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 and access  information on the tax types - Air Passenger Tax,  Capital Gains Tax (CGT),  Environmental Levy,  Estate Duty,  Fuel levy,  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).    South African Trade Statistics for October 2009  Pretoria, 30 November 2009 -- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for October 2009 that record a trade deficit of R6.7 billion. Tax Season 2009 sets phenomenal new records! Pretoria, 27 November 2009 – By the Tax Season deadline on Friday 20 November 2009, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) had received a remarkable, new record number of over 4 million returns for individuals and trusts that were submitted, exceeding the 2008 filing experience by a some 800 000 or 26%! South Africa to chair new African tax forum Kampala, Uganda, 19 November 2009 - The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service, Mr Oupa Magashula, was elected unanimously today as the chairperson of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) at its inaugural conference in Kampala, Uganda. Attention Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) Applicants From 1 December 2009, all applications for tender-related TCCs must be accompanied by a Tender or Bid Number to be considered. Please ensure that the valid number is provided to avoid unnecessary delays.   First Venture Capital Company approved by SARS Pretoria, 4 November 2009 - The SARS VCC office has approved the first VCC in terms of section 12J of the Income Tax Act. In terms of section 12J investors in VCC’s will get the purchase price of VCC equity as a deduction for tax purposes. For a list of approved VCC’s (with contact details), more info on VCC’s, the VCC application form, or links to the latest proposed changes to the VCC legislation, click here. SARS releases new draft Bills for public comment Pretoria, 30 October 2009 – Today marks a significant milestone in SARS’s ongoing modernisation programme with the release for public comment of a new legislative framework relating to the customs control over people and goods moving across the borders of the Republic and the imposition, assessment and collection of customs duties. At the same time, a draft Tax Administration Bill (TAB) has also been released for public comment. For the Draft Customs Control Bill and Customs Duty Bill, click here. For the Draft Tax Administration Bill, click here. 1 March - 30 April 2009 Small Businesses may apply for the new Turnover Tax 1 March - 31 March 2009 Preparation for submission of PAYE reconciliation 1 April - 30 May 2009 Submission of EMP501 PAYE reconciliation declaration and employee tax certificate by Employers and Practitioners 1 June - 30 June 2009 Data reconciliation by SARS in preparation for pre-population of returns 1 June - 30 June 2009 Preparation for submission of income tax returns for individuals (ITR12) including issue of ITRR return request forms to manual filers 31 August 2009 First interim turnover tax payment is due 1 July - 18 September 2009 Manual submission of ITR12 income tax returns for individuals 1 July - 18 September 2009 Manual submission of ITR12 income tax returns for trusts 1 July - 20 November 2009 Electronic submission of ITR12 income tax returns for individuals 1 July - 20 November 2009 Electronic submission of ITR12 income tax returns for trusts

ALERT - SCAM WARNING FROM SARS  Don’t respond to fake fax! Taxpayers should be on the alert for a fake fax which purportedly aims to inform them of changes in SARS’s banking details for electronic transfers. A “new” account number is then given and taxpayers are asked to deposit their money for SARS in to this account. Note that all SARS accounts that taxpayers have to pay into are not denoted by an account number but by a beneficiary ID. They are distinguished by the type of tax being paid – for example, income tax is SARS-ITA. Taxpayers should report all suspicious incidents to the SARS anti-corruption hotline on 0800 00 2870. For more information on scams and phishing attacks, click here. Need help? SARS will be in your area to assist you file your income tax return via eFiling! Click here for more information. Tax Season for Individuals: 18 September 2009 - the deadline for submission of manual returns has passed 20 November 2009 - deadline for submission of electronic returns - now closed! Visit our Individual Tax Season page for the  latest information. More time for Provisional Taxpayers: 28 February 2010 - click here for more information and conditions I need to register as a taxpayer and get a tax number, what should I do? I need to make a payment to SARS, how do I do it? I'm looking for the Source Codes list? How does Provisional Tax work? I'm an individual taxpayer, what do I need to do in order to make your deadline of 18 September 2009?

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