Tax Q&A
Trustee income disclosure
Where do you disclose income earned by a trustee from a trust on your ITR12? You can include that under the Other Income section of the tax return and ente
Read moreWhat is a tax return?
What is a tax return? A tax return is an annual document sent to SARS with all your incomes and allowable expenses for the year recorded on it. Go through
Read moreChanged jobs and paid too much tax - can I claim it back?
I had a low income job for 11 months of the year. My yearly income would have been under the threshold, so I never paid any tax. I am not sure if my employer
Read moreWhat does it mean by Enforcement Case?
What does it mean when you see on your SARS eFiling - Enforcement Case Number*****What is mean by Enforcement Case? My friend received the following, just int
Read moreHow long before refund?
My tax practitioner did my IRP5. I must get a refund of 3115 Rand. I have no outstanding funds that I owe money for SARS. I wait 8 days. I get nothing, no res
Read moreCar allowance 100% taxed as other allowance
Towards the end of the year I received a car allowance. However at this stage I was not sure of how many kilometers would be done for business. Therefore the
Read moreCar ownership
My Dad purchased a car 7 years ago, and I paid him off within a year to "purchase" the car from him. I recently submitted my tax return but I didn't realize t
Read moreNon-resident doner & resident donee
My step father, is a non-resident and non-SA citizen, who never adopted me but is married out of community of property to my mother, is offering me a substant
Read moreClaim travel expenses without travel allowance
I am a commission earner without a travel allowance. I use my private vehicle for work to go and see clients etc. Will I be able to claim travel expenses (lik
Read moreWhy does SA Homeloans send me a tax certificate if I cannot claim the interest?
Why does SA Homeloans send me a tax certificate if I cannot claim the interest on my mortgage? Can I claim on the life premiums linked linked to my loan?
Read moreWhen is tax payable on a five year fixed deposit with interest on expiry?
If you have a fixed deposit with interest on expiry after five years, when do you pay tax on the interest? It seems that SARS is taxing it every year on what
Read moreI am still waiting on my refund from SARS
I am still waiting for Refund from SARS, it has been 20 days since I submitted my tax return. What can I do to speed up the process? Please refer below fo
Read moreTax back for SA employee working for SA company living abroad
I am a South African employee working for a South African company. I have been living and working abroad while still earning a salary in South Africa. How lon
Read moreNo IRP5 information for 2010
After submitting my 2015 tax return and not getting any feedback from SARS, I called the call centre. They told me that my assessment is on hold until I submit
Read moreBanking details verification takes 21 days?
I was asked to verify my bank details with SARS this season. I have done that the consultant said my refund money should be in my account in a few days. A wee
Read moreWhat support do I need to supply to support a nil tax return for time worked in UK?
I have been requested by SARS to complete a tax return for 2012 as I did not complete one at the time as I lived and worked in the UK for the entire 2012 tax p
Read moreWhen do I have to pay CGT?
I had a Capital Gain from the sale of shares in April 2014. My tax return is due by November 2015. Is it better to wait until then and pay the tax or make the
Read moreHow do I get a tax number - do I still have one?
I have been out of work and a few years back (2001 till 2011) I began to work again (2012). What I don't know is, do I still have a tax number and how do I ge
Read moreDoes diabetes qualify as disabled?
If I have diabetes and am regarded by the company as a person with disabilities, in my tax return can I say I am disabled? Why are you regarded as being di
Read moreFiled same return twice by mistake
I've filed twice by mistake... How do I remove the second version? What changes did you make between the two submissions? I removed the bad debts amount
Read morePlease help me recover all my log in details. I forgot everything
Hey. I forgot all my log in details, please help me. If you are referring to SARS eFiling then you need to call 0800 00 7277 to retrieve them.
Read moreTax money
I need to claim my tax money Please Register for TaxTim and go through the process of answering Tim's questions and then let us complete and submit your t
Read moreNeed my tax number
How do I get my tax number? Please call 0800 00 7277 in order to retrieve your tax number or read this article.
Read moreHow long does a refund take after verification?
Hi. I did my tax return on SARS E filing on the 14/7/15. They then asked for documents which I sent the same day. Until now I have not heard from them. I sent
Read moreSMS says -R160.00 due to me. What does it mean?
I received the SMS from SARS after submitting my tax returns. It says -R160.00 due to you. What does it mean? That means money is owed to you as a refund f
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