My employer has asked me to get a SARS tax number

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

This is the first time I have a job, please I am asking for tax number.

Did TaxTim make a mistake on my return?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

On the question of medical expenditure I answered YES plus the amount. On the return Tim filled in NO and no amount. Also on Tims questions on retirement annuity I filled in YES plus the amount, and on the return tim filled in nothing, this had a bad effect on my return, how do we correct it?

Tax return assessment results - what does this mean?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I have received this SMS from SARS:

"Thank you for filing your 2011 tax return Assessment Result: R0 Account Balance: R-2574 Selected for Audit: No"

What does it mean?

Having trouble registering on SARS eFiling

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

Every time I fill in the first page to register for eFiling, I get told that I have entered the wrong verification code.

Hired on contract and permanent later

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

Hi Tim

Last year I was on contract from May 2011 till Nov 2011, later the same employer made me permanent. I received an IRP5 showing that I've only been employed from Dec 2011, I went to HR to ask about it and they said it was correct, therefore I submitted all the information on eFiling as it is on my IRP5. I have received a letter from SARS that they want supporting documents, and I have submitted the documents. I would like to know if was there anything I needed to do before fini...

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How do I know if I qualify to submit tax returns? I'm am not working at the moment.

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I've quit my work and would like to know if I qualify for submitting tax returns? Or is there a way that I can check I have my tax number. Hope you can please help me.

My contact details are incorrect on SARS ITCHN-1 form - how do I change them?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I have just submitted documentation to verify my Banking Details as a Non-Resident through Power of Attorney with a friend of mine in South Africa.I have just noticed that SARS have incorrectly recorded my Address Details. What do I do now? Do I wait for my Refund and then do the Change? These details are correct on eFiling. Also they have incorrectly recorded my Email Address as well on the Change of Personal Details for Individuals Form.

I've gone through the entire process but have to fill the mising info on page 1 and 2.

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

How do I go about filling this in as the page would not allow any edits to be done?

Do I have to pay tax on financial support from my family?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I am unemployed and trying to survive as a freelance writer, earning very little. My wife is homeschooling our children. We are financially supported by my parents-in-law and my wife's siblings. Who, if anyone, pays tax?

Am I a provisional taxpayer if I work freelance?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I'm a freelance writer earning very little, in fact I might just be over the tax threshold of R58k in the coming year. Do I have to register as a provisional taxpayer and do I have to pay 18% up front for the next tax year? (I've done 2011-2012, I was below the R58k)

I have been living of my credit cards for the last year, does that count as a taxable income?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I have been living off my credit cards for the last year, does that count as a taxable income?

Expense boundaries and amounts on section 4016

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

Hi Tim

Awesome website!

I earn my income on commission and am often entertaining clients, paying for coffee at meetings and lunches, client gifts etc - all part of the relationship building process.

Because of what I have submitted on section 4016, I have been selected for audit. I have kept all my receipts for client entertainment. Can I just submit these receipts and what are the limits here?

Also I have also claimed for bank charges and client production costs. Is this within the boundaries of 'expenses incurred in the production of income?'...

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I am on work permit on a foreign passport, I do not have an SA ID number - how do I submit returns?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

How do I efile? I need to know, how do I file with my foreign passport number? This is my first return. I am being paid with deductions at source by my employer.

Employer that didn't register me for tax?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I have been working for my current employer for a few years now already and she has not registered me for tax. I earn about R84 000 a year excluding any commissions I might get during each month ranging anywhere from R1500 - R3000. What procedure can I follow in order to get my TAX number? and will I be penalized for her having not registered me for so long? I was not so clued up on the income TAX requirements until recently.

What does it take to renew a tax clearance certificate?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

As far as I know the person who did my tax clearance certificate for the first time does no longer exist, then SARS says he must release the file, is that true?
And the person I sent to renew it says he's already made a payment, is it possible to make a payment while the file is closed?

I missed the SARS submission dealine on 23 November, is there another one?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I missed the deadline of November 23 2012. I need to submit for the 2012 period still, will I be able to get assistance?

Is R860 tax on R4600 gross income correct?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

Hi, I have been working for a company and my gross income is R4600 yet they are taxing me R860.

If I am earning two salaries how does tax work?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I am currently earning a salary as a designer in a design company and now also earning an extra income by designing a disability newspaper on weekends, my company has finally gotten funding from the government and they are back paying me R5000 for doing the newspaper layout, how much do I need to be taxed on this amount? They have taxed me R900, is this correct? Thank you for your help.

Offshore tax exemption

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

There are roamers stating that if you work outside SA (offshore and not shore based) and your income is foreign based you do not require the 60 day period as indicated in section 10 o or 10 (1)o and in some instances don't even require the 183 day if you have been tax exempt for more that 5 years continuously . Please could you shed some light on these roamers..

Tax on salary of R14355.00 per month

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

What is my tax amount that I should be paying?

Do I have to follow the 183 day Tax law with 60 days consecutive?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I currently work for a company in the Netherlands. I don't work in the Netherlands, I actually travel / work throughout Africa excluding South Africa. When I receive my Salary in South Africa it is paid from one of our subsidiary companies in Cyprus (which I know is a tax free haven). I would like to know if I have to follow the SA Tax Law?

If I submit 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 now, when will I get a tax clearance certificate?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I did not submit as prior to those dates the company was trading and was in a deregistration process but is now restored. Income was never more R15 000-00 monthly. Also have few slips left for purchases for functions I did.

Are donations received from various individuals taxable?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I do voluntary work in poor communities after quitting my job a few years ago. Various people knows this and are paying money into my account as donations. Is this money taxable in my hands?

The amounts varies between R20,000 - R30,000 p.m. I do not know all of my supporters as a lot of them stays anonymous and just put 'donation' on the bank reference.

Most of the amounts are paid to me this way on a month-to-month basis and the biggest amount is R6,000 p.m. I am not offer...

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I don't have a Medical Aid. May I still claim for medical expenses like GP visits, dental etc?

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

I would like to know as this is a question I have asked many times and cannot seem to find an answer. I am NOT on any medical aid but sometimes I have to go to the doctor or dentist. May I claim for the prescribed medication and for the visits etc?

Getting a tax number

  Written by Marc   Posted 3 January 2013

How do I get tax number or register for tax number via internet?
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