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Claiming for your car

No logbook, no claim. Here's what the logbook needs.

You can claim the business share of your car's running costs, or offset your travel allowance, only with a logbook.

The odometer reading on 1 March and at the end of February
Each business trip: date, where from and to, kilometres, and why
Fuel, services, insurance, licence and finance costs, if you claim actual costs

Your business share is business kilometres divided by total kilometres. Travel from home to your usual office is private.

Send "45km Sandton client meeting" on WhatsApp and OneFile Money logs the trip for you.

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What can I claim?It depends on how you earn: salary, commission or your own business.The rules OneFile Money checksEvery rule the app applies to your claims, in one list, so you and your tax practitioner can check them.Why some payments have no VAT to claimZero-rated, exempt and blocked: the three reasons the VAT column shows R0.What makes a slip validSARS needs different slips for different amounts.

General information based on SARS rules, not tax advice. A registered tax practitioner can tell you how it applies to you.