Am I liable for a tax return if I am only employed for 4 months?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 March 2015

I am a housewife but am currently employed for the period of 4 months, earning R4000 pm. After this 4 month period I will be unemployed. My employer does not deduct PAYE. I have two questions about my situation. First, do I need to register as a tax payer and do a tax return?

Secondly, can I have my salary paid into a joint bank account that I share with my husband or will this implicate him on his tax return? Should I rather open up my own bank account?

I am just not sure...

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UIF and PAYE on commision income for employee also earning a normal income.

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 March 2015

Do you have to pay UIF on commission income if it is secondary income?
An employee earns both a normal salary and a commission. Does he pay UIF on the salary only or the whole amount?
Also how does he view his remuneration for PAYE, is it the whole amount together or both separate?

How does contributing 100% to provident fund to employees impact the company?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 March 2015

What impact does the employer experience when they contribute 100% provident fund for employees?

Does employee contribution attract tax upon withdrawal before retirement?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 March 2015

Upon withdrawal of provident benefits before retirement, does employee portion/contribution attract tax?

What tax cert is issued when a transfer is issued?

  Written by Marc   Posted 13 March 2015

What tax certificate is issued when you do a transfer from financial institute to another for money that is taxable? E. G from one linked annuity to another linked annuity? Is a cert needed? NB the trf is due to a death claim and money going to beneficiary. . .

Can a student claim for working a short period?

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 March 2015

Will I be able to claim back any sort of tax refund? I worked from June 2013 - December 2013. My basic was R5195 health grant - R1088 + overtime etc. I had basic tax deductions every month. I started to study in 2014.

Need help

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 March 2015

I've never recieved a tax number from my prefois employer whom I worked for 10 years, i'm self employed for 4 years now and earn less then R 15 000 a month. Should I have a tax number? if yes how do I get it!??

When getting bonus, how tax is calculated/

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 March 2015

Morning Tax Tim, I want to know if I'm earning about 84000/pa do I have to pay tax? also when I'm getting bonus in December how do you calculate the tax as I'm getting double my salary.

What percentage tax should I pay if I earn a gross of R17,371

  Written by Marc   Posted 11 March 2015

If im earning a gross of R17. 300 what percentage tax should I pay?

Do not have to submit my tax return as I thought I was below the bracket for 2010, 2011 and 2012 to

  Written by Marc   Posted 7 March 2015

Got a penalty for not submitting for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Taxable pay over threshold and did not submit. Believed it was under the "do not have to submit bracket" but do not know what it were for those year. Will submit now for all years and even my spouse will submit his 0 income. Please can you supply us with the "do not have to submit bracket" of those years. Want to challenge the penalties. Thank You

SARS transaction reference 16 on the ITSA?

  Written by Marc   Posted 6 March 2015

What does a transaction reference 16 mean on my ITSA - the description says electronic refund even though the amount is a debit and not credit.

I would like to know how to complete a nil return via eFiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 6 March 2015

I am doing some admin work from home and have been paying Provisional Tax for the last 3-4 years. Twice a year someone has been doing my tax return via eFiling for me. I realize now that I don't earn enough to even complete a tax return. To be on the safe side I want to complete a nil return but am not sure how to do it. I don't want to ask the same lady to do the nil return for me because she will charge me . I would like to know how to do it myself because it is now due.

Reimbursed tuition fee?

  Written by Marc   Posted 5 March 2015

My employer reimburses my tuition fee if I passed all subjects. I am studying a PGDA and I am a trainee. Is the reimbursed tuition taxable?

Referral income

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

I am a salary earner paying PAYE then on the sideline I get paid a once of commission for a referral, do I declare this and thus pay tax on it?

Help with eFiling registration please?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

How to register for eFiling? Too difficult for me to register?

How do I submit a nil return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

How do I submit a nil return?

Can I claim for travel expense if I earn a basic and comm and my comm is less than 50% for the year?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

I earn a basic and commission, but my commission is less than 50% of my income for the year. I have claimed travel expenses as I use my own vehicle and pay my own petrol etc. I submitted a logbook, but they have disallowed the travel expenses as my commission is less than 50% of my total income. Is this correct? How else can I claim for my travel expenses? As it cost me R58 171. 00 for the year and I should be able to get something back surely?

Submitting tax payments to SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

I would like yo know how to get started on tax return payments

If you do not pay the m/a premium nor are you the main member, can you claim out of pockets expense

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 March 2015

If you do not pay the m/a premium nor are you the main member, can you claim out of pockets expenses that are not reflected on your year end statement from your m/a ie they have never been submitted to your m/a?

Are cellphone contracts and Laptop Contracts Tax Refundable if used mainly for work purposes

  Written by Marc   Posted 2 March 2015

If I have a cellphone contract as well as a contract to pay off a laptop of which both are used mainly for work purposes, I would say 80%. Can I claim Tax refunds on these "assets" and how would I go about calculating the cost of the asset based on the monthly contract price.

Am I correct in what I propose doing?

  Written by Marc   Posted 2 March 2015

I have dual citizenship. I have resided in the UK for the last 5 years with my children. Income from living annuity is being limited to 3%. I plan to sell my shares over 8 years and remit the proceeds together with the annuity to cover my living expenses and then increase my annuity to cover future shortfalls on my living expenses. I am 75 years old. My intention is to keep my taxable income below the tax threshold. I pay 15% WHT on dividends. I earn no income from any other source in South Afr...

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SARS demanding money that was paid by previous employers

  Written by Marc   Posted 2 March 2015

My previous employer claims to have paid taxes, and sent me a handwritten IRP5. SARS have contacted me stating that I owe them a large sum of money, which money should have been paid by my previous employer. I will not pay SARS for sums that have already been deducted from my previous payslips. What is my solution?

What to do if I have not completed my tax return with SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 2 March 2015

How can I complete my tax return?

Why are No UIF Conrtibutions & Benefits Payable By & To, Commission Earners etc. ?

  Written by Marc   Posted 1 March 2015

Why are No UIF Contributions & Benefits Payable By & To, Commission Earners?My Income is PAYE Taxable, but I Did Not BENEFIT Financially from UIF, When I Was Re-Trenched/Dismissed & Unemployed For 9 Months :-)

Where to declare foreign income on ITR12

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 February 2015

I am in the US on a work visa. I have not been back to US in over 2 years. I have South African rental income for the 2014 tax year but no salary income. Where do I declare my foreign income on my ITR12? Is it under SARS code 4222 or Exempt Amount i. T. O. S10(1)(o), or both?
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