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Enclosed are your IRP 5 / IT 3(a) certificates for the 2007/2008 tax year. |
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The certificates must be handed to the employees on your establishment. Please ensure that the remaining certificates of employees who were in your service during the 2007/2008 tax year are forwarded to their new paypoint or home addresses immediately, or returned to this office. |
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The accompanying control sheet must be certified and returned immediately for audit/record-keeping purposes to:
Head: Education
Western Cape Education Department
Tax Section (7th Floor)
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000
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The Tax Section is usually inundated with requests for the issuing of duplicate IRP 5 certificates. It is thus evident that some employees do not have regard for the value and importance of the IRP 5 certificates. This places an unnecessary administrative burden on this office. |
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Upon receipt of their IRP 5 certificate, all employees should ensure that the certificate is stored safely in order to lighten the administrative load on the Tax Section. |
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In future, only a written request for a duplicate IRP 5 certificate will be accepted and such a request must be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the loss of the original certificate. |
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A levy of R40.00 per duplicate certificate is payable as from the 2008 tax year. |
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Employees are requested to verify that the tax number on their certificate is correct. If no tax number is displayed and you are a registered tax payer, please submit your number to this office (Tax section) in order for your records to be updated. (Kindly submit a copy of a tax return or SARS letter with registration number for verification and to ensure that the correct information is captured.) |
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The closing date for the submission of the 2008 tax returns to the South African Revenue Service is 21 November 2008 and via E-Filing, 23 January 2009. In cases where extension is required, it is the employee's responsibility to request the Receiver of Revenue for such an extension. |
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Please ensure that the contents of this instruction minute are brought to the attention of all personnel. |
SIGNED: R MATLI
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2008:10:10
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