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Can I put my pension fund on my tax return if I dont have a tax certificate for it.

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I want to know if a pension fund forms part of my CTC but I do not get a tax certificate for it can I put it on my tax submission? Even if its on my payslip or not?

How does reimbursive travel allowance - non-taxable work?

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How will the following effect my tax refund and where do I enter the amount : re-imbursive travel allowance non taxable?

Do you have to pay tax if our blog makes money?

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How much tax must I pay?

I am a construction worker of which my contract with the company I worked for ended in 2013 march an

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I did not receive my IRP5. My question is how would I get it to my hands?

VAT registration?

  Written by Marc  

I have just started a small business. What must my turnover be to register for VAT. Currently I am paying VAT on my purchases but not charging VAT on my sales.

If out of the country for longer than 183 days, what portion of my income is exempt from tax?

  Written by Marc  

I worked for a South African company (for 1 year), and did most of my work in another country, where I meet the 183 day & 60 consecutive day requirement. My question is: I earned a basic salary, plus allowances for being in another country, e.g. food allowance, transport, accommodation, etc. These allowances were paid together with my salary. Based on my total income from the company - what portion of this will be taxed and what will be exempt?

Can Medical Aid premium payer claim tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

I have been paying the Medical Aid for myself, my wife & my daughter, with myself as the Main Member.I need to make my wife the Main Member (with myself and my daughter still part of it).I will still be the premium payer. Will I still be entitled to the tax refund/credit?

How do I qualify for tax refund?

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I'm not sure how to qualify?

what is tax refund?

  Written by Marc  

I was working as petrol attendant and I have IRP5 so what can I claim?

Where does one claim RA contrbutions on an ITR12 form?

  Written by Marc  

Registered as a provisional tax payer and cannot see where RA deductions can be added?

Important Information for Surviving the SARS Outbreak

  Written by Marc  

From the office of the Center for Dis-Ease Control, 12 Bliksem Straat, Pretoria, South Africa

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Severe Anxiety from Revenue Services (SARS) is a common affliction affecting millions of South Africans in all major city centres every year. Historically, symptoms begin to present themselves in the winter season from 1 July and continue to increase in severity towards a statistical peak for the epidemic on 22 November every year...



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What is the definition of a payment

  Written by Marc  

Does debt comparison constitutes the definition of a payment?What constitues a payment

How do you work out a pension on a salary of R11 500?

  Written by Marc  

How much do you take home if your salary is R11500 and a 50% pension fund is contributed by you and the company?

I'm an intern stipend R6 500 a month should I pay tax? If yes how much?

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I'm on an internship for 12 months and being stipend R6 500 a month should I pay tax? If yes how much?

When did I submit my IRP5

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When can I submit my IRP5?

How would I handle tax for freelance work?

  Written by Marc  

I've just started at a company doing part time work (22nd May). I get paid on an hourly basis, and the amount hours I work is up to me (very flexible - I am a student). I work about 120 hours a month which returns over R10 000 per month. Since it wont be a fixed amount every month (could be less, could be up to R16K), am I provisional tax payer? The first IRP6 is at the end of August, how would I go about handling this?

Would I be expected to pay 25% of all the income from June 2013- February 2014, on payment #2 IRP6 (February 2014)?...



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Study expenses for my son?

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My son studies away from home and I pay all his expenses. He has a study loan. I pay the interest on his study loan amounts to R 1000 per month. Can I claim any of his expenses back?

Can I claim for tax if I have been overseas for a year?

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My company has sent me overseas for studies with full pay for a year. I also receive an allowance for all my expenses overseas (accomodation, food, transport ...etc).
My first question: Should I declare all the allowance received while I was overseas? My second question: Can I claim for taxes that my employer has paid from my salary while I was overseas?

How to get the IRP5 Form with SARS letterhead?

  Written by Marc  

I'm in the process of purchasing property and the bank has requested for the IRP5 form with the SARS letterhead. How can I receive this form.I am a tax payer with a tax number.Pls assist

Please tell me how to object to a SARS statement of account(ITSA)?

  Written by Marc  

I have already eFiled a dispute in the form of an objection to an assessment. But the ITSA contains duplicates - 1 original assessment and 2 additional assessments so that I have three amounts raised for one year. There does not seem to be facility for requesting corrections on eFiling? Thanks for the help.

I need a direction, where is the one of SARS branch around Johannesburg?

  Written by Marc  

I want to get my own tax number.

How do I get a SARS tax number?

  Written by Marc  

Hi I would like to know how can I get my tax number online and how much dose it cost for getting a tax number online. I sow on TaxTim that I need to pay R149 or R50 after I have registated with TaxTim, so what's that money for and why so much? if I can't pay what's going to happen?

How much of my medical expenses of R22 000 will I get back from SARS?

  Written by Marc  

I have a medical aid, but the total amount for bills that the medical aid did not cover was about R22 000 that I had to pay, how much of this will SARS pay back to me?

What is the log book format?

  Written by Marc  

Can you please let me know an acceptable format of log book for business travel?

Tax on commission?

  Written by Marc  

If I earn salary on commission only is there a tax directive and how much tax in percentage are my employer legally obliged to deduct from my commission?
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