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how much tax is due when I am earing a commission salary of R 6000.00

Compiling supporting documents for medical expenses not covered by medical aid scheme



I have been asked to submit supporting documents by SARS for verification purposes and I was wondering what the requirement is with regards supporting documents for medical expenses not covered by my medical aid scheme?

On my Income tax certificate from Discovery there are two numbers given. Firstly one number for Contributions during the period and secondly a number for 'Claims not recovered from the Scheme'. I duly included these under the requisite sections when completing my tax return. ...

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PAYE basic and commission?



How do you work out how much PAYE you have to pay when you get a basic and commission?

How late can a request for correction of my ITR12 be made?



A friend of mine, has submitted her IT12 by e-filing, she was then asked to submit supporting documents, once these were submitted, she was told that she will be audited as part of the tax compliance procedure. She is concerned because when submitting her IT12, she had lost her log book and had to redo this from memory and is now worried that the log book will be inaccurate and the audit will bring this up. As she doesn't want to get into trouble, she wants to know if it is still possible to do ...

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Foreign subsistence allowance code



What is the difference between tax codes 3714 and 3716 for allowances. Is it true that code 3714 has now replaced code 3716 since 2010, for foreign subsistence allowance?

Do you need a tax directive for each IRP5 for which it is applicable?



Do I need a separate tax directive for each employer where I receive remuneration and my commission is more than 50% of my salary?

What are the tax implications for international network marketing reps?



Would Network Marketing Income (Commission) be treated as small business income? Does expenditure on MLM product (travel, merchandice etc.) & branded clothes be allowed as expenses?Would international income be taxed when paid into an international account or only when transferred to a South-African account?

What and how much can I claim for on my own car expenses when the car is used for business



Hi Tax TimI get paid a basic and commission each quarter of the year. I pay for my own petrol and car expenses and I am looking to claim all of this back from SARS at the end of the year. I have been keeping a log book and I would liek to know the percentage of my expenses that I cna claim back if I rarely use my car for private use. What percentage will I be able to claim back from my business expenses on my car. Can I also claim for my cars depreciation? And again what is the percentage for th...

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IRP5 treatment of retirement lump sum benefits



I resigned from my employer in the 2014 y.o.a and took the full withdrawal from my provident fund with the company. The IRP5 received from the company does not include the retirement lump sum benefit received. Would it be correct to include the lump sum payment under code 3901 and claim a deduction as per the directive under code 4115?

How does tax work on your salary, plus overtime plus commission?



I need to find out, if I earn around R5400 a month and I get over time and commission and my salary then shoots to R6800.00, should I pay tax and how much tax?

Which motor vehicle expenses to claim through company versus personally?



I am the sole director of a company. I travel extensively for business using my personal vehicle. My question is do I deduct vehicle expenses such as petrol, insurance, services etc.. through the company, or do I rather take these deductions into account in submitting my personal tax return?

Can I Just enter business trips on my SARS logbook?



Can you pleas tell me if I can just enter business trips into my SARS logbook or do I have to include both private and business trips?

How do I know if I am a tax resident of South Africa?



My client was employed in Zimbabwe for 11 of 12 months, so he qualifies as being out of the country for more than 183 days. However, he regularly traveled back to SA on week-ends for a break, so was never out of the country for more than the 60 days in a row as required. Does this then disqualify him from being a non-resident for tax purposes?

Can we claim if we pay for our uniforms?



We are wearing uniforms at the medical practice where I work and we are spending money on this monthly can we claim from SARS for this?

Is my travel allowance too high for tax purposes?



Please help, I receive a fixed travel allowance of R9400pm (car R4400 fuel R5000) under code 3701 which is taxed at 80% by my employer. My cars value is 160K and I do approximately 45K a year (12-15K personal) I keep a logbook. Will this be regarded negatively by SARS and more importantly would I possibly have to pay in an amount?

Tax Free Unit Trust Investments?



Is there any other tax saving unit trust that one can invest in other than an RA or Pension fund. I heard there is a R 30 000 pa allowance if you invest in the right unit trust (or is this from 2016?)

Non Taxable Travel Allowanc exceeds maximum permissible. Source Code 3702



On my IRP5 I have a Source code of 3702 which is for my non-taxable travel allowance. When I submitted my tax return I received a letter from SARS saying that I need to submit relevant documentation because my non taxable travel allowance exceeds maximum permissible. This is not true as my total amount was only R2211 which is clearly less than the permitted 8000km. As I did not keep a log book what relevant documentation do I need to submit? As I understand, since my travel allowance is less tha...

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Sales rep tax %?



What is the tax % for a commission sales rep who is over 65yrs?

As a salaried employee can I claim my cellphone expenditure as I only get a R500 allowance?



As a salaried employee can I claim my cellphone expenditure as I only get a R500 allowance?

What expenses can he claim on to get a refund back from SARS?



hI TIM,I HAVE A CLIENT WHO HAS WORKED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND PAYE HAS BEEN DEDUCTED FROM HIM IN TOTAL OF ABOUT R150,000.Can he claim on petrol expenses and travel expense if he does not have a travel allowance?

Reimbursed Travel per km- how to put on my ITR12?



I receive a reimbursement from my company for the usage of my own car for company purpose, the reimbursement is 3.24per km. Should I disclose this in my ITR12? and should I pay any tax on this reimbursement?

no separated business and private trips



I have car allowance nobody informed me about the log book only thought I will give the mileage I have used. I did separate business trip and private trips.

How much income tax am I liable to pay?



I earn a monthly commission, my "employer" requests me to invoice them for the commission and I then get paid the full commission earned. From the Commission I earn I have to pay 2 labourers to help deliver the stock I sell as well as supply the vehicles and fuel. I also supply all office equipment, telephone and stationary, these expenses are all calculated into my "commission". How do I go about paying tax as the total commission earned is not what I actually earn? I know the "employer" does n...

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Can I claim back petrol, whist been paid a monthly travel allowance?



I receive a Travel allowance of R2000.00pm. on top of my salary.
My question is can I still claim for petrol back on my travels?
My reason is that my understanding of a travel allowance is as follows

Travel allowance - is any allowance paid or advance granted by the employer to the employee for the use of his or her private motor vehicle for the employer?%u20AC%u2122s business purposes.

Tax directive - what`s that?



What is a tax directive?
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