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Supporting Documents

Good daySARS is requesting documents that I have already sent to them, the only piece of information I havent supplied is the ID document and verified bank st

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Medical aid premiums deducted for a sole proprietorship through income statement

If I am a sole proprietor can I expense my monthly medical aid premium in full through the income statement? Unfortunately, this is not regarded by SARS as

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Tax treatment of a director's loan

What are the tax implication if I loan money to my company to buy a vehicle? We have a loan agreement in which the company will repay the loan to me in instal

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Should I be registered for VAT?

Dear TaxTimIt has recently come to my attention that I should maybe have registered for VAT. Can you please advise me. I am a contractor providing a writing a

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Claim medical expenses for my mom who is not on my medical aid?

How can I claim medical expenses for my mom who is a dependent but not on a medical aid? she is also disabled. She has a few disabilities that I have incurred

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IRP5 from an unrecognized company

There is an IRP5 from a company I don't recognise, with a value I didn't enter. I have two IRP5's and entered that data but on my final submission I can see t

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Unemployed Periods Section on the ITR12 Tax Return

There is a section on the ITR12 tax return that asks you to indicate any periods during the tax year when you were not working (i.e., were unemployed). This se

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Salary and Consulting

I am already paying income tax on my salary, I now want to do consulting work, what is the best way to handle tax in this regard? If you do consulting work

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How to claim a home office deduction if I didn't receive an IRP5?

I worked for an international company (UK based) during the 2024 tax year. I was a contracted employee, meaning I had to submit salary invoices. Therefore, I

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Depreciation on furniture bought for rental property

I bought furniture for R 172 000 back in 2018 for my rental property. This was bought through the developer as part of a rental pool offering. Rental pool con

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How do I do my taxes as a freelancer?

I'm a freelancer - how do I do my taxes? Do I register as provisional taxpayer or can I still pay PAYE monthly? Yes, you are classified as a provisional

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Should I trade as a SBC or Sole Proprietor?

I've secured a contract of R3. 1m for two years which is going to be invoiced at R130k per month. Whats the best way to go about this? Should I set-up my busin

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I'm a remote worker who needs help with their tax

I'm an independent contractor working remotely for an international company. The company is not obligated to pay my tax, therefore I need to do it myself.

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Tax on my travel allowance

My employer is satisfied that only 60% of my travel allowance will be for business purpose, do I only include the 60% in my monthly payslip for PAYE purposes o

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What percentage tax does a person as a consultant pay?

I have been offered a job as a part time consultant. The company says that I must pay tax directly to SARS. How much tax will I have to pay directly to SARS?

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I work two jobs - can I claim internet for both?

I work two jobs as an independent contractor in addition to my full-time salary. I use the same fibre internet connection for both these jobs which is debited

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My seafarer exemption was rejected. What do I do now?

I received a SARS assessment after submitting my tax return via TaxTim. During the submission, there was no payment to SARS expected. However I then received a

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Accepted auto assess forgot my travel logbook

What will happen if I already accepted my auto assessment, but I have done so without submitting my travel logbook, am I able to fix this myself, what should I

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What must I do with the auto-assessment from SARS?

I received an SMS from SARS which says something about an auto-assessment. When I login to eFiling I see there is an option to accept or edit it. Are there any

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I received an auto assessment sms from SARS

SARS has sent me an SMS saying they have calculated my assessment tax and I can accept or edit this. I have done an early tax return with TaxTim and I'm not su

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Auto Assess and Travel expenses

I have received an SMS, stating that my tax has been assessed automatically and that a refund is due of R7000,00 however I do not know if my travelling has bee

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Can a sole proprietor claim for vehicle maintenance?

Can a sole proprietor (extra income, working from home) claim for vehicle maintenance (I do most maintenance myself, but have invoices for the parts) and insur

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What is the difference between Pensionable and non-pensionable salary?

Q: Please explain the tax calculation between pensionable and non-pensionable salary A: Pensionable earnings would be the income/remuneration used by your

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SARS asked for calculation for depreciation on laptop

I completed my tax return through TaxTim. SARS asked me now to show them how we calculated depreciation on the laptop I use for work. Can you help me with this

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What happens once I've submitted my tax return form?

One of the questions most asked when it comes to tax season, is “what happens now that I’ve submitted my income tax return, when do I get my refund?

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