Public Notices

The Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act No. 28 of 2011) was promulgated on 4 July 2012 in Gazette No. 35491 and commenced on 1 October 2012, as announced by Proclamation No. 51 on 14 September 2012.

The Notices on this part of the website have been issued in terms of the Tax Administration Act, 2011.

Any other Government Notices can be found by using the navigation pane above.

An implementation date that falls on another date than the publication date of the Notice is written in bold for ease of reference.

2024
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers

Description

 Implementation Date
19 April 2024
New!
GG 50528
Notice 4742

Notice in terms of section 95(6) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, extending the date by which a taxpayer, eligible for automatic assessment under paragraph 3(3) of the Notice to Submit Returns, published in terms of section 25 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 (see Notice 3540 in Government Gazette  48788 of 14 June 2023) has to submit an income tax return.

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
2023
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers

Description

 Implementation Date
10 November 2023

GG 49646
Notice 4051

Amendment to Third Party Notice to Submit Returns for periods commencing on or after 1 March 2023, as published in Government Gazette No. 48867 dated 30 June 2023

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice, namely, 30 September 2024
30 June 2023 GG 48867
Notice 3631 

Returns of information to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
14 June 2023 GG 48788
Notice 3540

Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of income tax returns for the 2023 tax year

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
10 March 2023 GG 48188
Notice 3146

Rules promulgated under section 103 prescribing the –

  • procedures to be followed in lodging an objection and appeal against an assessment or a decision subject to objection and appeal referred to in section 104(2)
  • procedures for alternative dispute resolution
  • conduct and hearing of appeals
  • application on notice before a tax court
  • transitional rules

Note:
These rules are made by the Minister of Finance and are of equal status to regulations and similar subordinate legislation

10 March 2023
10 March 2023

GG 48187
Notice 3136

Notice of address of service specified by the Commissioner in terms of section 11(5) with regard to any notice or process by which legal proceedings are instituted.

10 March 2023
10 March 2023 GG 48187
Notice 3135

Notice of addresses at which a document, notice or request is to be delivered or made for purposes of rule 2(1)(c)(ii) and rule 3(1) read together with rule 2(c)(iii) of the rules promulgated in terms of section 103

10 March 2023
2022
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
24 June 2022 GG 46598
Notice 2200

Public notice in terms of section 23(f) with regard to changes in particulars

Explanatory note
A registered vendor or representative vendor contemplated in section 46 of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act is required to update its VAT registration status, within 21 business days from dates outlined under paragraph 2 of the notice.

See Regulations on Domestic Reverse Charge Relating to Valuable Metal

1 July 2022
3 June 2022 GG 46471
Notice 2130

Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of income tax returns for the 2022 tax year

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
2021
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
26 November 2021 GG 45540
Notice 1531

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2) that are subject to a fixed amount penalty

1 January 2022
26 November 2021 GG 45540
Notice 1530

Notice in terms of section 25(7) extending the date for for certain persons to submit income tax returns for the 2021 tax year to 2 December 2021

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
8 November 2021 GG 45437
Notice 1488

Publication of explanatory summary of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, 2021

8 November 2021
29 October 2021 GG 45396
Notice 1461

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2)

1 December 2021
14 May 2021 GG 44571
Notice 419

Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of income tax returns for the 2021 tax year

The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
1 April 2021 GG 44383
Notice 299
Application and cost recovery fees for binding private rulings and binding class rulings under section 81 of the Act and section 72 of the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991
1 April 2021
19 February 2021 GG 44171
Notice 101
Public notice published in terms of section 25(7) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, extending the deadline to file Country-by-Country Report returns by persons as specified in the notice

For persons required to file by 31 December 2020 or 31 January 2021, the due date is extended to 30 June 2021

For persons required to file by 28 February 2021, 31 March 2021, 30 April 2021, 31 May 2021 and 30 June 2021, the due date is extended to 30 July 2021

29 January 2021
GG 44119
Notice 58
Public notice, published in terms of section 25(7) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, for extension of submission on the SARS eFiling platform of income tax returns relating to provisional taxpayers for the 2020 tax year to 15 February 2021
The date for submission of returns by provisional taxpayers is extended to 15 February 2021
 
 
2020
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
20 November 2020 GG 43913
Notice 1236

Public notice, published in terms of section 25(7) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, extending the deadline to file Country-by-Country Report returns by persons as specified in the notice.

