My salary differs every month

  Written by Alicia   Posted 7 February 2017

I work on a contract basis and even though I work the same amount of days my income always fluctuate.
My employer says it is because my hours are different each month, could this be the reason?

Does married in commuity of property mean a partnership?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 7 February 2017

We are married in community of property does this mean this is a partnership for CGT purposes?

Tax on rental income while being a student

  Written by Alicia   Posted 7 February 2017

I am a student earning rental income on my deceased parents property, am I supposed to declare this income to SARS and pay tax on it? The amount I earn is just over R25000 after deductions per month.

Tax on commission income

  Written by Alicia   Posted 7 February 2017

Am I supposed to pay tax on my commission if I don't earn a straight salary too?

Depreciation on a phone

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I use my phone for work purposes and have a letter from my employer confirming this. Can I claim depreciation on it even if I've had it for 2 years already?

Accumulating overseas dividends do I pay tax on these in SA?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

If the dividends from overseas shares are accumulated back into the fund in the UK, do I need to pay tax on them in SA even if I am not having them paid out to me. In the UK I do not have to pay tax on them if they are accumulated.

Legislation affecting foreign pensions

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

Good Day, this is my 2nd question in as many months. Hope I am not overdoing it but this item will be of interest to many and any suggestions you may have will be greatly appreciated by myself. I am 80 years of age and have been retired for 20 years. A significant portion of my pension has been tax free for 20 years as the result of it having been earned whilst I worked outside of RSA. Yesterday (2. 2. 17) my pension administrators advised me that as from 1. 3. 17 the tax free portion will be ta...

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My eFiling profile wont allow me to auhorise you

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I am trying to authorise shared access to my SARS eFiling profile but it keeps telling me that my profile is not yet activated, what should I do?

Do I declare my CGT on the IRP6?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

My husband and I sold our primary residence and bought a new one in April 2016. According to TaxTims Calculator, we don't need to pay Capital Gains Tax because it was less than R2m, but:
1. Do I still need to declare the capital gain?
2. If so, do I declare 50% of it because I own half of the property?
3. Also, I missed any mention of capital gains in my Prov tax Period 1. When I filled in Period 2 today, I didn't see any space to add Capital Gains.

When is the earliest date for Tax submission?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

When is the earliest date for Tax submission for 2017 tax year?

Why do I have to pay back

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

SARS request payment from me. I am not sure why? How do I check? And on the phone SARS says because I never submit all supporting documents!

Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

Vehicle depreciation vs deemed travel allowance deduction. An I allowed both?

ITR14 confusion

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I started my company in jan 2015 and want to submit my tax for march 2015- Feb 2016. I requested ITR14 for tax year 2016 is this correct. Which one do I request for Provisional tax for the same tax year. (2015-02,2016-01,2016-02)?

Tax on last salary

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I earn R8000 per month, if I resign from my employer half way through the month am I still required to pay tax on my income?

Over how many years can you depreciate earthmoving equipment

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

Whats the depreciation on a 2006 bobcat?

Add more than one depreciation expense

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I have a laptop, tablet and cell phone that I need to depreciate, how do I do this?

Can I claim tax back on the materials I bought?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 6 February 2017

I am self employed and bought materials for my business, can I claim a deduction for this on my return?

Depreciation on office equipment

  Written by Alicia   Posted 5 February 2017

I am hiring office equipment such as chairs, tables etc. can I claim depreciation on it?

Divide pension between spouses

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

I am married in community of property and my wife and I are both individual provisional tax payers. I have been retired for 20 years. Can i divide my pension income between myself and my wife's income on our IRP6s?

Legal tax deduction?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Good Day I would like to know who is right in this scenario: a SA resident and the SA company I work for received a construction contract in Sierra Leone, November 2015 we left with promises that there will be no tax deducted. Just before we left our SA employment was terminated and we were rehired by the newly established Sierra Leone company (same name, just now Sierra Leone ltd). We work everything according to the SARS 183/60 rule In the meantime, salary and tax deductions went on like norma...

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Can TaxTim change my banking details?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

I was asked by SARS to come and verify my banking details in person, can TaxTim go and do it for me?

When do I declare interest income?

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

I earn interest on my medical aid savings, do I declare it to SARS the day I leave the medical aid or at the end of the year I earned it?

Rental Income Tax for Foreign Non Residents

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Dear Tim, I am a foreign non resident and own a property in South Africa from which I gain rental income of about R6500 gross per month, or around R4000 after expenses. It has lately come to my attention that I may need to pay tax on this. How do I get started? I rarely visit South Africa.

Resignation and taxes

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

I have 30 years service at my current employer and my pension lump sum is R1820000. Id like to know what my taxes will be if I resign? are my 30 years taken into account and lastly. I must still pay my mortgage. Can this be done tax free?

How do I know the verification process are completed

  Written by Alicia   Posted 3 February 2017

Hi. I was requested to send documents for verification which I did. About four weeks later I was issued an additional IT34 (assessment) that showed no changes were made to the original assessment and on this one it indicated that I am not selected for audit / verification. But I have not yet received a completion letter. Does this mean the verification process has now been completed?
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