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?

Provisional taxpayer: what to do if I became one late in the year?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2025

I only became a provisional tax payer in December 2024. Prior to that I was under PAYE with my previous employer. How do I submit my tax return and will I need to file two seperate tax returns? Can I submit for only 2 months?

How to claim a home office deduction if I didn't receive an IRP5?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 20 February 2025

I worked for an international company (UK based) during the 2024 tax year. I was a contracted employee, meaning I had to submit salary invoices. Therefore, I was advised to register as a provisional tax payer and submitted an IRP6. I worked 100% from home during this time and would like to claim a home office deduction, which was already taken into account during my IRP6 submission (audited by SARS and accepted). However, when submitting my home office deduction on Tax Tim for my IRT12, it says ...

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Does inheritance have to be completed in IRP6?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 20 February 2025

SARS told me to register as a provisional tax payer and I have completed your form. However I inherited approximately R500, 000 and I don't see where to fill this in?

What happens if I have exceeded my contribution limit at retirement?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 February 2025

Saving for retirement is one of the best financial decisions you can make, but sometimes, you may contribute more than the tax-deductible limit in a tax year. In South Africa, the tax-deductible limit for retirement contributions is 27.5% of taxable income, capped at R350,000 per year. If you contribute more than this limit, the excess amount does not provide an immediate tax benefit. However, it is not lost. Instead, these 'excess contributions' are carried forward to be used in the future, ...

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What is included in Statement of Assets and Liabilities on ITR12?

  Written by Marc   Updated 31 October 2024

If I earn business income as a sole proprietor for services delivered as an electronic engineer, do I need to declare all my personal assets (bank balance, investments, motor vehicle, etc.) on the Statement of Assets, or only the assets that I mainly use for business (i.e. laptop computer)? I do not have a separate business bank account. Do fixed bank deposits fall under "Financial instruments" or "Cash in Bank" or does it not really matter? For investments such as unit trusts, do I need to s...

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Travel deduction for an on older car

  Written by Nicci   Posted 13 September 2024

I'm a commission earner and I can claim travel expenses. When I complete TaxTim 'Travel Deduction Optimiser' it will only let me choose the date of the purchase of my car from 2017 onwards. My car was purchased in 2007. Does this mean that I can't use the 'deemed cost' method and can only use the 'actual cost method' - or is there another way to enter the correct year of purchase as 2007?
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