Exceptional tax measures

The Minister of Finance announced the tax adjustments in the light of the National State of Disaster and the negative impacts on the economy from the spreading of the virus,

Small Business relief

For Small Businesses in need of financial support during this difficult time, refer to the Debt Relief Finance Scheme offered by the Department of Small Business Development,

Trade Statistics

SARS released trade statistics for February 2020 recording a trade surplus of R14.15 billion attributable to exports of R109.60 billion and imports of R95.45 billion,

High call volumes

The SARS Contact Centre is experiencing high call volumes today. Taxpayers are advised to use the call back option and an agent will call the taxpayer back.

eFiling downtime

Due to ongoing maintenance, eFiling may not be available on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, from 19:00 to 20:00. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

Online Bookings

Taxpayers and Tax Practitioners may book an appointment in exceptional circumstances during the lockdown period,

Auto registration for tax

Register for eFiling and you will be automatically registered for personal income tax and receive a tax reference number. Note that you must have a valid South African ID,

VAT Notice of Registration

VAT vendors can now obtain a VAT notice of registration on eFiling, by following a few easy steps. The VAT vendor needs to be a registered eFiler,

Pay all tax due by 31 March

It’s crunch time. To avoid penalties and interest, submit outstanding tax returns now and pay all tax due by 31 March,

No need to go to a Branch

Available on eFiling: Enquire on debt outstanding and make a payment, enquire on returns outstanding, Tax Compliance Status, Request Statement of Account,

R2.4 billion tax refunds

SARS has paid out refunds to taxpayers amounting to R2.4 billion over the four days of lockdown, from Friday 27 March,

Beware of scams

The latest SARS phishing scam pretends to be a letter of demand from SARS. Do not click on any links that will ask personal details, see the Scam Alert webpage for examples,

Job seekers do not need tax reference numbers

SARS does not require a person to have a tax number when employed for the first time. Employers need to register employees for income tax online,

Employers

SARS wishes to thank those compliant employers who have carried out all their tax obligations as agents for SARS, in terms of our country’s tax legislation,

Single registration

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