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Why am I being taxed on an amount lower than the tax earning threshold?

Posted 26 February 2015

If I earn R5500 am I suppose to be taxed and am a temp?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
26 February 2015 at 20:10

You should not be taxed no, however if you are working on a contract basis some companies take off 25%, but in reality there is no tax owing on that salary.

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