Welcome to the website of the South African Revenue Service (SARS)

 

Welcome to our SARS website! Oupa G. Magashula Commissioner   You will be able to read about SARS, download publications and forms, find customs and excise-related information access  information on the tax types -  Air Passenger Tax, Capital Gains Tax (CGT),  Estate Duty,  Excise Duties and Levies,  Income Tax,  Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Provisional Tax,  Retirement Funds Tax,  Skills Development Levy (SDL), Stamp Duty, Transfer Duty, Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).   Launch of the World Bank Time Release Study on Border Posts Pretoria, 24 January 2012 - Address by the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Mr Oupa Magashula on the occasion of the launch of the World Bank Time Release Study on Border Posts - Ngwenya/Oshoek porder post. South African Trade Statistics for November 2011 Pretoria, 29 December 2011 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for November 2011 that record a trade deficit of R8.0 billion. SARS Preliminary Results Tax Season 2011 Pretoria, 30 November 2011 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has again recorded encouraging growth in the levels of tax compliance in the country with a new record of 4.86 million income tax returns submitted during this year’s Tax Season. 25 January 2012: Submission and Payment of VAT201 - Manual Registered Vendors 26 January 2012:  World Customs Day 31 January 2012: Submission and Payment of VAT201 - Registered VAT eFilers 31 January 2012: Income Tax return (ITR12) deadline for Provisional Taxpayers 31 January 2012: Turnover Tax Return submission - TT03 Turnover Tax Return  Where do I find the 2011 Source Codes? What are the deadlines for filing this year? How do the new VAT changes affect me? How do I make a payment to SARS? How will Penalties work?

Modernised 3rd Party Data Platform SARS is offering taxpayers who submit bulk 3rd party data submissions an opportunity to contribute towards the effective implementation of this new channel by participating in a testing initiative that precedes full implementation.  See the letter to stakeholders, click here. Scam alert! Please note that the following email doing the rounds, is a scam: Tax Refund Notification - After the calculations of your fiscal activity for last year, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of R 13,182.52 ZAR. Please download and submit the tax refund request and allow 2-3 days in order to process it.DOWNLOAD to submit your tax refund request Note : A refund can be delayed a variety of reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline. Yours Sincerely Absa Bank Current medical scheme contribution deduction replaced by a medical scheme contribution for tax credit, for taxpayers aged below 65 Effective 1 March 2012 the medical scheme contribution deduction will, for taxpayers aged below 65, be replaced by a medical scheme contribution tax credit, in an effort to achieve greater equality in the treatment of medical expenses across income groups. Read more here... Requirements for Employees' Tax, VAT and TCC To familiarise yourself again with the requirements for registering for Employees' Tax (PAYE) and VAT, and how to apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC), please click here. CIT request for Statement of Account, Assessment Notice and the refund dashboard available on eFiling In line with our ongoing commitment to modernise our systems and processes and to use technology as a process enabler, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has extended the Statement of Accounts (SOA) and Assessment Notice (ITA34) function to Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and introduced the CIT Refund Dashboard. Read More...  We would like to thank all those taxpayers who submitted their income tax returns by the deadline of 25th November. Taxpayers who have failed to submit their returns on time are urged to submit their returns without delay as outstanding returns will attract penalties and interest for late or non-submission. Provisional taxpayers have until 31 January 2012 to eFile their annual Income Tax returns. Want to know if you are a Provisional taxpayer? Click here to see the definition of a Provisional taxpayer.   Find us on Facebook!

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