How much do you have to earn to submit a tax return in South Africa?

You do not need to submit a return if ALL the criteria below apply to you:

• Your total employment income / salary for the year (March 2017 to February 2018) before tax (gross income) was not more than R350 000; and
• You only received employment income / salary for the full year of assessment (March 2017 to February 2018) from one employer; and
• You have no car allowance/company car/ travel allowance or other income (e.g. interest or rental income); and
• You are not claiming tax related deductions/rebates (e.g. medical expenses, retirement annuity contributions other than pension contributions made by your employer, travel).