Make a payment

I want to make a payment to SARS:

• from within the borders of South Africa
  • via SARS eFiling
  • via the Internet
  • via Debit Order
  • over the counter at any ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank, or Standard Bank branch
  • at a SARS Branch office: over the counter or via mail
• from outside the borders of South Africa
• Payments can be made electronically into SARS' FNB bank account using the standard SWIFT 103 message and the Beneficiary ID / Account Number "SARS-FOR-999" 

I want to make a payment to SARS:

From within the borders of South Africa

• via SARS eFiling

  SARS eFiling is a secure electronic tax return and payment submission service offered by SARS, free of charge, which removes the risks and hassles of submitting manual tax returns and payments. This service enables clients to pay as part of return filing, or by using a separate payment process, via:
  • Credit push or debit pull options if you are an ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank or Standard Bank client; or
  • Debit pull option if you belong to any other bank
  To select this option, or read more about available options, please go to: www.sarsefiling.co.za

• via the Internet

  Payment may be made via the internet banking facilities of ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank, or Standard Bank by simply using the standard drop-down listing of pre-loaded beneficiary IDs provided by the bank. All SARS beneficiary IDs are prefixed with the naming convention “SARS- <Tax Type>”.
  All internet payments must be correctly referenced to ensure that SARS is able identify your payment and correctly allocate it to your tax account. You will not be able to make a payment if your reference is incorrect. 

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• via Debit Order

  The debit order payment mechanism may be accessed:
  • electronically via SARS eFiling, or
  • on submission of your VAT201 return if you have authorised SARS with a debit order.
  

• over the counter at any ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank, or Standard Bank branch

  Payment may be made over the counter at any ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank, or Standard Bank branch country wide by merely quoting the appropriate beneficiary ID.
• As in the case of internet payments, all bank payments must be correctly referenced. You will not be able to make a payment if your reference is incorrect

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• at any SARS Branch Office: over the counter or via mail

  Payment may be made during office hours at the Cash Hall of the respective Tax or Customs Branch Office. For ease of processing, taxpayers / traders should ensure that the tax form / payment advice is attached to all payments indicating the tax reference number, tax type and tax period.

  
   

From outside the borders of South Africa

• Payments can be made electronically into SARS’ FNB bank account using the standard SWIFT 103 message and the Beneficiary ID / Account Number “SARS-FOR-999”.
• See an example of a completed SWIFT 103 message
  

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