Crypto loss

  Written by Alicia   Posted 22 April 2026

In June 2023 I transfered etherium from binance to Valr in order to withdraw but I made a mistake and sent it on the wrong chain which means I lost it all. Can I claim this from sars as a loss and is it worth it?

Provisional tax

  Written by Alicia   Posted 22 April 2026

Please help file my provisional tax return

Outstanding Taxes Sequestration

  Written by Alicia   Posted 22 April 2026

Hi
I was sequestrated in 2015, of late though I was receiving SMS notifications that SARS has issued correspondence, I login and find no correspondence what so ever. I called the call centre and they informed me that its for outstanding taxes dated back to 1990, on my profile all tax types are not active on the old Tax number before sequestration, she says on their side it shows as active. Further to this on logging in there are like 5 profiles for me under my new Tax number only one is act...

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Supporting Documents

  Written by Alicia   Posted 22 April 2026

Good day
SARS is requesting documents that I have already sent to them, the only piece of information I havent supplied is the ID document and verified bank statement payment for my domestic worker. I currently pay my domestic worker in Cash, she is not registered as she only works every alternate day by me and never over the weekend or public holidays. How do I justify/verify this enough to make SARS happy? With regards to everything else. I have already supplied them with my credit card s...

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I need guidance on how to fulfill a SARS request for a detailed medical schedule

  Written by Alicia   Posted 22 April 2026

Hi TaxTim,

I%u2019ve received a follow-up request from SARS regarding my 2025 medical claim of R*****. I have already submitted all the receipts I have and I%u2019m confident the claims are allowable, but SARS is still asking for a "detailed schedule" with practice and script numbers. Since I have already uploaded my material, could you advise on the best way to format this schedule so it satisfies the auditor before the April 7th deadline?

Is the income declared on my IRP6 supposed to show on my ITR12?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 January 2026

I am filing my ITR12 for the 2024 tax year and my form is only showing income derived from Investments. I am a provisional tax payer and I've submitted my IRP6s on time. Should this income be appearing on my ITR12?

I live abroad and earn rental income in SA. is this submitted normally?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 12 December 2025

I worked abroad and want to file my tax return? I have worked abroad for the full year and fall under all points that my salary wouldn't be taxed in SA. I still own a property in SA and receive rental income the property income - expenses made a loss due to renovations, how is this complicated situation be calculated and do I just submit a normal tax income?

CGT on sale of jointly owned primary residence

  Written by Alicia   Posted 11 December 2025

How is the capital gain on the sale of a primary residence split between owners? Where do I specify there are two owners? Your system does not allow me to enter the ownership percentages, how do I inform SARS that my wife and I each own 50% of the property?

This query relates to question 17814 "Did you own the asset jointly? This means you owned it together with someone else." in the Capital Gains/Losses section.

Sec 20 A amount

  Written by Alicia   Posted 11 December 2025

I can't successfully submit my tax due to a sec20A response from SARS eFiling, do you have any idea what this means?

I dont know whether the questions are related to me personally or the company

  Written by Alicia   Posted 11 December 2025

In the assets and liabilities section of my annual income tax return, as a director, when they ask about vehicles etc. Is it my personal vehicles or the company?

Medical aid premiums deducted for a sole proprietorship through income statement

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 December 2025

If I am a sole proprietor can I expense my monthly medical aid premium in full through the income statement?

Organisation tax

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 December 2025

How can I see what my next step in terms of filing a tax return for my organisation, even if no trading or profit was made?

Tax treatment of a director's loan

  Written by Alicia   Posted 8 December 2025

What are the tax implication if I loan money to my company to buy a vehicle?
We have a loan agreement in which the company will repay the loan to me in instalments over 36 months.
The agreement also states that I am able to use the vehicle for business purposes and that I should pay an additional fee for a maintenance plan.

Can I claim medical expenses incurred that I didn't get back?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 November 2025

My wife gave birth during this tax year, and medical aid didn't cover the expense of doctors, can I claim this?
The Doctors bills we're 400% above medical aid rates. We got a small portion back from medical aid and then a portion back from gap cover.

This query relates to question 18135 "Please enter the amount here. " in the Medical section.

Should I be registered for VAT?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 November 2025

Dear TaxTim
It has recently come to my attention that I should maybe have registered for VAT. Can you please advise me. I am a contractor providing a writing and editing service mostly to one client, but also to a few smaller ones and my income is in excess of R1 million. I am not registered as a company and I have very few expenses so little to claim by way of input tax.

Claim medical expenses for my mom who is not on my medical aid?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 20 November 2025

How can I claim medical expenses for my mom who is a dependent but not on a medical aid? she is also disabled. She has a few disabilities that I have incurred Medical expenses for and I'm not sure how / where to enter this information on my Tax Return.

This query relates to question 18136 "Do any of these expenses relate to a physical impairment or disability as approved by SARS?" in the Medical section.

Can I claim expenses when rental property is vacant

  Written by Alicia   Posted 18 November 2025

My rental property was not occupied for a period of 2 months (October and November), while I was trying to find a new tenant. Can I claim expenses (interest, levies, rates, insurance) while not earning rental income.

Is my ITR-DD form still valid if it was first signed in December 2016?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 18 November 2025

I need your assistance regarding SARS%u2019s request for my 2025 ITR12 tax return.
SARS has asked me to resubmit an ITR-DD form. The current ITR-DD for my dependent was completed in December 2016 for Asperger syndrome (a lifelong disability). According to the SARS %u2018Guide on the Determination of Medical Tax Credits (Issue 17), if a disability was diagnosed before 1 March 2019 and the ITR-DD was valid on 1 March 2019, then the form remains valid for 5 years after its expiry. This means...

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SARS refund on hold - do not have the historic tax returns

  Written by Nicci   Posted 22 August 2025

I don't have copies of my outstanding tax returns for previous years, SARS has put my refund on hold

Everything you need to know about Pay Periods on your IRP5

  Written by Evan   Updated 23 May 2025

What are Pay Periods?

Your IRP5 has two fields on it that relate to Pay Periods:

1. Periods in a year of assessment
2. No. of periods worked
3. Period employed from
4. Period employed to

A Pay Period describes an amount of time within a year that you were employed by your employer.

This can be an amount in:

• DAYS - maximum 365, or 365.0000
• WEEKS -  maximum 52, or 52.000 (can show a partial number, e.g...

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Who is the CIPC?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 6 May 2025

The CIPC stands for the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in South Africa.

It is a  government agency under the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), responsible for:

Company Registration:

Registering new companies (e.g. private, public, non-profit)

Maintenance of Company Records:

• Annual returns
• Director changes<...

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IRP5 from an unrecognized company

  Written by Nicci   Posted 5 May 2025

There is an IRP5 from a company I don't recognise, with a value I didn't enter. I have two IRP5's and entered that data but on my final submission I can see three IRP5's. How can I verify if this is correct or not as I don't want to get penalised. It could be from moving a Retirement Annuity but will I have to pay tax on this, or will it effect my tax return in any way?

Unemployed Periods Section on the ITR12 Tax Return

  Written by Nicci   Posted 24 April 2025

There is a section on the ITR12 tax return that asks you to indicate any periods during the tax year when you were not working (i.e., were unemployed).

This section applies only to South African tax residents who are salaried employees and receive an IRP5.

...

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Salary and Consulting

  Written by Alicia   Posted 24 April 2025

I am already paying income tax on my salary, I now want to do consulting work, what is the best way to handle tax in this regard?

I need to add my Capitec banking details

  Written by Alicia   Posted 24 April 2025

I have changed banking details, but have no idea how to do this on SARS eFiling, can you help please?
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