I need my SARS tax number please.

  Written by Marc   Posted 31 May 2014

I need to confirm my tax number?

What is a foreign tax credit?

  Written by Marc   Posted 30 May 2014

What is a foreign tax credit?

Deductions on Section 18A donations

  Written by Marc   Posted 30 May 2014

What is the total deduction you can claim (as a % of your taxable income) for Section 18A donations?

I need my tax number urgently?

  Written by Marc   Posted 30 May 2014

How can I find out my tax number if I'm unable to go to SARS

Tax benefit for medical aid paid by employer vs employee

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 May 2014

I moved over from a permanent contract to a fixed contract with my current employer. This also resulted in a higher salary.

My previous contract included R800 contribution to medical aid out of R1084. I paid the balance through deduction on my salary. (personal expenses as they call it)

I now have to pay the full R1084 myself, but the company still pays it to the medical aid and deducts it of my salary monthly.

Is there any advantage of rather having it paid by ...

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My tax number please!

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 May 2014

How will I know that my employers have already register me as a taxpayer?

What is medical tax credit and how does it work?

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 May 2014

What is medical tax credit and how does it work?

What is tax rebate?

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 May 2014

What is tax rebate?

How much tax it is for gross of R11 211,50 with pension contribution of R720.00

  Written by Marc   Posted 29 May 2014

If I get a gross salary of R11211.50 with pension contribution of R720.00 what will be or rather what is suppose to be my monthly tax payment?

What is a dispute on eFiling?

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 May 2014

What does it mean to dispute your return on eFiling?

Can a person who does not work get a tax reference?

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 May 2014

I was interviewed for a job placement and passed, I have never worked or been employed before. I was then asked to submit a few documents including a tax reference, my concern is that I don't know what it is and how to obtain it.

I need my tax reference number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 28 May 2014

What must I do to get my tax number?

Married in community of property: Do I need my own tax number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 27 May 2014

I'm married in community of property. Do I need my own tax reference number or can I file my return jointly with my spouse under his tax reference number?

Office space in a bond free home?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 May 2014

I work from home in an office entirely devoted to work. Our bond is fully paid up. How do I claim deductions for this space if I am not paying off a bond?

How do I calculate a company IRP6 return with a loss?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 May 2014

How to calculate a company provisional IRP6 return?

Tax on project bonus?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 May 2014

If I my gross salary is R22 000 and my employer pay me R10 000 as a project bonus then how do they calculate my tax? I've been liable for R 3,421.27 on my salary before they paid me that project bonus. Now they deducted R 5,986.79. is that correct? Can you please tell me how do they calculate it? Are there separate tax rates on salary and project bonus or the calculate it like a person with R32 000 salary per month?

Claiming back for lump sum tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 May 2014

Can I claim back money if I collected a lump sum for provident/pension fund when I was dismissed?

Will I receive my tax refund?

  Written by Marc   Posted 26 May 2014

Hi Tim.
If one of my tax returns says that I'm not up for audit and SARS owes me and the other says I'm up for audit and SARS still owes me. Will I receive the amount owed to me for the return I'm not audited for?

Should my vehicle logbook to SARS include destination and reason for the trip ?

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 May 2014

What trip detail does SARS require on the vehicle log sheet as I always send a detailed sheet for each month ( March - February ) showing the date of the trip, place traveled to, starting and closing kilometres, total kms traveled and reason for the trip.

I saw a friend of mine who simply sends a one pager spread sheet which simply shows the date, opening and closing kms as well as total kms without including the destination and reason for the trip.

How long does it take for a refund, if any, to be paid ? Assuming everything is in order.

  Written by Marc   Posted 25 May 2014

How long does it take for SARS to refund a taxpayer who is due for a refund, assuming that all is in order with the return and that no supporting documents and audit is necessary?

Can I claim for my hospital plan contributions?

  Written by Marc   Posted 24 May 2014

If I have a hospital plan that I personally contribute to - no contributions from my employer. Would this contributions be considered a 'medical aid' contribution?

Maximum commission earned in order to pay tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 May 2014

Hi Tim, I work on a commission basis only & would like to know how much commission I would have to earn in a year to pay tax please?

What are the documents need to submit through online after filing my returns?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 May 2014

I submitted my tax return yesterday and received an SMS from SARS people asked me to submit the supporting documents?

What are the necessary documents I need to submit?

What if I am not tax compliant?

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 May 2014

SARS, in their attempt to promote compliant taxpayers and maximise timely revenue collection, have traditionally imposed penalties for late filing of tax returns. In 2012  SARS upped their game significantly and imposed heavy fines for the following transgressions which still hold to today:

• Failure to register as a taxpayer.

• Failure to inform SARS of a change of address and other personal particulars.

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If I work only half year does this affect my taxable income in eyes of SARS or maybe my tax rebate?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 May 2014

If I only worked half a year , how does this affect my tax calculation?
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