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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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I need guidance on how to fulfill a SARS request for a detailed medical schedule

Hi TaxTim,I%u2019ve received a follow-up request from SARS regarding my 2025 medical claim of R*****. I have already submitted all the receipts I have and I%u

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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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Can I claim medical expenses incurred that I didn't get back?

My wife gave birth during this tax year, and medical aid didn't cover the expense of doctors, can I claim this? The Doctors bills we're 400% above med

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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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Is my ITR-DD form still valid if it was first signed in December 2016?

I need your assistance regarding SARS%u2019s request for my 2025 ITR12 tax return. SARS has asked me to resubmit an ITR-DD form. The current ITR-DD for my dep

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Can construction workers claim a tax refund?

I work as a bricklayer on a building site. Do I need to submit a tax return and are construction employees allowed to claim a tax refund? Anyone who earns an

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Overseas income

I have been working overseas and will be doing so for the whole of 2022 tax year making me provisional:a. What average exchange rate will I use?b. When is the

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Claimable medical expenses

I would like to find out whether I can claim antenatal multivitamins and non-script items as part of medical expenses not covered by medical aid? I have been b

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Why am I getting auto-assessed? Where is my tax return?

I received an auto-assessment from SARS but I am confused what this means. Why have I been selected by SARS and how did SARS get my data? Can I still submit a

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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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Claim tax on Affinity Health Medical Scheme?

I have a hospital plan with Affinity Health Medical scheme. Does that fall under medical insurance or medical aid? Please note that the plan pays for in-hospit

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Medical Aid claims and Dependents

I was the principal member of my medical aid plan for part of the tax year end Feb 2022 and my husband was an adult dependent. My husband incurred several medi

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Obtaining an IRP5 form from an old employer

I am having a problem with obtaining my IRP5 form from 2010 from one of my employers. I was still in school this time and I worked as a waiter back then, so I wa

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Medical Aid and Pension contributions on IRP5

I struggle to understand how the (The total deduction - code 4497 on IRP5) is calculated. I have a medical aid fund, pension fund and retirement annuity. My em

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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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What does code 3801 and 3810 on irp5 stand for? If fringe benefits why wont they appear on payslip?

I am currently completing my 2 daughters, my son in law, my husband and my tax returns for the 2015 tax year and I am unsure of code 3801 and 3810 on my daught

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Tax on Lump Sum payment - Provident Fund

Hi,A friend received a lump sum payment from her provident fund to pay for a family members medical bills. Is she able to claim back some of the tax paid over

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What does SARS mean by auto-assessment?

I saw something in a news article about SARS issuing auto-assessments this year from 1 August. I tried to research but couldn't find much and this is all very

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SARS sent me an SMS about auto-assessment? Is this legit?

I received an SMS from SARS which mentioned something about an auto-assessment. I have not heard of this before. I don't trust anyone these days, and because o

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Tax deductions exceeds the tax paid

What happens if my Allowable Tax Deductions exceeds the tax paid in the same year. Logically I should only be able to claim back the actual tax paid? It will

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Learning disablity claimable from SARS

I pay for a scriber to assist my daughter that has a learning disability, I would like to know whether I will be able to claim this expense from SARS. I did no

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Claiming retirement

I am confused and I need some clarity regarding money I am contributing into a pension fund. I am making monthly contributions into someone else%u2019s pensio

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Earnings of a teacher and tax

I would like to find out if I should submit a tax return as a teacher that earns R300 000 per annum. Would this be required of me? For the 2019 tax year (i

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Doctor's fees deductible if not on medical aid?

Good Day. During 2016/2017 my wife stayed with me before we got married. We both had doctors visits but I did not have a medical aid yet. Can the doctor's

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