31 March 2025 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is preparing to implement enhancements to the Tax Directives process as indicated in the IBIR-006 Tax Directives Interface Specification Version 6.803. To access the Tax Directives Interface Specification, visit www.sars.gov.za, go to the “Individuals” page through the top-most menu, and choose “I want to get a tax directive”. We strongly recommend that you review IBIR-006 before proceeding with testing.
This version will resolve the issues encountered in the previous version regarding reason 54 and 48 transfers.
Trade testing began on 24 March 2025 and will run until 7 April 2025.