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How do I submit a nil tax return via eFiling as no longer resident in South Africa?

We have been living in Australia since 2011 so are non-residents in South Africa for income tax purposes. We are registered tax payers in Australia. When eFilin

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I am a freelance pilot, can I claim the cost of renewing my pilots licence ?

or keeping them current if not used for a certain no of hours per year, as I have more than one? These are requirements from the CIA You should be able to cl

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section 18 medical deduction?

I just want to know how do I calculate family limit for 2013 year of assessment. How much per month for taxpayer and first dependent and the other dependent?

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If my provisional tax return is a zero, must I still complete the IRP6?

As a member of a CC I paye fixed monthly PAYE and all payments are always 100% up to date. I submitted my 2013 tax return and IT34 tax assessment is -R1 (SARS o

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Are UK pensions liable to South African income tax?

Are UK state pensions or UK company pensions, paid into the UK Bank account of a British national, who is resident as a retired person in South Africa, liable t

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Tax Returns and Refunds?

How do I know if I will receive any returns this year when I submit my tax return? You could make use of our online refund calculator to get an estimate if y

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Hi Tim, I was so stressed and looking for answers and thankfully I came across your site! Thank you

I have submitted my tax return 2013 and also 2010. I have been selected for audit by SARS and they now supporting documents. The thing is, when I request my IRP

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Where do I declare dividends on my tax return for 2013?

I received dividends less withholding tax - where do I declare that on the eFiling form? You would include the dividends under, "amounts not considered taxab

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Disclosure (Forex, shares, unit trusts)

Is there a need to disclose that I trade forex online even though I am sitting on a loss? Is there a need to disclose for this assessment period that I had share

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How do I tell SARS I have already paid provisional tax when completing my ITR12?

I earn a salary per month which I pay PAYE on. I then have a business on the side which generates about R 10k per month. Do I need to register for provisional t

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Why do I have an amount on my IRP5 under code 3698?

I just received my IRP5 today from my former employer and I have an amount under code 3698 which I believe is reserved for Gross Non-Retirement Funding Income. L

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If l'm working for construction and don't get the IRP5 what must l do?

I've been working for construction companies from 2002 until now 2013 but l haven't received any IRP5,now l don't know if its too late or l can still claim my t

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Can't access SARS eFiling?

im trying to reset my password and keep on getting invalid password You may need to call 0800 00 7277 to have the rectify this.

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How do I edit/complete an incomplete form?

How do I edit/complete an incomplete form? I want to add information I left out on the questionnaire. On the TaxTim website, if there are any items you forgot

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DO I NEED TO PUT MY FULL NAME AND SURNAME DOWN ON THE TAXTIM WEBSITE?

DO I HAVE TO FILL IN MY FULLNAMES AND SURNAME? There are two parts to the process:1. TaxTim completes the difficult parts of your tax return for you.2. You c

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Where on the tax return do you declare IT3c (gain/loss)?

Where on the tax return do you declare IT3c (gain/loss)? Under the capital gains/loss section. The proceeds from shares sold would be under proceeds and the

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I have been retrenched in Feb 2012 and don't know how to do my tax?

Will I be able to claim back on taxed amounts on my retrenchment package. What documentation do I need to submit to show my retrenchment in 2012. You would o

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If I work away from home can I deduct accommodation costs?

I live in the Cape but have been working in Johannesburg for six months of the tax year. The company I work for has given me an IRP5 and submitted that to SARS.

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Past tax years, can I still submit a tax return?

Hi there . Is there any way to fill in a tax return from 2009 - 2011 ? I was paying tax ( came off my salary ) I just never did registered with eFiling nor fil

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What happens if the employer made a mistake on the IRP5s resulting in employees owing SARS?

Employer forgot to include medical contributions' taxable fringe benefit in the calculation of tax payable but reflected the deemed amount under code 3810, 4005

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I DO NOT HAVE A FIXED SALARY AS I AM SELF EMPLOYED. WHAT DO I DO NOW?

I DO NOT RECEIVE AN IRP5 FORM AS I AM SELFEMPLOYED If you earn other income besides a salary you will have to complete an IRP6 form if you estimate that you

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What if I'm not working?

But I have an account I paying for each an every month ( shopping accounts) so is anything should I get back from SARS If you are not working and earn no in

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Completion Letter and Verification of assessment

Hi TimFantastic Blog. I received a completion letter from SARS saying that my audit is done after I submitted supporting docs. Then immediately after that the ve

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So if I return my IRP5 for tax return will I get something? for the money that I have been taxed

- R5000 that I have paid for tax You will only get a tax refund if you have deductions which were not taken into account when you paid PAYE for your employm

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Why am I paying lot of money for a year and when I return the IRP5 I get less than R200?

Am paying at about R5000 yearly Tax is something paid to the government as part of your income earned, if you receive a refund it is because you have paid

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