SARS E-Filing 2019 OPEN!

Dslartibarfast said:
So it works sometimes, as in reloads everything but then as soon as you click save again and then go back in to get your calculation, it freaks out and makes you unemployed again.

I thin I am gonna leave it for a while until they fix it. it's something wrong on their side
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Getting the same issue, now suddenly all IRP5's disappeared, and I am unemployed. Even though the previous calculation shows correct. So can't submit. Tried refreshing data and requesting return multiple times. No joy. And you can't connect to a live agent as they have reached capacity.
 
Midnights_Ghost said:
Another question, lets just say a general worker earns R6000 a month and has a RA (Not through the company)
Should that person should file a return even though its below the threshold for PAYE?
What rebates would that person get?
The PAYE contributions will be 0. How do you get any rebates from nothing?

My apologies if its a stupid question, this is the second time I'm filing a return and I'm still learning how it works so I can assist the workers here
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If no PAYE was deducted then there would be no need to submit a return as there would be no tax to recover.

My advice to everyone, even if you qualify to not submit a return (or haven't paid tax), is to submit to ensure 100% compliance.
 
esmile said:
I've been trying to find this everywhere but struggling for a concrete answer on depreciation(wear and tear), so hoping someone on this forum knows the answer(s).

- Can I claim depreciation on a cellphone device subscription fee (lets say I use around about 50% of the phone for business calls) for wear and tear? So for example, the invoice from my service provider displays the device subscription fee as R200 per month, Can I claim a depreciation of of R1200 (50%) of the device cost?
- Can I claim depreciation on my motor vehicle (whether it's fully paid off or financed) and lets say I only travel between home and client and back (hardly go into the office) and I don't get any travel allowance from the company? So for example, the car was sold to me for R300000 (so just pure cost of vehicle, not including interest on a financed car), Can I claim a depreciation of R30000 (50%) of the vehicle cost?

Lets assume I have a letter from my employer stating that they allow me to use my personal vehicle and cellphone for business use?
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Unfortunately not.

This is why you get a travel allowance. You get to claim maintenance costs etc against the allowance.

As for the cellphone, regardless of use, if it is yours, it's considered a personal use item.
 
Submitted on the 30th. Selected for Verification AND Audit. I have a feeling i wont see my refund for a couple of months.
 
Please note that your return cannot be processed immediately due to an outstanding Tax Directive. Therefore, manual intervention is required. SARS will advise you as soon as your return has been assessed. LUMP SUM DECLARED BUT DIRECTIVE OUTSTANDING

Anyone knows how to fix this
 
CarsinemiA said:
Unfortunately not.

This is why you get a travel allowance. You get to claim maintenance costs etc against the allowance.

As for the cellphone, regardless of use, if it is yours, it's considered a personal use item.
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Thanks for the clarification
 
millennia said:
If it's doing that irritating page cannot be generated error, then simply click the download button within Acrobat and then you should be able to open it fine.
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use the app on your phone, it is alot more accurate and you can view everything.
 
Dslartibarfast said:
So filled out my form, saved it, clicked on it to see my calculation and now apparently I'm a farmer? Wtf? Also my full IRP5 vanished
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Had the exact same issue, refreshed the IRP5 data but can't get rid of the farmer section. Also can't do a calculation. Very annoying
 
ands45 said:
Had the exact same issue, refreshed the IRP5 data but can't get rid of the farmer section. Also can't do a calculation. Very annoying
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I switched over to Chrome. Can see calculation button. If press Cal... button nothing happens. Then once I return there is a button to view Calc. result.
 
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I can't complete mine because once again I'm stuck dealing with pathetic Discovery. They haven't provided my tax certificates... their email for said certificates refer you to their site. You log onto their site - and are required to request the certificate be sent to an email address on file, said email doesn't arrive.

Tried multiple times, emailed healthinfo - no response - tried facebook - they said they'd email it. Nothing.

****ing hate Discovery.
 
xrapidx said:
I can't complete mine because once again I'm stuck dealing with pathetic Discovery. They haven't provided my tax certificates... their email for said certificates refer you to their site. You log onto their site - and are required to request the certificate be sent to an email address on file, said email doesn't arrive.

Tried multiple times, emailed healthinfo - no response - tried facebook - they said they'd email it. Nothing.

****ing hate Discovery.
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Request the tax certificates from the discovery app, and submit through the efiling app on your phone it is way faster.
 
So I edited my return due to a error, and was selected for verification. How long does the verification take?

Anyone submitted last week and was selected for verification? and perhaps submitted docs last week?

Any news?
 
xrapidx said:
I can't complete mine because once again I'm stuck dealing with pathetic Discovery. They haven't provided my tax certificates... their email for said certificates refer you to their site. You log onto their site - and are required to request the certificate be sent to an email address on file, said email doesn't arrive.

Tried multiple times, emailed healthinfo - no response - tried facebook - they said they'd email it. Nothing.

****ing hate Discovery.
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I requested them from app. got them in an hour
 
sdenobrega said:
So I edited my return due to a error, and was selected for verification. How long does the verification take?

Anyone submitted last week and was selected for verification? and perhaps submitted docs last week?

Any news?
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It can range anywhere between 3 weeks and 3 months. They might request additional documentation after they review your initial documents and after every request you wait another 3-4 weeks. That's been the trend the last couple years. Not sure if it will be any quicker this year. SARS did say they want to issue refunds as quickly as possible but I wouldn't hold my breath
 
esmile said:
It can range anywhere between 3 weeks and 3 months. They might request additional documentation after they review your initial documents and after every request you wait another 3-4 weeks. That's been the trend the last couple years. Not sure if it will be any quicker this year. SARS did say they want to issue refunds as quickly as possible but I wouldn't hold my breath
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I normally wait around a week for this process to complete, but seeing that everyone is getting pay so quickly and the system/app is so quick maybe there has been some people experiencing fast movement of this process too
 
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