Written by Marc
Posted 7 August 2013
Written by Marc
Posted 7 August 2013
Hi! Your website is very informative. I was requested to submit outstanding returns for last 5 yrs via telephone.
I however updated the returns and then was asked to pay a penalty of R12500. A few weeks later I received an ITSA- statement of account stating I owe R50 404-00. I however settled the amount as my wife received disability from her insurance. The collection department stated that I still owe them the penalty of R12500. The ITSA only reflects interest on late payment and no pen...
Written by Marc
Posted 7 August 2013
I submitted my return and supporting documentation and I received notice on e filing that my return is referred for audit. I called SARS and they advised that the turnaround time can be anywhere from 3 to 12 months for an audit to occur. They advised that all refunds over R10 000 go for audit. Because I work on commission and claim expenses my refunds are always greater that R10 000, but never takes more than about 2 - 3 weeks.
Is there any way I can speed the audit process up for th...
Written by Marc
Posted 7 August 2013
Written by Marc
Posted 7 August 2013
In April this year we found out that our tax returns for 2010 and 2011 were never submitted by my company, so I did it ASAP. With the new tax return for 2012 we owed SARS money and they told us to pay it and we did. In May we found out that there was a penalty of R1250 so we paid that as well. So now we have made two payments to SARS and still no refund. When I call them they said I need to bring the deposit slips and I did and they said it will be any time in may that the return will be paid out. We are now in August and still no refund has been paid out. ...
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Posted 7 August 2013
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Posted 7 August 2013
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Posted 7 August 2013
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Posted 7 August 2013
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Posted 6 August 2013
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Posted 6 August 2013
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Posted 6 August 2013
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Posted 6 August 2013
I have received my It3(b) certificates from the various investment companies I deal with. 3 of them show how much the withholding tax on my local dividends was, 1 (from a stock broker) does not. How do I declare the dividends on the ITR12? Do I need to enter the gross amount before withholding tax and then indicate that withholding tax was deducted? Or will SARS assume that withholding tax has been deducted? Basically I just need to know if there is a certain section of the form that allows me ...
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Posted 6 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
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Posted 5 August 2013
Written by Marc
Posted 5 August 2013
Hi, I changed jobs and my pension fund was paid to me in a lump sum with tax deducted, but the liberty loaded irp5 incorrectly on e filing so it looked like I didn't pay tax on the amount. I only realised after I filed my tax return so phoned them, they cancelled the wrong certificate and loaded the correct IRP5 onto SARS. I then had to go dispute the matter with SARS. According to them I owed R9700. The dispute was allowed, and they said they owe me R13000, but they only paid me R3500 because t...
Written by Marc
Posted 5 August 2013
I am a freelancer & am registered as a provisional tax payer.
With regards to sharing rental costs, seeing that one of my rooms in my flat is used for my office, can I add detergents, coffee & tea to my list of expenses? If I had an office, these would come off as office expenses I'm sure. So seeing that I use the communal area of my house, i.e. toilet & kitchen, should the running expenses not be added to the amount I split between personal/business use?
With r...
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Posted 4 August 2013
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