Does Base Cost include interest over time?

Posted 1 December 2015

I am selling a rental house. Will the interest on my bond over the period of ownership be part of the base cost?

Is it a must to register at SARS?

Posted 30 November 2015

Is it a must that each and every person must register to SARS when they are employed?

Can employer deduct medical tax credits from employees tax but the employee is paying the medical ai

Posted 30 November 2015

Employer pays a basic salary to employee of R28 000,00 per month. There is no fringe benefits. Employee pays a medical aid scheme for himself his wife and 4 children. Employee shows proof of his medical aid to employer. Can employer deduct the medical tax credit of R1264 from the monthly employees tax. That is R5171 less 1264 =R3907. And then when doing the employers recon the IRP5 will only have the earnings of R336000,00 (under the 3601) and employees tax R46884 and no other codes except for u...

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Move from a Tax Consultant

Posted 30 November 2015

I am at present using a tax consultant. How do I transfer to doing my own tax return with the help of Tax Tim?

They have all my records etc.

I would like to know what is IRP5 is?

Posted 30 November 2015

I just want to know what is IRP 5 CERTIFICATE FOR LUMSPSUM. Ian if the say gross lumpsum is 7500 what that means. Can I get the best explanation please. Thnx

Out of pocket medical expense for dentist.

Posted 30 November 2015

I'm 25 years old, my annual income is approximately R264000 and I'm also paying my own medical aid at a rate of R1710 p/m with no other dependents. I'm considering the possibility of having severe dental work done on my teeth that will be a R150000 out of pocket medical expense. How much of this will I be able to claim back from tax?

What do I expect from a mixture of employment and individual contractor at end of tax year?

Posted 30 November 2015

I was an employee up to 31 October 2015, then I resigned to work for another institution as an individual contractor. I am rated hourly and paid according to hours worked for the month. The institution deducts income tax from total income. What do expect at end of tax year?

As far as I know over the counter medical expenses cannot be claimed

Posted 30 November 2015

As far as I know over the counter medical expenses cannot be claimed, unless it is on doctor's prescription. You say I may claim it?

Tax on Rental Income

Posted 30 November 2015

Dear Sir/Madam

I am South African, but living and working in Kuwait. Back in Durban I own 2 properties which are rented out to tenants. Property 1 - rental income is R6200. 00 pm, monthly bond is R3500. 00, rates is R1600, monthly levy is R850. 00. Property 2 - rental income is R4500. 00, bond is R3550. 00 pm, rates is R350. 00, Levy is R700. 00. I have no other source of income in SA. Do I pay tax to SARS?

I was a registered tax payer whilst I worked in SA. But no longer....

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Do I have to spend 63 days out of the country before 28 February 2016 to not pay tax?

Posted 30 November 2015

I live and work in Malta but travel back to South Africa frequently. I did not have to pay tax for the 2015 tax year because I did 63 days out of the country starting in March 2014 and spent the relevant amount of time not in SA. In 2015 I incorrectly assumed that a day spent in transit did not count, but because in OR TAMBO you have to enter with your passport, I have not done 63 days for the 2016 tax year. Do I have to do 63 days out of SA before 28 February 2016? I read somewhere that the mon...

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Completion Letter

Posted 29 November 2015

I was selected for audit. I have been waiting for more than 21 days now. I received a letter yesterday in my SARS eFiling profile - completion letter what is going to happen now.

I am a commission earner and earned R 486 342 but my tax assessment states that I owe SARS R2327719

Posted 28 November 2015

I am an estate agent, I've submit my tax returns and have received a shocking assessment of R2,327,719. 96
I earned R486 342,00 in commission from selling property. I suspect I might have made an error where I was asked about turnover and I put the value of the properties that I sold which is about R7,000,000 and am afraid SARS wants to tax me on that whereas I only received and average commission of about 5%. Kindly advise how I rectify this.

No IRP5 being delivered

Posted 27 November 2015

One of my previous employers refuses to send an IRP5 (they claim their submissions aren't balancing, I suspect they haven't being paying our tax), the cut off is tomorrow and I now don't have an IRP5 to submit for part of the year. I can't get an affidavit as I don't live in the country anymore. How do I go about this?

Under which heading can business expenses be claimed eg rates

Posted 27 November 2015

Under which heading can business expenses be claimed eg rates

Medical Aid Deductions

Posted 27 November 2015

Can contributions to a hospital plan be deducted?

Sole proprietor of a carwash claim the whole amount paid for electricity, water & rent.

Posted 27 November 2015

Can a sole proprietor of a car wash claim the whole amount paid for electricity, water & rent.

What does physical impairment include interms of expenses I can claim?

Posted 27 November 2015

What does physical impairment include in terms of expenses I can claim?

If you earn comm but its not 50.1% more than their total salary,can they still claim for cell+travel

Posted 27 November 2015

If someone made commission for the year but its not 50. 1% more than their total salary, are they still allowed to claim for cell phone and travel exp?

How can I claim house hold expenses portion if allowed to work from home?

Posted 27 November 2015

In reference to claiming house hold expenses as my employment contracted stated I could work from home as well if needed. I do not have an ITR12 form, only an IRP5/IT3(a) form. If I do not have an ITR12 form, does this mean I cannot claim this?

Can I claim from my monthly supplement expenses, or only actual medicinal expenses?

Posted 27 November 2015

Can monthly supplement expenses be included in the "medical expenses" I spend monthly as my medical aid is only a hospital plan.

Can I claim bank fees if I'm a sole proprietor?

Posted 27 November 2015

Can I claim bank fees if I'm a sole proprietor?

To calculate home/office expenses must this calculation be done for every month of whole year?

Posted 27 November 2015

The formula that you use to calculate home/office expenses must this calculation be done for every month of whole year?

Deductions against code 3616

Posted 27 November 2015

I have 7 IRP5's
2 of them are salaries from different companies code 3601 value R229400
2 are as an independent contractor code 3616 value R514321
From the salaried income I had 1 month with a travel allowance. I currently have computer hardware, travel expenses, a vehicle and it services expenses that I van to deduct against the code 3616 income. I want to know where do I fill in in on the form to deduct expenses I incurred to generate the income earned on code 3616?
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Do two owners need to split rental expenses and income in a tax return?

Posted 27 November 2015

My wife and I share a rental property and split costs equally. Are we meant to split these on our tax returns or should we populate only what we each pay from our specific bank accounts? Rental income comes into my bank account and the interest expense comes off it as well.

When can I expect the money in my account?

Posted 27 November 2015

I've submitted my tax refund on the 19th Nov and on the 23rd I went back to SARS to fix my banking details. How much time it takes for me to get the money?
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