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Missed primary residence exemption; paid CGT; can Section 93 correct after 3 years?

Pieter asked: I sold a property in 2020 which initially was my primary residence and later rented out. On my 2021 ITR12, I declared the sale but failed to indic

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Crypto loss

In June 2023 I transfered etherium from binance to Valr in order to withdraw but I made a mistake and sent it on the wrong chain which means I lost it all. Ca

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Provisional tax

Please help file my provisional tax return Please refer to our Provisional Tax Guide . Please log in, click your IRP6 tax return and work through all the

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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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Is the income declared on my IRP6 supposed to show on my ITR12?

I am filing my ITR12 for the 2024 tax year and my form is only showing income derived from Investments. I am a provisional tax payer and I've submitted my IRP6

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I live abroad and earn rental income in SA. is this submitted normally?

I worked abroad and want to file my tax return? I have worked abroad for the full year and fall under all points that my salary wouldn't be taxed in SA. I sti

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CGT on sale of jointly owned primary residence

How is the capital gain on the sale of a primary residence split between owners? Where do I specify there are two owners? Your system does not allow me to en

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Sec 20 A amount

I can't successfully submit my tax due to a sec20A response from SARS eFiling, do you have any idea what this means? Section 20A relates to an assessed loss. D

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I dont know whether the questions are related to me personally or the company

In the assets and liabilities section of my annual income tax return, as a director, when they ask about vehicles etc. Is it my personal vehicles or the compa

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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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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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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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Can I claim expenses when rental property is vacant

My rental property was not occupied for a period of 2 months (October and November), while I was trying to find a new tenant. Can I claim expenses (interest,

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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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SARS refund on hold - do not have the historic tax returns

I don't have copies of my outstanding tax returns for previous years, SARS has put my refund on hold It looks like you need to file 2014 and 2017. Ple

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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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Provisional taxpayer: what to do if I became one late in the year?

I only became a provisional tax payer in December 2024. Prior to that I was under PAYE with my previous employer. How do I submit my tax return and will I need

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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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Travel deduction for an on older car

I'm a commission earner and I can claim travel expenses. When I complete TaxTim 'Travel Deduction Optimiser' it will only let me choose the date of the purchas

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Vacation Home - What do I submit/declare in my Personal Tax Return?

I bought a house December 2023, which are rented out as a vacation home. This is my first house that I bought and do not know what I need to submit/declare in

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Cannot access refund due to a special stopper

SARS owes me a refund but according to the call centre they placed a stopper on my tax account and now need to see proof of the payment I made that caused the

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Can I claim home office expenses I incurred in 2020 a few years later?

Good day,I am writing to ask if it would be possible to make corrections to 2020 tax return assessment. I would like to include the home office expenses claim

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