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Where will I find my work history on eFiling?

  Written by Marc  

How can I find my work tax history page or IRP5?

Refund of 2010-11 not recieved from SARS, what should I do?

  Written by Marc  

I have paid my full tax to SARS but the acknowledgement submitted by me manually on 1 August 2011, so till now refund hasn't been paid to me, so what I have to do.
financial year 2010-11
assessment year 2011-12

If I earn R8000 per month gross should I pay tax ? Or how much do u have to earn per year to pay tax

  Written by Marc  

If I earn R8000 per month gross should I pay tax ? Or how much do u have to earn per year to pay tax?

eFiling and Income Protection, what goes where?

  Written by Marc  

What option do I choose to claim for income protection

Transition from adviser to TaxTim?

  Written by Marc  

I am a provisional tax payer and have been using a tax adviser. My affairs are simply - I earn a salary and receive rental from 2 properties.

Are there any issues to consider with regards to the provisional tax I have paid?

Commission based salary - Fuel for vehicle to meet with clients?

  Written by Marc  

I work for commission, but there is no where I can fill in my mileage that I drive to see clients. How does this work?

Employee Tax Certificate/IRP5 - now what?

  Written by Marc  

My employer give me Employee Income Tax Certificate what the must I do with the certificate

What is the tax season deadline for filing with SARS?

  Written by Marc  

By when must personal tax be completed?

Will I receive a tax refund if I was unemployed and still contributing to medical aid?

  Written by Marc  

I was unemployed from February 2013 to December 2014. I returned to work in January 2014. During that period I was still paying for medical aid. will I receive a tax refund?

If I get payed R4500 how much tax to I have to pay?

  Written by Marc  

How much tax do I pay if I get R4500 a month?

'Gift' income from UK - is it taxed?

  Written by Marc  

My parents who live and work in the UK have given me some money, just under R100,000.00
Essentially this money is support for airfares and expenses incurred due to the illness of a family member overseas, and my need to travel.
They transferred it using TT from a UK bank, and this has been automatically flagged by my bank to SARS and FSB etc.
Will I be taxed on this 'gift' ?

VAT Returns not submitted by 25th, I need to submit manually because efiling not activated by SARS?

  Written by Marc  

I've recently registered as a VAT Vendor. I now have to submit VAT returns so I registered for SARS eFiling last week and faxed through the form as well as my ID to SARS to file online. According to the website this should be activated within 24 - 48 hours. Its now 4 working days. When I called SARS they said I should submit my return manually. The problem is its passed the deadline for 25th. How do I avoid interest and penalties.

Donations tax w.r.t children

  Written by Marc  

Can a parent contribute money towards the purchase price of a child's new home without being liable for donations tax if the amount is more than R100,000?

How to register a CC for income tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

I own a small CC company, do I need to tax register myself and the business separately? Or is there something that covers both?

Running office from home? - can I claim for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc  

I am permanently employed and run my office from home , the company pays a portion of the rental and I pay the balance, this is not reflected on my payslip though, they merely deduct my portion of the rent from my salary and pay the full amount to the estate agents. The deduction is under "other" on my payslip, my question is will I be able to claim any amounts back for electricity , security etc etc ?

I am currently earning R8,500. What is my PAYE?

  Written by Marc  

I am currently earning R8,500. What is my PAYE?

Severance pay - how do I show it on an IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

I need to pay severance pay - what IRP5 code should I use to ensure it is taxed correctly?

NRFI CODE 3698 on the IRP5?

  Written by Marc  

My question is about code 3698 with the same amount that appears on code 3601,what does that amount on code 3698 mean? Is it the money I'm going to receive or what? Please help me understand these terms.

Do you guarantee payment?

  Written by Marc  

Do you guarantee pay out as per return completed on your site?

If I received payment Iast year from SARS, must I submit again this year?

  Written by Marc  

If last year I received money from SARS, must I submit again To Dis year?Or

Which Source Code must I use, when I take out a loan from either a bank or a policy?

  Written by Marc  

If I take a loan either from a bank or from my policy which source code should I put on the tax return & where (under which heading? Income Received/Other Income)?Where can I find the document with the Source code relating to the above question? I downloaded the source codes booklet from SARS but there is no explanation on it for loans.

Will having a few policies affect my tax return?

  Written by Marc  

Which policies affect tax payments?

I need to fill in my ITR12?

  Written by Marc  

After registering on eFiling what is the next step?

NOT WORRKING CAN I CLAIM MEDICAL EXPENCES

  Written by Marc  

GOOD DAY I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT.I DIDN'T WORK FOR A YEAR BUT HAD MEDICAL EXPENSES. CAN I STILL CLAIM MEDICAL EXPENSES ON eFiling?

Can I claim tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

Can I claim a tax refund even though I don't work?
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