Is my overseas earning exempt from tax?
By Marc Sevitz · Updated
I paid Fed and State tax in USA over the period.
So for the 2013/2014 individual tax year.
I was out the country for more than 60 days in one go but not more than 183 in this particular tax year.
Questions are:
1. Are my earnings overseas exempt? or if not
2. Will I include the earnings and get a taxable deduction for foreign taxes paid?
Were you only outside of SA for that period?
I was in Zambia for 4 months on and off.
Total of around 80 days from August to December.
And in Mozambique for a further 10 days.
Total of around 80 days from August to December.
And in Mozambique for a further 10 days.
From the 28 Feb 2013 - today I have been out the country for a total of 159 days.
But from the 3/11/2012 I have been out of the country for 277 days.
Is there any advantage here?
But from the 3/11/2012 I have been out of the country for 277 days.
Is there any advantage here?
The act speaks of being out of SA for a calender year for which 183 days must be included in there and 60 days of them were continuous. Therefore if from 1/11/2012 you were outside of SA longer than 183 days and part of that period is the period you worked then yes the income earned will be exempt.