20 November 2020

3 July 2020

GG 43495
Notice 741
Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of 2020 income tax returns
The dates for submission of returns are specified in the notice
 
2019
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
28 June 2019 GG 42545
Notice 342

Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of 2019 income tax returns

  Explanatory Note:
Notice in terms of section 25 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, specifying persons to submit 2019 income tax returns and the time-periods for submission.  
28 June 2019
 

2018

Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
14 December 2018 GG 42100
Notice 1372

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with sections 210(1) and 211 of the Act.

  Explanatory Note:
The incidence of non-compliance – that is subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with
section 210(1) and 211 of the Act – relates to the failure by a company to submit an income tax return as and when required under the Income Tax Act for years of assessment ending during the 2009 and subsequent calendar years, where SARS has issued that company with a final demand, referring to this notice and requiring the submission of the outstanding income tax return, and the company failed to submit the return within 21 business days of the date of issue of the final demand. 
 
14 December 2018
26 October 2018 GG 41996
Notice 1175

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011, that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with sections 210(1) and 211 of the Act.

  Explanatory Note:
The non-submission of returns as required in terms of the Diamond Export Levy (Administration) Act, 2007 (Act No. 14 of 2007), is listed as an incidence of non-compliance. 
26 October 2018
15 June 2018 GG 41704
Notice 600

Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of 2018 income tax returns

15 June 2018
11 May 2018 GG 41621
Notice 480

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2), that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with sections 210(1) and 211 of the Act

11 May 2018
23 March 2018 GG 41512
Notice 241
Returns to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26
 
1 March 2018
 
 
2017
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
8 December 2017 GG 41306
Notice 1380

Public notice in terms of section 25(7), extension of deadline to 28 February 2018, to file returns under Notice 1117 published in Government Gazette 41186 of 20 October 2017

  Explanatory Note:
ollowing representations by recognised controlling bodies on behalf of their members’ clients, the Commissioner has issued a public notice extending the deadline for the submission of Country-by-Country report, master file and local file returns by reporting entities with reporting fiscal years beginning before 1 March 2016 
8 December 2017
20 October 2017 GG 41186
Notice 1117

Public notice published in terms of section 25, requiring the submission of Country-by-Country Report, Master file and Local file returns by persons as specified in the notice

20 October 2017
9 June 2017 GG 40898
Notice 547
Notice in terms of section 25, read with section 66(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, for submission of 2017 income tax returns
9 June 2017
7 April 2017 GG 40772
Notice 340

Income Tax Act, 1962, Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002, and Skills Development Levies Act, 1999

Date upon which the employer must render a return (EMP501) as prescribed in paragraph 14(3)(a) of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 1962, section 8(2A) of the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act, 2002, and section 6(2A) of the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999

7 April 2017
3 March 2017
GG 40660
Notice 193

Incidences of non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2), that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with sections 210(1) and 211

  Note:
Section 210(2) lists incidences of non-compliance with the OECD Common Reporting Standard Regulations under section 257 that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with
section 210(2) [R.210 published in Government Gazette No. 39767 of 2 March 2016] 
 
3 March 2017
3 March 2017
GG 40660
Notice 192

Returns to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26

  Note:
Returns to be submitted by reporting financial institutions for purposes of the OECD Common Reporting Standard Regulations under section 257 [R.210 published in Government Gazette No. 39767 of 2 March 2016]  
3 March 2017

2016

Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
28 October 2016 GG 40375
Notice 1334

Duty to keep records, books of account or documents in terms of section 29

Years of assessment commencing on or after 1 October 2016

24 June 2016

GG 40088
Notice 748

Additional considerations in terms of section 80(2) according to which an application for a binding private ruling or a binding class ruling may be rejected

24 June 2016

15 April 2016

GG 39922
Notice 437

Method of payment of tax prescribed in terms of section 162(2)

1 May 2016

3 February 2016

GG 39650
Notice 140

Reportable and excluded arrangements for purposes of sections 35(2) and 36(4)

3 February 2016
6 January 2016
 
GG 39575
Notice 1
Returns of information to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26
6 January 2016
 

2015

Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
22 December 2015 GG 39490
Notice 1196

