Tax Q&A

Can I submit outstanding tax returns from 2012 and will I get heavily penalized?

It's my first time submitting my tax returns this year, I have not submitted before, but have been paying income tax since 2012, can I submit for all my o

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Do I have to declare my Abu Dhabi (UAE) salary to SARS and if so, where in the tax return ITR12 ?

I have a residence visa and work in Abu Dhabi (UAE) for the past 10 years for a local Abu Dhabi company. I visit South Africa once a year and always stay less

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Business traveling expense

Claiming business travel for commission earners using their own vehicle. Do you keep a logbook? Yes You would then include the business portion of th

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Claim cell & ADSL expenses

How do you claim cell phones & ADSL lines expenses as a commission earner? Do you keep records of these expenses? You would put these under the Other amoun

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When will my return be submitted?

I'm not sure what to do next? I have followed all the instructions on this site (I think) and also set up SARS "authorized with shared access", but my return

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How do I incorporate use of rental car on tax return?

My employer-provided vehicle had to go for major repairs (gone for 2 months plus). During this time my employer rented a car for me, with which I did some bus

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Is it a scam or is it legal within SARS to do tax return for commission on refund?

I would like to know if I can claim my tax return via people around the community who claim that they doing it for business purpose where we have to pay them

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Do permanent residents (not citizens) working abroad need to file a tax return?

I am a Zimbabwean citizen with South Africa permanent residence status. I worked in South Africa for five years. However, last year I left South Africa and no

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Medical refund for 69 year old

I am 69 years old and paid over R32,000 in medical aid expenses. How much of this can I expect to get back? Please make use of our Medical Tax Credits Calc

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How to claim for Vehicle Expenses as an Estate Agent

I am an estate agent where I sell property and I am purely on commission only. No basic salary. I do know that I can claim for my petrol for business purposes

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How long does it take for SARS to pay me after audit?

I submitted my IT return on the 1 July 2015 and were asked to scan my documents. Which I did at Kimberly branch. I received a long SMS about an audit. How lon

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Supporting documents for tax return - don't have medical receipts

Hi,I have been selected to provide supporting documentation relating to my personal tax return, I accidentally submitted my return twice and now I have to pro

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Treatment of dividends on IRP5

I am retired and received dividends from my company. Would that reflect in my IRP5? Dividends would not reflect on a IRP5, but you may receive an IT3b, how

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How could someone claim his money spent on training or studies?

Is there any way that I can claim my studies expenses through tax return? Unfortunately not, these are personal expenses which are not tax deductible. The

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How much tax on R139,000 gross income?

How much tax on income of R139000 gross? Please make use of our SARS income tax calculator to work out your tax owing.

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Tuck shop registration

Where can I register my tuck shop ? Register for what? I went at Standard Bank to open a business account. They said I must register my tuck shop so I d

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Non-commission, no car allowance. Can I claim travel expense?

I'm not on commission and don't get a car allowance. But have done 17,000km in my car for business. Can this be claimed? Or can the 4015 code only be used for

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Tax return submission for independent contractor with no IRP5

I am completing the tax return, however I received an IRP5 for period 1 March - 31 Dec 2014, from my agency as an Independent Contractor and then went on to w

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What is employee tax contribution code? What do I use if person earns below tax threshold?

I am completing an IRP5 for someone earning below the tax threshold and I get this message from SARS eFiling:Source codes 4101/4102/4115 must have a value

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Where to enter medical costs incurred which does not reflect on IRP5

On my Irp5 I have R5,911 under source code 4116 for medical scheme fees tax credit! I however have paid cash for some visits and this does not reflect as thes

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Review then audit. How long will this take?

I submitted my e-filling yesterday, I was selected for a review I then requested a correction as I made a mistake. I have submitted all the documentation requ

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How do I declare additional income for part-time consulting work?

Hi TaxTim, in the 2014/2015 tax year, I did some part-time consulting work in my personal capacity over and above my normal work. It was only R3000 for the ye

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Diabetes claim

My son has Type 1 diabetes and I was told a last year you can claim a % of his food back. Do you know how this is possible? He is listed with a disability on m

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Code 4238

I am do my tax returns but am stuck with the code 4238. I cannot find this code on the return. You need to put this under the Other Income section next to

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How do I declare REIT income on my ITR12?

For the 2014/2015 Tax year I earned dividend income from Redefine. I have been told that a new source code 4238 have been created on the SARS tax form for thi

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