Have you submitted your tax return?

The_Ogre

The_Ogre

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Remember, today is the cutoff date.

The queue at SARS here in Bellville is probably at least 200m long :wtf:

I think SARS needs to launch an e-filing drive. It seems lots of people still think they have to go fill in forms at a SARS office to submit their return.
 
Filed mine at 23:00, Friday 30 June 2017. No reason for me to delay submitting.
 
E-filing:

1.) Install Firefox since Chrome always has bugs.
2.) Install Flash since you're taking a trip to 2006.
3.) Log on.
4.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
5.) Restart computer.
6.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
7.) File.

All for the privilege of paying more money to those you hate.
 
3WA said:
E-filing:

1.) Install Firefox since Chrome always has bugs.
2.) Install Flash since you're taking a trip to 2006.
3.) Log on.
4.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
5.) Restart computer.
6.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
7.) File.

All for the privilege of paying more money to those you hate.
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eFiling
1. Use IE
2. Complete form
3. look at watch 5 minutes has passed
 
3WA said:
E-filing:

1.) Install Firefox since Chrome always has bugs.
2.) Install Flash since you're taking a trip to 2006.
3.) Log on.
4.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
5.) Restart computer.
6.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
7.) File.

All for the privilege of paying more money to those you hate.
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1. Pay somebody else to do it :p
2. Fin.
 
3WA said:
E-filing:

1.) Install Firefox since Chrome always has bugs.
2.) Install Flash since you're taking a trip to 2006.
3.) Log on.
4.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
5.) Restart computer.
6.) Wait 15 minutes for your form to be generated.
7.) File.

All for the privilege of paying more money to those you hate.
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satanboy said:
eFiling
1. Use IE
2. Complete form
3. look at watch 5 minutes has passed
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Use the Smartphone/Tablet app and avoid all of the drama...
 
Queue in town outside the SARS offices yesterday was hectic!

Did mine in July.
 
It probably didn't help that SARS audited like everyone with a salary , it took them months of back and forth of me submitting documents over and over to do my filing...and it is still not done. Now they want me to become an accountant and do a full income statement because apparently they can't do it.

SARS has really become useless.
 
I'm probably gonna do the bf's today. What info do I need? Never done this
 
diabolus said:
It probably didn't help that SARS audited like everyone with a salary , it took them months of back and forth of me submitting documents over and over to do my filing...and it is still not done. Now they want me to become an accountant and do a full income statement because apparently they can't do it.

SARS has really become useless.
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Surprisingly, they did not audit me this year. Although, submitting documents is a breeze on eFiling - as long as you have a scanner.
 
Akasha said:
I'm probably gonna do the bf's today. What info do I need? Never done this
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Tips for filing your tax return
•Obtain your eFiling login name and reset your password now if you have forgotten it.
•Ensure that your personal information displayed on the tax return is up-to-date.
•All banking details must be correct.
•Have all the supporting documents ready:


◦Proof of income such as:
◾IRP5/IT3(a) from your employer or pension fund
◾Tax certificates for investment income IT3(b)
◾Tax Free Investments certificate(s) IT3(s)
◾Financial statements (e.g. for business income), etc.


◦Proof of deductions such as:
◾Medical scheme contributions certificates and receipts
◾Completed confirmation of diagnosis of disability form (ITR-DD) if you want to claim any disability expenses
◾Retirement annuity fund contributions certificates
◾Travel logbook (if you receive a travel allowance or use a company car), etc.

For more information on uploading supporting documents to eFiling, click here.


Top tip: Take your ID book, passport or driving licence with you if you visit a branch to submit your return.

•Ensure that any outstanding tax returns from previous years or other tax types are submitted.

•If you are still unsure if you need to file a tax return during the 2017 Tax Season, click here.

http://www.sars.gov.za/TaxTypes/PIT/Tax-Season/Pages/default.aspx
 
Splinter said:
Surprisingly, they did not audit me this year. Although, submitting documents is a breeze on eFiling - as long as you have a scanner.
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Yea, uploading and submitting is the easy part. Finding these documents was the difficult part, i still don't know why i need to submit IRP5s (i worked for multiple employers and each submitted it to SARS during the employer filing) to them when the employer did it already. So i had to contact previous employers and ask them for physical / digital copies of the %^$$ exact same thing they sent to SARS. *boggle*
 
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