Clarification – Filing threshold and dates
SARS has noted that the criteria for taxpayers who may not be required to file an income tax return has been wrongly interpreted.
SARS Customs intercepts drugs from a wheelchair bound 74 year old female traveller
SARS Customs officers intercepted a 74 year old wheelchair bound female traveller with almost R500 000 worth of heroin.
SARS welcome Mark Lifman court ruling
SARS welcomes the judgement handed down against Mr. Mark Roy Lifman and 35 applicants in the Western Cape High Court.
Customs officials intercept drugs worth R12 million at ORTIA
Customs officials this week intercepted drugs with a combined value of approximately R12 million in three separate incidents at the Oliver Tambo International Airport (ORTIA).
Tax Season 2019 opens 1 July for eFilers
SARS is encouraging taxpayers who are required to file income tax returns to use SARS eFiling or the SARS MobiApp to file their returns from 1 July 2019.
Trade Statistics for May 2019
Pretoria, 28 June 2019 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for May 2019 recording a trade surplus of R1.74 billion.
Tax Season opens for eFilers and users of SARS MobiApp
Deputy Finance Minister, Dr David Masondo, and SARS Commissioner, Mr Edward Kieswetter, have launched Tax Season 2019 for taxpayers who use the updated digital channels, eFiling and the SARS MobiApp.
SARS is working on a fix to a specific eFiling issue
SARS is aware of a problem that some taxpayers are experiencing.
SARS has noted media report
SARS has noted the Sunday Times article about the SARS Commissioner, Mr. Edward Kieswetter in his role as Chair of the Technology Innovation Agency.
Cape Town Customs officers pounce on suspected drug smuggler
SARS Customs officers based at the Cape Town International Airport have confiscated heroin valued at approximately R1 million after receiving a tip-off.
