Tax paying Freelance Artist / Independent Contractor

  Written by Alicia   Posted 20 April 2016

I am a freelance artist, I want to work fulltime for myself, but can't be certain how much I will make or whether I would make any money at all. I am married in community of property. My husband is lucky enough to have an employer that takes care of his submission every year. I need to ask whether I should add my income to his submission or whether I should have my own tax number. I tried to enlighten myself by reading the Tax website,, but it's all greek to me, I can't seem to figure it out. I ...

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I would like to know how can I get my tax refund

  Written by Nicci   Posted 19 April 2016

I would like to know if it is possible that I can be able to get a tax refund after retrenchment.

How is online income in foreign currencies taxed locally?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 19 April 2016

Hi. I'd like to know how online generated income is taxed. I am a South African resident currently in the process of generating income in foreign currencies ( US dollar and the Euro). I do not want to break any tax laws, please assist me.

PAYE on Road Accident Fund pay outs

  Written by Alicia   Posted 19 April 2016

One of our employees who earns approximately R57000 a year has received a pay out from the Road Accident Fund of R217657 for an accident he was involved in. He wants to know what the tax implications are on the amounts so that he can put aside funds for the end of this tax year.

How to reflect the employer medical aid subsidy

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 April 2016

Kindly advise if I have a medical aid and it is paid from my salary by my employer, whether the employer subsidy can be added with the medical tax credits under code 4116?

Maximum amount allowed to loan out

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 April 2016

Is there a maximum amount of money I can loan out to friends and family? Can I loan out R2 mil without having some kind of license?
Someone told me that you can only ever loan out R500 000 at a time, being broken up into maximum of 100 loans. I have loaned out more than R500 000, so I need to know if I am in the wrong here and what I can do to fix it.

Turnover Tax registration

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 April 2016

Can I register for turnover tax if I write and sell my own CRM software program. My turnover would be under R700,000 p. a. I would be the 'manufacturer' of my product.

Interest on tax refund

  Written by Nicci   Posted 18 April 2016

My tax assessment SARS did not split my rental income 50% as I am married in community of property as was indicated on my tax return, Lodged an objection, but it took so long that I had to pay the incorrect amount in, it was R126,000. My objection was allowed and SARS paid me back the R126,000. But they had this money for 2 months and did not pay me any interest. Should they not pay me interest?, it was there mistake.

Capital Gains Tax on shares sold from a deceased estate

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 April 2016

Does a capital gain on shares sold from a deceased estate after the death of the deceased get taxed?

Tax deductions on R6,300 per month

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 April 2016

I am earning R6,300 per month and I have notice that there is a deduction of PAYE and my employer never told me about it. Is this legal for him to deduct without my knowledge?

How much qualifies me to pay PAYE?

Thanks

How to calculate the Doubtful Debts allowance

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 April 2016

If provision for doubtful debts balance in 2015 was R120,000 (2014: R60,000) relating to a specific debtor. In 2014 income tax return the taxpayer claimed a doubtful debt allowance of R15,000. What is the income tax adjustment in 2015?

Individual tax registration for citizen abroad

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 April 2016

I haven't officially emigrated but live in the UK and have subsequently discovered that I am not registered for tax in SA. This has implications for my my investments over there - is it possible as an individual to register as a tax payer without actually living in SA? It is my intention to register as a tax payer, announce that I am emigrating to obtain non-resident status allowing me to financially emigrate.

What is the tax on interest earned for a non-resident?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 15 April 2016

I am currently living outside of South Africa. Am I able to deposit money with a South African bank and at what rate will my interest earnings be taxed at? Am I able to withdraw the money easily again from South Africa?

Maximum Tax deduction for retirement fund under new tax dispensation

  Written by Alicia   Posted 14 April 2016

I am a government employee contributing towards the GEPF. I and the employer make contributions based on my pensionable salary which is 70% of my total cost to company. I contribute 7. 5% and my employer contributes 13% of my pensionable salary. Under the new streamlined retirement savings dispensation, I want to know the per annum value of my remaining tax deductable allowance, should I choose to contribute towards a RA in addition to my current GEPF contributions.

Must I pay tax on my income?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 14 April 2016

Do I pay TAX or must I have a TAX number if my salary is R5000 p/m GROSS. Was told I need Tax nr to be registered by our company bookkeeper on payroll?

How to treat a loss in a trust

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2016

Can we deduct expenses against a nil income, creating a loss, in a trust?

What is the PAYE on my salary of R5,906?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2016

My salary works out to R5,906. I contribute to a provident fund. What is my tax payable per month?

Taxation whilst working out of South Africa

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2016

Hi I will be working in Botswana from the 1st of June. I will be taxed in Botswana but will get paid into my South African bank account. I am a South African resident but will be living and working in Botswana. Would I be taxed in South Africa as well?
I am currently contributing to a RA in South Africa would I be able to continue doing this without being taxed on it?

Tax implications of funds held in Share Platform

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2016

I have a question regarding funds held and traded out of EasyEquities - a share platform you might have heard of. For example, say I want to sell my SAB Miller stock at current value of R1,000 (bought it a year back for R500). I want to know will there be any tax implications if I keep that money in my EasyEquities account and reinvest it into another share. In other words, I haven't paid out the money to my bank account, but just reinvested it back into another share?
Or, does the selling of the shares automatically invoke CGT (calculated at time of sale) even if the funds didn't come directly back to me?...

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How can we claim bond interest from rental income when married out of COP?

  Written by Nicci   Posted 14 April 2016

My wife and I are married out of COP (ANC with accrual). My wife owns an unbonded property that she lets. This means she has a lease agreement with the tenants, although they pay their rent into my account. I own the property that we reside in, which is bonded. The nett effect is that we receive rental income and pay bond interest, albeit on different properties. I would like to be able to claim the bond interest from my wife's taxable income. In order to do so, I assume we need to take out ...

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Spiritual Counseling outside of medical aid

  Written by Alicia   Posted 13 April 2016

As a Spiritual Counselor who has a BA in Counselling, but who is not registered as a health care professional with medical aids, as it is more a spiritual than medical. I have clients who would like to know if they can add my receipts to their tax claims at the end of the year. When the Spiritual Counselling was removed from the medical claims alot of clients do not want to go to conventional psychologists, but prefer continuing with me. Can they claim from SARS like their fuel log books? Is there a way so that clients can claim tax returns? ...

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Setting up small business while employed

  Written by Alicia   Posted 13 April 2016

Can I set up a small business while still employed? The business doesn't do work that conflicts with current employer.

Medical aid tax rebates

  Written by Alicia   Posted 13 April 2016

Is your tax rebate higher if your medical aid contribution is made by your employer instead of done privately?

Foreign Gift to SA Citizen / Donation

  Written by Alicia   Posted 13 April 2016

I am a South Africa citizen and would like to receive a monetary gift from my sister who is a UK citizen only - is there any tax implication for me?

Can u perhaps help me I need my tax number

  Written by Alicia   Posted 12 April 2016

I need my tax nr. Please
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