How long must I keep tax documents?

  Written by Marc   Posted 23 February 2013

Must I keep monthly current account and credit card statements? Electricity and rates accounts? Investment statements and medical aid statements? How long?

How can I find my tax number?

  Written by Marc   Posted 22 February 2013

I need it urgently.

Can I claim from SARS if I received pension payout of 76347.00 in May 2012

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

OLD MUTUAL PENSION FUND NO TAX CERTIFICATE RECEIVED

Can I deduct postage costs from my expenses?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

I run an online business, where customers purchase goods from me and we post or courier orders throughout SA. Our costs are about R20 000 per annum -can this be listed as a business expense?

I did not submit my supporting documents in time?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

After submitting my tax return for 2011 SARS requested supporting documents (logbook) from me. I failed to submit the relevant document in time (I did submit the document after the due date). They asked me to provide reasons why I submitted late, which I did. They now refuse to accept my reasons and refuse to accept any deductions for my car allowance. According to them I now owe them R 280 000-00. What do I do? Can they do this?

How do I know if I am registered for income tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

I have only been employed on a permanent basis for the last year or so, and have recently changed companies. I did not have a tax number before beginning work for my old company, but saw on all my payslips that tax was being deducted as well as UIF. I take this to mean that the company registered me for income tax, and that I can continue to use this tax number at my new company and for all income tax in the future?

Sars has auditted me. How do I object to the findings of the audit?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

I was selected for an audit. SARS sent me the findings of the audit. I disagree with them.How do I object to the audit findings?Thank You

Can my mom claim if she pays for medical, but not tax registered?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

My mom is older than 65, she gets a pension of about R5500 monthly. She belongs to a medical aid that subtracts roughly 1850 a month. She is not registered for tax (I registered her on efiling, but SARS then removed her after we went to them. They said she dont need to be registered.). Seeing that she earns around R66 000 per year and the medical aid contributions are ± R22 000 yearly, and she has some out of pocket medical expenses as well, can she at all claim anything for the medical?

Tax deduction if I pay spouse's medical aid?

  Written by Marc   Posted 21 February 2013

I earn R8400 and pay R1536 monthly for my husbands medical aid. Can I deduct it monthly from my salary for tax purposes?What is a good percentage to pay for medical aid on your income?Thank you

How do you get a practitioner number and how many days do you have to receive it?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

Are you required to have a qualification to have it and if it does what are the requirements?

I have to send in my provisional tax information for the 1st time, have no clue, PLEASE help

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

Need to submit provisional tax info. I am employed and have a business on the side. What info do I submit?

If I am a Sole Proprietor earning less than R59 750 for the tax year, am I a provisional taxpayer?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

I am a Sole Proprietor (offering consultancy services) who is earning less than R59 750 for the tax year. I'm not sure if I should be registered for Provisional Tax and filing IRP6s or not?

I've paid my provisional tax over to my accountant, what is the next step?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

So is he doing my tax return or must I do my own tax return?

How can I account for a lost laptop?

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

I've just started up as a sole proprietor and would normally depreciate laptops etc over 3 years. However, this year I lost a laptop that was not insured, and had to replace it. Can I write off the full cost of the lost laptop in this year? If so, would this still fall under depreciation?

What tax do I pay, PAYE and UIF, to get a net of R6500

  Written by Marc   Posted 20 February 2013

PAYE
UIF
Tax

Moving to UK but still be paid by my company in SA, what is the process?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 February 2013

I have a SA Company that is a Pty Ltd. We do various websites. We receive monies though debit orders from customers that list on the sites, all South African. My wife and I are both directors and the only employees.

We are thinking about moving to the UK and trying to find out who we would then pay tax to, SARS or UK on our salaries each month. We would be living there permanently with maybe a holiday each year to SA for a week or two.,

I have had conflicting answers to this question from SARS and HMRC and not to mention my accountant and a tax consultant that I called....

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Where must I claim tax back from?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 February 2013

Where must I claim my tax and where can I get the IRP5?

I would just like to know about claims not covered by your scheme?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 February 2013

I want to know, people say that SARS don't allow medical claims if its not on a prescription as from 2012 tax year. Is this true or can i still claim back my medical expenses that I bought over the counter. Other words my self medication (eg. panado's, rinex etc) that was not on a prescription from the doctor?

I am stuck on the provisional for 2013, what do I need to do?

  Written by Marc   Posted 19 February 2013

Apparently I have to submit a something by end of feb. I had a permanent job up until August 2012 and thereafter earned money as a sole prop. I dont know how to add the two together surely my ex employer should have submitted a doc for me because I was just PAYE even though I had a provisional tax number.

Unwanted ITR12?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 February 2013

My application date was 2011-05-30, but for some reason they set my year of liability to 2011, so now I have an ITR12 for TaxPeriod: 2011, but I wasn't earning in that tax year. Should I just file an empty return (tick the "Were you unemployed for the full year ..." checkbox, or should I contact them and ask them to remove it?

How is PAYE tax calculated when employed by 2 separate employers?

  Written by Marc   Posted 18 February 2013

Is tax calculated individually per employer or combined?

Additional income, how do I show this on my tax return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2013

I am a pensioner with a pension below the tax threshold. However I have additional income from a part time job. Must this amount be added to my pension (which is then taxable)? How do I calculate the PAYE that is then payable?

How to Calculate: Property Income tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2013

I want to know how to calculate the amount of tax that I need to pay SARS if I am renting out my property.
* I have a bond on the place that need to be paid back to a bank.
* Paying more on the bond than receiving rent.
* Paying levies on the place.
* Paying Property tax.
* Paying maintanace on the property.

How can I calculate what to pay SARS for the property income?

How is the Medical Aid Tax Benefit Calculated?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2013

I joined a medical aid during the tax year, which cost me R 2000 per month. I know that the medical aid tax benefit allowed is R 230 per month. Will I be allowed to claim 12 x R 230 = R 2760 for the year, or may I only claim (number of months that medical aid was paid) x R 230?

What is the difference between a Company vs CC for tax purposes?

  Written by Marc   Posted 15 February 2013

Kindly assist me. From a tax perspective, which is the better option to open, a company (Pty Ltd) or a CC?
Is it better to purchase a shelf company or CC or to register it self? (I'm aware that you can't register CC anymore) To amend all the details of shelf company to yours, won't it be more expensive at the end of the day?
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