Special Voluntary Disclosure

Disclose offshore assets and income with SARS before 31 August 2017 to avoid penalties or criminal prosecution,

Trade Statistics

SARS released trade statistics for July 2017 that recorded a trade balance surplus of R8.99 billion due to exports of R93.09 billion and imports of R84.10 billion,

Automated PAYE Disputes

The new automated system will enable employers to lodge disputes via eFiling and electronically at any SARS branch,

eFiling downtime

Due to ongoing maintenance, eFiling will not be available on 19 May 2017 from 18h00 to 24h00. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Trade Statistics

SARS released trade statistics for June 2017 that recorded a trade balance surplus of R10.67 billion due to exports of R102.14 billion and imports of R91.47 billion,

Review of your tax return

If you’ve received a SMS or email from SARS to go to your nearest SARS branch, you will need to take the required documents with you,

Employer Interim Reconciliation

The Employer Interim Reconciliation will open on 15 September and run to 31 October 2017,

Medical Deductions on ITR12

If you experience any issues when completing your Medical Deductions on your Income Tax Return (ITR12), see our tips,

Omission of code 4582

Taxpayers who received IRP5/IT3(a) tax certificates from their employers reflecting codes 3701, 3702, 3802 and/or 3816), may be affected,

Single registration

Allows taxpayers to register, maintain and view associated tax and customs registrations in a consolidated tax profile,

Retirement Fund on ITR12

If you experience any issues when completing your Retirement Annuity Fund contributions on the ITR12, see our tips,

Estate Reform

SARS introduced system changes in respect of deceased estates on 9 December 2016,

New eDNA system

SARS is rolling out a system at our branches where your fingerprints will be captured and authenticated for certain services,

Changes to personal details

If you received a message recently from SARS about changes to your personal details, you need to visit your nearest SARS branch to verify and avoid fraud,

eFiling downtime

Due to maintenance, eFiling will be unavailable on Friday, 20 Jan from 22h00 to Saturday, 21 Jan at 04h30. We apologise for any inconvenience.