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 December 2009 Pretoria, 29 January 2010 -- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for December 2009 that record a trade surplus of R3.7 billion. South African Trade Statistics for November 2009 Pretoria, 30 December 2009 -- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for November 2009 that record a trade deficit of R2.5 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%! New SARS Contact Centre hours with effect from 1 February 2010 21 January 2010 -- With effect from 1 February 2010 our Contact Centre's working hours will be Monday to Friday from 8h00 to 17h00, except on Wednesdays when our working hours will be 9h00 to 17h00. To further improve the level of service, our SARS Contact Centre requires one hour per week to train our Contact Centre staff.   Register now for Turnover Tax before 28 February 2010 20 January 2010 -- Turnover Tax is a simple tax that was introduced for small businesses. The objective is to reduce the tax compliance and administrative burden by simplifying and reducing  the number of returns that have to be filed.   Taxpayer Education Workshops 20 January 2010 -- SARS strategy involves various outreach initiatives to access existing and potential taxpayers, in their natural environments. As part of the strategy the Taxpayer Service Engagement division is offering free tax education workshops to the public. The workshops are conducted in the SARS branches countrywide.   January - March 2010 Taxpayer Education Workshops 11 February 2010 State of the Nation Address 17 February 2010 Budget Speech 28 February 2010 Turnover Tax Registration 28 February 2010 Odometer Day

We encourage taxpayers with outstanding income tax returns to submit their returns as new penalties now apply.  For more detail, see: eFiling Tax Season 2009 information Provisional Taxpayer information New Penalties   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?     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.