Do your Tax with TaxTim and WIN R10,000  More info   T&C's apply

Latest Posts in Tax Q&A

Due date for ITR12 2016?

  Written by Alicia  

What is the due date to submit my IRP5 to SARS for 2016, is it before 25 November 2016?

Medical claim for dependent

  Written by Alicia  

If the wife pays medical aid and he is a dependent can she claim on her tax return the out of pocket expenses for him

Tax on R8315?

  Written by Alicia  

Hi on behalf of my friend she earn R8315 a month how much tax must she pay?

Does the ITR12 take into consideration provisional tax already paid for the same tax year.

  Written by Alicia  

I submitted my provisional income tax documents at the end of Feb 2016 for the tax year March2015-Feb2016 and made payment on the amount declared. I would now like to complete my ITR12 for this same year- how do I know that this form takes into account the amount that I have already paid for the earnings in this period? Is there a place where I need to fill that in? I do not want to pay tax on the same amount twice.

unique identifier required for ITR12?

  Written by Alicia  

Where do I find the unique identifier required for ITR12? I realise it relates to my profession (occupational therapist), but am unsure how to get this. I have not been allocated one in previous years.

Tax on disability grant

  Written by Alicia  

I earning disability I am not getting IRP5 how would I know how much I am owing SARS

Rental expenses but not receiving rental income

  Written by Alicia  

I have another property where my father lives. I still pay the bond, levies electricity and water etc.... Can I claim those expenses without receiving any rental income?

If not, would you advise that I ask rent from him in future for that to be possible?

Do I have to submit my IT3 a 2016.

  Written by Alicia  

Do I need to submit my IT3(a) and will I get any tax returns?

Verification/Audit Outcome

  Written by Alicia  

Hi. I am in a bit of a panic. My personal tax return was selected for verification/audit. SARS requested that I provide documentation for my depreciation deduction. I've submitted what I have, but don't know whether the docs would be sufficient. What would the outcome be if the depreciation deduction is not deemed valid? Would they just disallow the deduction or am I going to get fined? Do I need professional assistance or should I just wait it out?

How do I pay the amount due by me

  Written by Alicia  

I've submitted my tax return, I got a message from SARS that says the amount is due by me.. So how do I pay them that amount due

Tax on interest

  Written by Alicia  

Hi. I am unemployed but my income from investments and interest exceeds R30000 but below R75000. Do I pay tax?

Does interest form part of the R75000 threshold or R30000?

Am I able to make changes to a return that has been filed -- say for the 2014 year ?

  Written by Alicia  

Hi - Am I able to make changes to a tax return that has been filed -- say for the 2014 year?

Is my bond installment, tax deductable?

  Written by Alicia  

Hello Tim. I am a home owner and currently staying in the house where do I have to put in the amounts that the bank send me via a tax invoice? The invoice states that its for tax purposes.

Can Tax Tim help with previous years returns not filed on our behalf?

  Written by Alicia  

We found out from SARS after resetting SARS efiling passwords that Returns that we thought had been submitted by a practitioner we used for my Husband for 2014 & 2015 can Tax Tim go back that far and help with tax returns?

Can i submit a dispute after the first assessment?

  Written by Alicia  

We were audited and received a second IT34. The amount reflected is less than half of the original amount. We want to dispute this amount. My questions: how long does it take once we've disputed and what does disputing mean?

Portion of retirement annuity contribution gets coded as 3808, why?

  Written by Alicia  

Last year my employer added a RA to our benefits. The deal was that the employee pays 5% of salary towards the RA and the Employer would pay 7% to total of 12% of salary towards RA. On this years IRP5 there is a big amount listed as code 3808 (Payment of Employee Debt if the policy is owned by the employee) and it seems that this amount equates to the 7% portion that the employer paid. This has a negative effect on my returns as it seems that I now get penalised by SARS for this amount. Should t...



Read more →

Can I claim my monthly expenses, can I get a refund on monthly regular day-to-day expenses?

  Written by Alicia  

I have properties jointly with my wife (Community of Property) and getting rents which covers all my payments towards my bonds, Rates & Taxes, Levies and Refuse accounts. Little extra amount is surplus. My question is: Should I need to pay Tax on my monthly Rental Income?

I pay for my Groceries, Fruit & Veg, Rents, Electricity, Gas, Domestic Maid, School Fees, Kids Sports Fees, Transportation, Petrol, Bank Charges, Personal Loan (Absa) Credit Card Fees & Financial Charges, Telkom & Vo...



Read more →

Where to declare foreign inheritance on the ITR12 form.

  Written by Alicia  

Is there a place to declare the amount of inheritance I received from my parent who died in the UK on the ITR 12 form. I am a SA resident who pays SA tax. I know I don't have to pay tax on this amount in SA but I dont know where to declare the amount apart from in the foreign assets box.

What expenses can I deduct on my Forex earnings?

  Written by Alicia  

I am a full time employee, earning a salary every month. I recently started trading Forex and understand that the profits will be added onto my existing income for the year and taxed accordingly. I would like to know what kind of expenses can be deducted from tax that is paid on the profits for that year. Can I deduct my "office space", adsl / fibre internet (full monthly subscription), % of municipal bill, interest on bond, etc as all of these items are used to generate or assist in gen...



Read more →

According to SARS criteria, I dont need to sumit ITR12. But do I still submit IRP6 twice yearly?

  Written by Alicia  

I'm a provisional taxpayer. According to recent communications from SARS, I no longer need to submit ITR12 any more as I match all their criteria. My question is: Do I still need to submit the IRP6 twice yearly?

Tax liability on profit of 9000 per month on my business

  Written by Alicia  

If I get R9000 as a profit on my business how much tax do I supposed to pay

Log book app

  Written by Alicia  

I would like to use your services. If I send you an ABSA fleet sheet report do you build a logbook?

Do you do income tax submissions for businesses?

  Written by Alicia  

Do you do income tax submissions for businesses?

I need someone to do my income tax returns for my business. Can you help?

Will my refund be issued if I have old returns outstanding?

  Written by Alicia  

I have completed my income tax, and there is a refund owed to me. Will this be paid out if I have not done the assessments for the years 2011 and 2012. But I do not have any documentation from those years

SARS is verifying my assessment

  Written by Alicia  

Dear TaxTim. I have completed my Efiling early in July 2016 and shortly after were asked to supply supporting Documents which I did. Then a few days later Sars send me a correspondence reading: " Verification if Assessment" under the heading Completion Letter. What is suppose to happen now? Since then its been a few days but no refund or any news since ?
Older posts →← Newer posts    20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  39  40

Submit your tax return right here!
Get started

 Do Your Tax Return Easily
 Avoid penalties
 Maximise your refund

Answer simple questions about your incomes and expenses. TaxTim does the rest. Just click click, submit.

Make tax easy

Blog Categories


Ask TaxTim

Got a question you want answered about tax?

Visit our helpdesk

Get SARS Tax Deadlines in your Inbox
We'll tell you when you need to file, along with tax tips and updates.