National Treasury – Notice fixing the amount of the threshold for the amount of tax in dispute for purposes of an appeal to the Tax Board in terms of
section 109(1)(a)

17 December 2015
10 July 2015 GG 38983
Notice 597

Incidences of non-compliance under section 210(2) that are subject to a fixed amount penalty in accordance with sections 210(1) and 211

10 July 2015
12 June 2015 GG 38874
Notice 510
Notice to furnish returns for the 2015 year of assessment
12 June 2015
31 March 2015 GG 38666
Notice 295
Notice of addresses at which a document, notice or request is to be delivered or made for purposes of rule 2(c)(ii) and rule 3(1) read together with
rule 2(c)(iii) of the rules promulgated under section 103
31 March 2015
16 March 2015 GG 38569
Notice 212

Reportable and excluded arrangement for purposes of sections 25(2) and 36(4)

16 March 2015
27 February 2015 GG 38506
Notice 169
Tax Administration Act, 2011, and Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Administration Act, 2013
 
Return to be submitted by persons in terms of section 25 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 and section 4(1) of the Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Administration Act, 2013
27 February 2015
 
 

2014

Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
25 August 2014 GG 37940
Notice 644

Rules for electronic communication promulgated under section 255(1)

25 August 2014
27 June 2014 GG 37778
Notice 509

Returns to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26

  Note:
Refer to the dedicated page for Automatic Exchange of Information 
27 June 2014
27 June 2014 GG 37778
Notice 508

Duty to keep the records, books of account or documents in terms of section 29 and in the form prescribed in terms of section 30

  Note:
TRefer to the dedicated page for Automatic Exchange of Information 
27 June 2014
30 May 2014 GG 37690
Notice 415

Method of payment of tax in terms of section 162(2) – cheque payments amount limited to R50 000

30 May 2014
31 March 2014
GG 37498
Notice 223
Notice of address of service specified by the Commissioner in terms of section 11(5) with regard to any notice or process by which legal proceedings are instituted
31 March 2014
2013
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
21 October 2013 GG 36921
Notice 764

Method of payment prescribed in terms of
section 162(2) for taxes assessed in terms of the Income Tax Act, 1962, payments of value-added tax in terms of the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 and payments of employees’ tax in terms of Schedule 4 of the Income Tax Act, 1962

21 October 2013
27 August 2013 GG 36790
Notice 637

Appointment and Reappointment of chairpersons of the Tax Board in terms of s.111 for the hearing of tax appeals

27 August 2013
28 June 2013 GG 36603
Notice 451

Income Tax 2013:  Notice to furnish returns for the 2013 year of assessment

28 June 2013
14 June 2013 GG 36565
Notice 421

Returns to be submitted by companies that have issued share warrants to bearer in terms of the Companies Act, 1926 or the Companies Act, 1973, and still have such share warrants in issue – SWB001 returns to be submitted.

  Notes:
An Explanatory Note is provided for ease of reference below, as well as a link to the relevant form 
14 June 2013
14 June 2013 GG 36565
Notice 420

Returns to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26 for 2013 and following years

14 June 2013
5 April 2013 GG 36346
Notice 260

Returns of information to be submitted by third parties in terms of section 26

5 April 2013
8 February 2013

GG 36119

Notice 103

Additional considerations in terms of section 80(2) according to which an application for a binding private ruling or a binding class ruling may be rejected

8 February 2013
8 February 2013
GG 36119
Notice 102
Application and cost recovery fees for binding private rulings and binding class rulings
8 February 2013
 
2012
Publication Date GG and Notice Numbers Description Implementation Date
28 December 2012

GG 36038

Notice 1108

Reportable arrangements for purposes of
section 35(2)
28 December 2012
1 October 2012

GG 35733

Notice 790

Incidences on non-compliance by a person in terms of section 210(2)

1 October 2012
1 October 2012

GG 35733

Notice 789

Distance above which a person may decline to attend an interview in terms of section 47(4)

1 October 2012
1 October 2012

GG 35733

Notice 788

Form and manner of a report to a taxpayer on the stage of completing of an audit of section 42(1)

1 October 2012
1 October 2012

GG 35733

Notice 787

Electronic form of record-keeping in terms of section 30(1)(b)

1 October 2012

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