014

I am looking for the log book only for now?

Medical Aid & Car & Travel Allowance Questions

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 April 2014

Can an employer pay an employee for medical aid if its not medical aid through the company but rather on their own capacity? For example I have my own medical aid on my name. Can my employer pay me a set amount of R2000 every month for medical aid? What is the tax benefit of that, if any?

What is the difference between a car/Motor Vehicle allowance and travel allowance or are they the same thing? I don't travel for the company, but could I still get a car/Motor Vehicle allowance?

Pension Fund vs RA

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 April 2014

I am currently at a company where they contribute and I contribute to a pension fund. Another company has a structure where they don't have any RA or pension scheme. If I were to take out an RA at the second company how will this affect my tax?

Refund on provident funds?

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 April 2014

Do I get tax back on my provident fund payout?

Income tax legislation?

  Written by Marc   Posted 9 April 2014

I need to know income tax legislation and criteria for deductible income tax.
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