Late Objection

  Written by Alicia   Posted 31 May 2016

My 2015 tax return was finalised in Feb 2016. I did not object to the assessment within 21 days. Can I do object at this late stage?

Tax practitioner fees

  Written by Alicia   Posted 31 May 2016

Is a tax practitioner allowed to ask a fee based on a percentage of the refund I get or should they give me a quotation before the work commence?

Tax rate on pension withdrawal

  Written by Alicia   Posted 31 May 2016

What is the tax rate of the R 1 300000. 00 for pension withdrawal?

Submission of old tax forms

  Written by Alicia   Posted 31 May 2016

How do I go about submitting a tax return that was for the 2014 year of assessment?

Maternity Leave

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I was on maternity leave from the 21st July to 1st December. During this time I did not earn a salary and claimed from UIF. How does my tax returns then get calculated?

Donation from father to help with bond

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

My dad wants to help us with our house bond by paying R100 000 into our bond account. Does this have any tax implications?

Does capital gain require registration as provisional taxpayer?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

If I make a capital gain do I need to register as a provisional taxpayer?

What allowable deductions does a Pilates instructor qualify for?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I am a Pilates instructor and earn a commission from the studios I work at and I do my own invoicing for clients I see outside of the studio. The later I am self employed as I understand it. I only started working in South Africa in Aug 2014. My 2015 tax return was done by an accountant. I understand that being self employed and a commission earner I can deduct expenses directly related to earning an income such as:

- Vehicle expenses
- Phone expenses
- Education and training...

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Will SARS penalise me for outstanding tax returns?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I'm not sure if I disappeared under the radar for some time now due to generating my own income for years barely surviving and then going bank. At that stage I was a provisional tax payer. Years down the line I did contract work making ends meat. I eventually got a secure job since 2013 - probably not earning enough to register as a tax payer in order to submit tax returns? However I think this might be a different scenario now.

Can I claim medical aid payments if my husband is the primary member?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

Can I claim on my medical aid payments as a deduction being self employed when my husband is the primary member? The payments cover both of us. Lastly we have a life insurance policy which includes disability and dreaded disease. Can I deduct this payment or a portion of it?

CODE 4001 opposed to CODE 4002

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

Under your retirement heading you mention a code 4002 for pension fund contributions. I do not have 4002 but 4001 as my pension fund contribution on my IRP5.

Loan to parents

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I loaned my parents money to purchase a vehicle in December last year. As my mum was going to be the primary driver, it was registered in her name. It was agreed though that my dad would repay the loan at some point in the future when they dispose of their current property. This was obviously an informal agreement but I am concerned that SARS will see this as a "donation" rather than a loan. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from being viewed as a "donation" and having to pay donation ...

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Does a capital gain force me to submit a tax return?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I have received an Allan Gray IT3(c) tax certificate for capital gain/loss for 2016 for R 121556,98. Do I have to submit this to SARS tax return as am retired

Employed by a foreign company, and need to pay over my own tax, how much will it be?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 30 May 2016

I've recently become a contractor to an overseas company, I've been informed, that I have to pay my own income tax. I send them invoices. My monthly invoice fluctuates between 22000 and 30000 as I get paid on a daily basis. I don't get an IRP5, and I pay my own medical and recently setup my own RA contribution. I need to pay my tax. When and how much do I need to pay. I've been a contractor for them from January 2015 to now May 2016

Deposit of foreign income into South African bank account, is it taxable?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 May 2016

If I am working outside the country and wanted to send a large sum of money as a deposit for property within South Africa what are the Tax implications if any. I believe that because it is a large sum of money that it would need to be declared to the South African Reserve Bank beforehand.

Am I tax liable if I did not earn an income in South Africa?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 May 2016

I relocated to the Netherlands in 2003 for work on a 2 year contract. When I left South Africa I completed a form to state that I will be out of the country for this time. After the 2 years I tax returned for 6 months but did not work. I tax returned to the Netherlands and have been working here ever since. I have been paying income tax since I have been working here.. I also own a property in South Africa which I purchased in 2006. My question:we (my husband is also South African) is considerin...

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Can I still update my new address with SARS?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 May 2016

I worked at one company up until September 2015 and started at a new company in September 2015, when I moved to my new company I also moved house so on my previous employers IRP5 submission it has my old address and on my new Employers IRP5 it has my new address. If 2 IRP5's get submitted to SARS with conflicting addresses to SARS will this have any implication for me?

Tax on part time work

  Written by Alicia   Posted 27 May 2016

I am currently employed and my employer pays PAYE. Recently I undertook small part time jobs probably totaling around R40 000 income for the financial year. Do I need to register as a provisional tax payer, or can I declare this additional income under the local business section of my SARS tax return?

Can I deduct salaries I pay from my unrelated salary for income tax purposes?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

Hi, I have a quick question, I am a permanent employee of a company and earn a monthly salary from which I pay medical, pension and pension fund, all deducted straight from my salary. I in turn have two people employed by me on a permanent casual basis, they are paid roughly R2500 each per month, could I get a tax deductions for this?

what expenses can i claim if I own a taxi?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

If I own a second vehicle and use that second vehicle 100% as a Taxi. Would the tax be payable on only the income or payable on income - (minus) expenses?

For example, monthly costs breakdown as follows:

Expenses: Vehicle Repayment Costs - R1500 / Vehicle Insurance: R1100 / Vehicle Tracking Costs: R100 // Total: R 2,700. 00

Income: R 8,000. 00

Income (R 8,000. 00) - Expenses (R 2,700. 00) = R 5,300. 00

My question is. Would I pay tax on the income of R 8000 before deducting expenses...

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How does one declare and pay CGT?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

If you are a shareholder of a company and the company has sold out a chunk of its shares... And due to this a pay out will be made to each shareholder.. I own 2% of the company. I am told I will get a pay out of R60k what will be my CGT amount more or less?

Can I claim for travel expenses without any records?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

I am a freelancer which I started in June 2015
I did not keep a log book
am I still able to do any sort of travel claim as I spent most of my time driving out to clients

Is money received from an NPO taxable?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

A friend of mine receives money from a NPO regarding admin services performed to that NPO. Should it be included in her gross income?

PAYE due on my pension fund withdrawal?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 26 May 2016

I've just resigned and waiting for my pension fund to be paid out which is 77000 what tax am I going to pay on that amount or not?

Can I still pay UIF if I dont have a tax number?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 25 May 2016

I have been working for 2years now and my employer gave me a Employee Income Tax Certificate(IRP5). I don't have a tax number but there's deduction for UIF,I would like to know where is that money going to
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