SARS & eFiling: 10 most popular posts
Top Tips for Sole Props
Posted 22 January 2021
1. Keep an accurate record of revenue and expenses
You can draw up these records by way of a simple spreadsheet based on your invoices and then confirm these amounts by cross-checking them against your bank statement.
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I forgot to submit some documents to SARS - what must I do now?
Posted 18 November 2020
If you left out some documents in your original submission to SARS, don’t panic.
SARS has recently implemented a new process
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How Long do I have to wait for my tax refund?
Posted 21 October 2020
Like in previous years, there have always been opening tax season niggles and 2020 has been no different. Patience is a virtue, so the adage goes.
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"Emergency Notification System" - it's a scam!
Posted 14 October 2020
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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How to reject the SARS Auto Assessment
Posted 31 July 2020
If SARS have issued you an Auto Assessment, you will need to follow these steps to reject it so that we can help you to complete and submit your return to SARS.
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What you need to know about SARS auto-assessments
Posted 30 June 2020
1. What is an auto-assessment?
This is an automatic assessment issued by SARS to certain taxpayers.
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FAQS: SARS eFiling
Posted 25 May 2020
Filing a tax return for the first time can be a daunting task. To get you started, we’ve gone back to basics
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Why do I owe SARS more money?
Posted 13 May 2020
Once you’ve completed filing your tax return, it’s possible to find that instead of getting money back
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News Alert: Tax Season 2020
Posted 8 May 2020
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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Do I earn enough to have to pay tax?
Posted 23 April 2020
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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Tax Breaks For All
Posted 21 April 2020
What?
1.Rebates
Who?
Everybody
Primary, secondary, and tertiary rebates – depending on your age.
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The Tax Refund Myth: Why aren't I getting anything back?
Posted 20 April 2020
Every year there arises a misconception amongst taxpayers that a tax refund or 'tax rebate', as it is incorrectly known to many,
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7 Types of Tax Directives
Posted 19 April 2020
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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Promised a Guaranteed Tax Refund? Be Afraid - Be Very Afraid
Posted 16 April 2020
Guarantees are pretty powerful – they’re used by leading manufacturers and retailers to gain our confidence and trust.
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How to know if an email from SARS is safe or scam
Posted 15 April 2020
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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I work for someone, but did not receive an IRP5 - what should I do?
Posted 14 April 2020
You may be employed by someone, but for one reason or another- you don't receive an IRP5 and no amount of begging or pleading
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Who's (Legally) Allowed to File Your Tax Return?
Posted 12 April 2020
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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How does Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) work?
Posted 10 April 2020
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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Multiple Employers, Multiple PAYE payments. Yet I still owe SARS?
Posted 9 April 2020
We receive many questions to our Helpdesk from taxpayers who are faced with the following scenario:
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Why is SARS asking me for outstanding tax returns?
Posted 9 April 2020
When did this happen?
Previously, assuming that SARS did not request any documents for verification and everything for the year was accepted
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10 Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund
Posted 8 April 2020
It’s tax season, and one of the most compelling reasons to file a tax return (besides the fact that it’s the law, of course) is the chance that you’ve
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5 Reasons you Still Need to File your Tax Return
Posted 4 April 2020
SARS announced that if you earn less than R500 000 in a year, and fulfill a series of complicated criteria, you may not have to file a tax return 2019.
Previously, SARS had communicated that if you earn less than R350 000 in a year you may not have to file a tax return.
However, we advise you to take GREAT CARE here, and understand your duties properly, because if you don't, you may suffer for it later on.
Here are the top 5 reasons why not to skip filing your tax return this season:
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How to calculate totals under source codes 3696 and 3699
Posted 2 April 2020
Perhaps you just tried to submit your tax return and you instantly got an error relating to 3696 and 3699. As frustrating as it could be, don’t worry the error can be fixed. Maybe, you might have just simply left an amount out. Let’s have a look at what you should do, in order to crack these codes correctly – in that way making filing much more easier for you.
You’ll need to check your
IRP5 to make sure you answered TaxTim's questions for these amounts correctly...
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Covid 19: What to do when you have to go to a SARS branch?
Posted 23 March 2020
Quarantine. Self-isolation. Coronavirus. These are the buzzwords for 2020, and once it is all over, words we’ll probably never want to hear again. In light of Covid-19, TaxTim offers the safest way to handle your taxes - online.
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9 Steps to File an Objection to Your Tax Assessment
Posted 18 March 2020
You’ve been diligent with your tax obligations. You’ve paid your PAYE each month without fail. You’ve kept all the supporting documents for your deduction claims. You’ve carefully filled out your tax return, making sure you’ve put all the right amounts in all the right places, against all the right codes. (Pssst, if you used TaxTim to help you complete your tax return you wouldn’t have had to worry about all the right places and codes that’s all automated for you!) You file your tax return, somewhat impressed with yourself and, by your calculations, you can look forward to a reasonable tax refund amount. Then you get your assessment notification.
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