How does income tax work in South Africa? 2024

How does income tax work in South Africa?
How does provisional tax work in South Africa?
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Here are the answers:
Income tax and provisional tax in South Africa can be tricky, however I put this video together to explain the basics about income tax and provisional tax in South Africa in a very simple and practical way!
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Topics I covered
Timelines
Due dates for tax returns
SARS assessments
Company tax rates in South Africa
How provisional tax works
Turnover tax
Small Business Corporation tax rates
Individual income tax rates
Pay as you earn
You will also find answers to the following questions
- How does income tax work in South Africa?
-How does provision tax work in South Africa?
-How does SARS tax works?
How does company tax work?
After watching this video you will have a good basic understanding of how income tax and provisional tax works in South Africa!

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Hi there. Based off my current salary and some online tax calculators I used, I found that I am paying less than 18% tax on PAYE basis... Please could you explain how this works. My salary is around 180k per year, so I'm assuming it should always be 18% flat rate paid per month, as the bracket for 18% is R0-R205k, however when I get my pay slip each month they have only deducted around 10% tax. Is this to say that if you fall below the maximum amount of each tax bracket you are charged less on your tax?

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So when you owning a company and the company pays you does it mean u pay for the business and for yr personal

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Im currently a freelancer making money through editing and earning a salary of around $2400 (Around 42k in rands) and there is no official fixed contract, how will i be taxed and what should i do to legalize myself i guess you can say? I get paid through paypal and from their transfer money to bank account.

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What if the business company does not make any profit? How then do they calculate the tax payable?

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Hi there. I have a question that might sound silly. But how do you know when if you should be paying tax or not? I’m 25, currently studying so not working, however I do have some savings. Do I therefore need to pay taxes on my savings? Thanks!

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Hi there, only the returns on your savings are taxable, but that needs to be more than about 90k per year, however, if your investment income is from more than one source you would need to file a return, best to check with sars

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Good day sir thank you so much i learned something. I wanted to know how much profit should a company make in order to qualify for payments of income tax? What if the company makes profit that's much lower then R100 000 will the income tax still be compulsory?

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Hi there, if you use the 28% tax rate it applies from the first rand's profit, so if you make R1 profit you will be paying 28 cents.

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Does the company you work for pay your PAYE before they pay their employees.

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I switch jobs last year n paid a a lumpsum off 81000 to tax.....and only got a return back off 3000rand .....is this correct

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Awesome, but what i want to know is the tax bracket, you got 18% on the first line and then your second row you have a 40 680 + 26%. How does that work? I’m a commission earner and I’m thinking of starting my own business in real estate. Do i still pay myself or just let the money run through the company, will i be penalized if i do so?

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@@SAAccountingNetwork Thank you for the clarity. It makes perfect sense. Does it matter how I use my profits to sars, meaning will I be in trouble if I buy personal things for myself using the company's profit, but only after sars takes it's share, can I use the remaining money on myself? I hope the question is clear.

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