Mistake on my tax return and I wish to fix it?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

I have filed my return via eFiling only to see afterwards I made a mistake , how can I correct it? Can I request a new return? The mistake I made was to not include my medical aid contributions for the whole tax year.

What is the - sign for on my ITA34?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

when an assessment is done and I get a refund amount with a - sign what does it mean e.g refund amount -R 300.00

Refund expectation from SARS?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

I have a question related to your entry: "What?%u20AC%u2122s the delay with getting my SARS Refund?". I have received my completion letter, so I am done with stage 1. I just wanted to know: Have you had any luck in expediting some refunds at this stage? Would it benefit me to go to a SARS office to try and spur the process on?

Thanks for your help!

Was unemployed for the year but paid medical aid and received local interest, can't file return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

I don't live in South Africa anymore but I did contribute to a medical aid last year for 5 months. Plus I have an investment that has earned interest. I never earned any other income in South Africa, only in the country that I live in now. If I want to file my tax return I would only need to fill in the medical aid contributions and my local interest. On the first page of my tax return it does not allow me to create a form where both medical aid contributions and local interest appears. If ...

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Can I claim back tax from contributing a monthly amount to a parent?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

I make a monthly contribution to my mother as she is a pensioner. Would I be able to claim back on this tax?

Do I owe tax for the 2014 tax year?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

I'm I owe tax?

Medical aid query when employer pays half and you pay the other half

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

Hi I would like to know how I complete the medical aid part because I pay half of my medical aid and my employer pays the other half

SARS need documents. What do I do?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

SARS need documents. What do I do?

Must I go into SARS to register bank details?

  Written by Marc   Posted 17 November 2014

Hi TaxTim,

I have submitted my tax return for this season and I am owed a refund by SARS.
I have never filled in my banking details before as have only been working for 1.5 years now. Must one always go into a SARS office to register bank details if one hasn't been asked? Or can I simply do it on efiling and only if they request me to go in, then I should?

Finally, if I am required to take all the banking documentation into a SARS office, can I do it when tax season is over? Or must I do it before the 21st of November? ...

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Partnership on rental property

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 November 2014

I own 50% of a property with a fiend of mine which we rent out to a third party. In terms of the partnership question on the tax return, do we need to indicate "yes" or s it enough to declare the partnership in the business and rental income section?

Lost logbook what to do as SARS requires it?

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 November 2014

I have lost a log book and SARS need me to submit it. what should I do, it is for this tax season?

Documents requested for second time

  Written by Marc   Posted 16 November 2014

Hi TaxTim,I had my tax return done by a tax practitioner who informed me that I neeeded to submit all documents again after he submitted everything for the first time. After some time I called sars to find out what the progress was and they told me it was all done and sorted, just now I had to wait an additional 30-90 days until sars would pay my tax return. Is this common? Last year I did not have to submit again and received my return after 5 days. Also, will the sum of the first assessment s...

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Charitable donations - where do you list them and how do you find out if the church qualifies?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 November 2014

- Where on the tax return do I list my charitable donation?
- How do I find out if the church I contributed to qualifies as a PBO? Apparently there is a list they need to be on?

Tavel Expenses no Allowance

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 November 2014

As a commission earner with no allowance I have travelled about 15 000 km what method do you suggest I must use to claim the fixed method of R 3.24 per km or what else

My Audit with SARS is taking forever...

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 November 2014

I have submitted my tax in June. Have been audited x2,and still haven't heard anything from them. Went to SARS offices last week, they can't give me any answers, just that it is still with the auditors. What must I do?

WHAT ARE DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES FOR SELF-EMPLOYED SURGEONS

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 November 2014

I am a self-employed surgeon in the private sector. My business is my primary source
of income with most expenses [ including the astronomical amount for my insurance!] being
covered by it.

How do I fill in my tax return? What can my deductible expenses be? I travel to congresses
regularly and cover most of those expenses on my own.

When I was employed in the state sector it was much easier with my IRP5 Form.

Why cant I log into SARS eFiling with normal user name and password?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

I cannot log into eFiling, keep saying details are incorrect even after reset password?

Does SARS charge a penalty on the late submission of an income tax return with a refund

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

Hi TaxTim,

This year was my first year of employment and as such I registered for tax. Additionally, I only received a salary for two months during the tax year (January and February). I therefore fall below the tax threshold and should receive a refund of the PAYE that was paid.

I am busy trying to register on e-Filing in order to submit my tax return on time (before the deadline of 21 November 2014). SARS has however requested that I go to the SARS branch to verify my banking details in order to successfully register me on e-Filing....

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SARS souce code 4112

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

On my IT 3(b) I have for SARS source code 4112 (Foreign withholding tax on dividends) an amount of -R 68.93.But eFiling does not allow me to enter a negative value for SAR source code 4112When I posed this question to 2 of my investment institutions, I got 2 different answers.The 1 said:Make it a positive value and the other said:The tax in question is one that has already been deducted by the foreign constituent in the country of origin(appears as a negative value), it should therefore not be d...

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If you're a freelancer who earns below R70 700, do you have to submit a provisional tax return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

I am a freelancer but I earned under the R70 700 threshold. Do I have to register for provisional tax? Some people have told me that I have to submit a provisional tax return anyway while reflecting on the return that my taxable income was zero. Seems stupid.

If I dismised SARS will pay back my contributions?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

Can I get something or money back when I not working at my company?

Do I pay tax if am working for NGO?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

I am working for NGO, I am currently earning 8000, do I have to pay tax?

How long does it take for new bank details to be verified?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

How long does it take for new bank details to be verified? I went into a SARS branch and submitted all documents, and received a confirmation email saying that my 'updated registered particulars can be viewed on efiling'. However, my bank details have not updated on efiling, and it won't let me submit my return until the new details have been verified. Tax returns are due next week Friday

When do you file the first and second period of the IRP6 form if you only opened in Nov 2014?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

If you left work in February 2014 and started your own small business in August 2014 but you only changed from a non provisional taxpayer to a provisional taxpayer in November 2014. When do you file the the first and second period of the IRP6 form?

Depreciation Disallowed?

  Written by Marc   Posted 14 November 2014

On my previous ITA34 SARS said that the amount refundable to me was R-6153.46 (there was a depreciation value of R2533.00 for a laptop that I use for work purposes). Now I have received a new ITA34 assessment stating that I owe SARS R633.25. The statement says DEPRECIATION DISALLOWED.

I sent them the original purchase tax receipt for the laptop, was I supposed to send them something else? What must I do now?
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