Tax Q&A

Tax as a remote worker

My primary source of income comes from an overseas company who I work remotely for (it's on a permanent basis but I'm not under a contract). I get paid every

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Unemployed for a short period

I haven't worked for the full year, how does that affect me and my tax return? If you're a salaried employee, and therefore received an IRP5 from your empl

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Immigrating

Will you be able to help me with our tax return once mywife and I permanently immigrate to Australia? We'll be keeping three properties in SA and we'll receiv

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Tax Directive for a settlement agreement.

I'm receiving a settlement from my company as part of an exit agreement. Can I apply for a directive, and how? The company will apply for the tax directive

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eFiling registration on my laptop

I'm struggling to register an individual profile on my laptop, when I do it I get an error message. However, when a colleague registers it on her computer it

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Offshore earnings tax

Hi,i need to know how my offshore tax will be calculated as I don't meet the 183 criteria for tax exemption. Kindly refer to our SARS income tax calcu

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Employed on Contract Basis (PAYE)

I've gone from working for an employer to freelancing and now I'm working ona contract basis. I'm not taxed on my contract income. All I do is send an invoice

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Tax on my foreign salary

I work for a company based in China and they pay me a monthly salary in USdollars. I won't be getting an IRP5 from them. So, how do I pay tax and how do I com

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Tax implications for members of a close corporation

Are there any tax implications for an individual that's a member of more than two or three close corporations or is there an implication for the close corpora

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Solar wear and tear

What are the wear and tear rates for solar equipment (renewable energy)? Kindly refer to our How to calculate Wear and Tear

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Tax returns foreign vs local income

I've been working outside of the country more than 6 months in a 12 month period withmore than 182/60 day rule passed so that money should be tax free. If Ie

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Tax help for freelancers

I've recently become a full-time freelancer and I wanted to know if you'd be able to help me file my tax returns? Yes, we can certainly assist you to decla

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Employment tax incentive

What is Employment Tax Incentive and who gets it? Kindly call SARS at 0800 007 277 they should be able to assist you.

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Donation deduction on school fees

If I pay school fees for a previously disadvantaged child - who isn't a family member - and the school isn't a registered PBO. Can I deduct the school fees as

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Online sports betting

Are winnings from online sports gambling sites taxable? Winnings are not taxable .

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Severance benefits and estate duty

Do severance benefits received from an employer at death, form part of property or deemed property in your estate for Estate Duty purposes? We are unfortun

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Depreciation of on second hand assets

I'm working for a new company that started last year January (2016). All of the computers and furniture was inherited from the previous company (Re-branded th

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What's awaiting registration verification?

What does it mean when I have registered with SARS eFiling and under the organisational tax types I am getting a status that says awaiting registration verifi

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New Employment

When does tax season begin and when does it end? I started working at a new company on the 1st of January 2017, do I only submit the IRP5 of the new company?

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Deffered income

What is deferred income? Deffered income is the term used when you receive payment from a client, but you haven't yet offered the service they paid for.

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What type of tax category do I fall into?

I have one client in the US, I use all my own equipment and work from home. What type of taxes should I be filing? I am based in South Africa and bring funds

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Working for a salary that varies

I am starting a career as a tour guide and the company will require us tosort our own taxes out. The amount of money I will earn per month willvary. The salar

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Vat deregistration

How do I deregister for VAT? Kindly contact SARS at 0800 007 277 and ask them to guide you through the deregistration process.

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Petrol and travel allowance claims

How do I claim petrol on tax? For the previous tax year I've kept a detailed petrol log through your app and I've been using my own petrol card and claiming b

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Help with past tax returns

I've been working for the past 5 years and have never claimed back tax. I have all my IRP5 certificates since I started working. I have no travel allowance, I

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