24 July 2026 – The July 2026 edition provides updates for tax practitioners and clients, including tax-practitioner registration challenges, historical income tax assessment notifications, Filing Season 2026 developments, Auto Assessment enhancements, provisional taxpayer changes, and new SARS digital services.
We also remind taxpayers and practitioners to stay alert to scams and use only official SARS channels. This issue further covers the online traveller declaration requirements effective from 1 July 2026 and includes links to updated filing-season guides and resources.