Cruise Ship employee and Tax Laws

  Written by Nicci   Posted 26 March 2017

I'm a SA resident and work on a cruise ship as a waiter for a company that travels all over the world. Most of my income is derived through gratuity from passengers. How would this relate to the new tax law for foreign income mentioned in the latest budget speech affect us? Will I be subjected to pay tax on the gratuity I earn?

Working from Home

  Written by Nicci   Posted 26 March 2017

I work from home and make approximately R25000/month. I don't do much traveling and I
manage everything from my desk. I service one company only- I'm basically working for myself. They don't cover any tax etc. and I receive this
payment monthly. What's the best way to deal with the Tax?

Forgot to submit travel details

  Written by Nicci   Posted 24 March 2017

I have submitted my tax return, but I forgot to include the details for my travel allowance (3702), i.e. vehicle details and logbook details. An ITA34 was issued. How do I submit a revised tax return?

Registering as a Provisional Tax Payer?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 22 March 2017

I had freelance jobs and although I don't own my
own business/am not registered as a business. All but one of the freelance
jobs were taxed.
Should I register as a provisional tax payer? If so, how do I go about
doing this and what deductions can I make? e.g. Can I claim for Uber trips,
cellphone bills, wear and tear on my equipment (computer, camera) etc? If I
can claim for things like this, how do I go about doing it?

Tax for a Contractor working from home

  Written by Nicci   Posted 17 March 2017

We have a contractor that's working from home. He primarily does work for our company. How does tax work, do we need to submit an IRP5? We've been paying him directly without deducting any PAYE or TAX

A notice of objection

  Written by Nicci   Posted 10 March 2017

SARS didn't accept my log books, my 2015 tax return, there's zero KMs for business use.
I now need to object and they require proof of ownership- I have documents from Wesbank. Lastly, can I do this via TaxTim or must I go into SARS?

An example of a logbook printout

  Written by Nicci   Posted 2 March 2017

I need an example of what the TaxTim logbook would look like, when printed out.

How to enter a severance payment in my provisional tax return?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 28 February 2017

I'm doing my provisional tax return and received a severance payments during the year as part of a voluntary retrenchment. My employer applied for a tax directive which was successful and I received the lump sum pay-out with the tax benefits associated on the sliding scale. How do I deal with this in my provisional tax return? If I enter the severance payment gross amount, the SARS eFiling system calculates taxes on it using the normal tax tables (it gets calculated at the highest marginal rate...

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Can my company add rental car fuel to my car allowance?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 28 February 2017

If I have a car allowance and on occasion I am required to use a rental for business travel after flying to a far destination, can my company add this fuel cost to my car allowance and withhold taxes on fuel used in the rental vehicle

Will the reason given on a tax directive affect SARS's decision?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 24 February 2017

Will the reason given on a tax directive affect SARS's decision; if the severance benefit is being paid out as a result of a voluntary settlement between employee and employer, is SARS less likely to grant the directive?

Can I apply for a tax clearance certificate?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 17 February 2017

My ITR12 for 2016 is still outstanding as my bookkeeper is still compiling my invoices, can I still apply for a tax clearance certificate?

Tax directives

  Written by Alicia   Posted 15 February 2017

I went from a permanent position to a consultancy contract position - Do I need a tax directive and what kind of tax directive ?

I need a new tax number

  Written by Alicia   Posted 15 February 2017

I need a new tax number as SARS says I cant use my old number to apply for a tax directive after I was declared insolvent, can you help me or tell me how I should go about this please?

Foreign tax on invoice

  Written by Alicia   Posted 15 February 2017

We charge a management fee for services rendered in Botswana. They withheld 10% how do we claim it back and can we claim any VAT on this invoice from outside in South Africa?

SARS is asking again for supporting documentation, but I have already submitted it in December

  Written by Alicia   Posted 14 February 2017

I have submitted supporting documentation as requested by SARS in December already (22/12/2016). I have received another request for supporting documentation, but it seems to be for the same documents. Please help?

When do I need to apply for a tax directive?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 13 February 2017

When do you need to apply for a tax directive? I have just been appointed as an estate agent and to date I have yet to receive my first income commission amount. Is it possible for me the apply for a tax directive already?

Travel Claim not allowed by SARS

  Written by Alicia   Posted 10 February 2017

Hi Tim, I received a travel allowance upfront however I do a lot of traveling between two offices and I claim back travel on a monthly basis capped at 1850kms though I travel in excess of 2000kms per month. I've filed my tax return showing both business travel and personal but now SARS says I owe them about R27000. How is that possible when I didn't claim for the excess travel I did, just the capped 1850km. I can follow through their calculation but do not understand why they didn't include busi...

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Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

Add more than one depreciation expense

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I have a laptop, tablet and cell phone that I need to depreciate, how do I do this?

travel claim

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Can I claim for a travel expense from SARS if I was only given a travel allowance for one month in the last tax year?

Can I estimate my own tax

  Written by Alicia   Posted 2 February 2017

I'm a freelancer, and I've been putting 25% aside for tax as I used to pay this amount of tax when I worked as an employee. Can I keep doing this as I am still earning the same gross amount each year?

Add app to current profile

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

How do I get the app for the daily log book if I am registered with TaxTim?

SARS requirements for a logbook

  Written by Alicia   Posted 1 February 2017

How detailed is my logbook supposed to be?

Is it still important to keep invoices of one year if business will only be registered in February?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 31 January 2017

I have started a shop from home for one year and will register my business only now in February? Is it important to keep the receipts for goods bought in order to file for VAT? Or must I only keep it from the day I am registered? I have kept a book of all my sales for the past year? Is it important for later use once registered?

May I claim for travel from my home office to my office?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 January 2017

May I claim for travel from my home office to my office?
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