For those fortunate enough to receive bonus payments as part of your remuneration, you’ll understand the
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There is a new scam going around this tax season, SARS has made us aware of it and we would like to make sure you know about it too.
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When you are in the process of selecting a medical aid, the question of adding gap cover to your plan is likely to come up. More than 1 million South African families understand the importance of gap cover, which is why they have opted in. But should you? First things first…
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We are seeing many cases where taxpayers submit their documents to SARS, wait 21 working days (sometimes longer) only to receive a second letter on eFiling which requests the exact same documents again.
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As the tax season is approaching, many of our users are asking whether or not they will be due a tax refund.
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On Wednesday, 24 June 2020, Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, addressed parliament to announce the 2020 Emergency Budget Speech.
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A tax directive is super useful when you earn commission, variable income or are going to receive a large bonus or a lump sum.
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Our helpdesk receives hundreds of questions related to tax where commission is involved. A misconception that comes up time
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Thousands of people have lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the disease.
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If you have shares (financial instruments) , there is important information on your IT3C tax certificate which needs to be included in your tax return.
This will ensure your taxable income is calculated accurately with the correct capital gain or loss included.
Do you have shares at any of the following institutions?...
There is a section in the tax return called ‘Other Deductions’ which often causes confusion for taxpayers
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1. This is the proceeds i.e the value that your shares were sold for. This amount needs to be entered as proceeds in the capital gains section of your tax return.
2. This is the base cost i.e the costs attached to the sale of your shares. This amount needs to be entered as the base cost in the capital gains section of your tax return....
1. Opbrengs/Proceeds i.e the value that your shares were sold for. This amount needs to be entered as proceeds in the capital gains section of your tax return.
2. Basiskoste/Base Cost i.e the costs attached to the sale of your shares. This amount needs to be entered as the base cost in the capital gains section of your tax return.
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On Tuesday evening, the SARS commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, held a media briefing to talk about the challenges that SARS is facing due to Covid-19.
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Why must I pay tax, I don’t earn enough! Will I get a penalty if I don’t disclose all my income to SARS?
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Imagine you’re an estate agent or luxury car salesman. Chances are that you don’t earn much (if anything) as a basic salary
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Recently we have noticed emails that appear to have been sent from SARS, and that might look like legitimate SARS correspondence, but are not.
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Tax isn’t the easiest of subjects to navigate. Besides the long list of legalese to master, there’s the fact that tax legislation
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You may have seen the word PAYE on your IRP5 payslip or heard it mentioned by your employer, but have no idea of its meaning.
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We receive many questions to our Helpdesk from taxpayers who are faced with the following scenario:
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