Media Releases
SARS-MR-2011-033 – Media Release on SARS Preliminary Results Tax season 2011 – 30 November 2011
SARS-MR-2011-026 – Media Release on 2 million returns in less than three months – 20 September 2011
SARS-MR-2011-022 – Media Release on JOINT PRESS RELEASE NATIONAL TREASURY AND SARS – 3 August 2011
SARS-MR-2011-021 – Media Release on Early bird taxpayers set record for Tax Season – 2 August 2011
SARS-MR-2011-019 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for June 2011 – 29 July 2011
SARS-MR-2011-018 – Media Release on Suspect arrested over illicit trade in rhino horn – 9 July 2011
SARS-MR-2011-017 – Media Release on Launch of the 2011 Tax Season – 1 July 2011
SARS-MR-2011-016 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for May 2011 – 30 June 2011
SARS-MR-2011-015 – Media Release on 2011 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill – 29 June 2011
SARS-MR-2011-013 – Media Release on Employers set record for 2011 tax season – 9 June 2011
SARS-MR-2011-012 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for April 2011 – 31 May 2011
SARS-MR-2011-010 – Media Release on Trade Statistics for March 2011 – 29 April 2011
SARS-MR-2011-009 – Media Release on 56 shipping containers detained in SARS crackdown – 4 April 2011
SARS-MR-2011-007 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for February 2011 – 31 March 2011
SARS-MR-2011-005 – Media Release on Pay now argue later principle clarified – 14 February 2011
SARS-MR-2011-001 – Media Release on Arrest of SARS Official – 28 January 2011
SARS-MR-2010-058 – Media release on Supreme Court of Appeal Judgment – 15 December 2010
SARS-MR-2010-057 – Media release on Preliminary Outcome of the 2010 Tax Season – 2 December 2010
SARS-MR-2010-056 – Media release on SARS opens Edenvale office – 1 December 2010
SARS-MR-2010-052 – Media release on Combating Tax Fraud Arrest of three suspects – 4 November 2010
SARS-MR-2010-048 – Media release on Substantial Settlement Agreements reached – 5 October 2010
SARS-MR-2010-043 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for July 2010 – 31 August 2010
SARS-MR-2010-041 – Media release on R4 million worth of abalone confiscated – 16 August 2010
SARS-MR-2010-039 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for June 2010 – 30 July 2010
SARS-MR-2010-036 – Media release on Deductions from salaries and bank accounts – 8 July 2010
SARS-MR-2010-035 – Media release on Launch of Tax Season 2010 – 1 July 2010
SARS-MR-2010-034 – Media release on South African gets World Customs post – 30 June 2010
SARS-MR-2010-033 – Media release on South African Trade Release for May 2010 – 30 June 2010
SARS-MR-2010-032 – Media release on SARS Introduces new VAT 201 form – 28 June 2010
SARS-MR-2010-030 – Media release on SARS and SAPS seize R256m of narcotics – 14 June 2010
SARS-MR-2010-027 – Media release on 500 000 DVDs worth R27 million destroyed – 4 June 2010
SARS-MR-2010-023 – Media release on South African Trade Release for April 2010 – 31 May 2010
SARS-MR-2010-022 – Media release on SARS Kimberley office changes location – 28 May 2010
SARS-MR-2010-019 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for March 2010 – 30 April 2010
SARS-MR-2010-014 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for February 2010 – 31 March 2010
SARS-MR-2010-013 – Media release on Search and Seizure at Hartebeespoort Dam – 29 March 2010
SARS-MR-2010-010 – Media release on Tax Statistics 2009 – 18 March 2010
SARS-MR-2010-009 – Media release on SARS announces changes to cheque deposits – 17 March 2010
SARS-MR-2010-003 – Media release on SARS to extend office hours – 23 February 2010
SARS-MR-2009-069 – Media release on Tax Season 2009 sets phenomenal new records – 27 November 2009
SARS-MR-2009-068 – Media release on South Africa to chair new African tax forum – 19 November 2009
SARS-MR-2009-060 – Media release on Phasing out of cash payments at SARS branches – 30 October 2009
SARS-MR-2009-054 – Media release on Update on Tax Season 2009 – 16 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-053 – Media release on Wage Settlement with Unions – 16 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-051 – Media release on Clean up of VAT register under way – 15 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-050 – Media release on SARS Update on Industrial Action – 9 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-048 – Media release on No revision of SARS wage offer – 8 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-046 – Media release on SARS Responding to industrial action – 6 September 2009
SARS-MR-2009-045 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for July 2009 – 31 August 2009
SARS-MR-2009-042 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for June 2009 – 31 July 2009
SARS-MR-2009-036 – Media release on Penalty letters to employers – 25 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-035 – Media release on SARS Strategic Plan Presentation to Parliament – 23 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-033 – Media release on SARS Strategic Plan 2009 and 10 to 2011 and 2012 – 22 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-032 – Media release on SARS Corporate Priorities 2009 and 2010 – 22 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-031 – Media release on SARS briefing to the SCOF in Parliament – 22 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-030 – Media release on SARS Customs seizes R36million worth of Ephedrine – 15 June 2009
SARS-MR-2009-027 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for April 2009 – 29 May 2009
SARS-MR-2009-023 – Media release on Appointment of Acting SARS Commissioner – 11 May 2009
SARS-MR-2009-022 – Media release on Fire at Germiston Branch Office – 6 May 2009
SARS-MR-2009-021 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for March 2009 – 30 April 2009
SARS-MR-2009-018 – Media release on South African Trade Statistics for February 2009 – 31 March 2009
SARS-MR-2009-017 – Media release on SARS announces abolition of Stamp Duty – 31 March 2009
SARS-MR-2009-015 – Media release on Summary of the timetable for Tax Season 2009 – 9 March 2009
SARS-MR-2009-008 – Media release on SARS busts VAT fraud syndicate – 17 February 2009
SARS-MR-2009-007 – Media release on SARS cautions taxpayers on fraud scams – 9 February 2009
SARS-MR-2009-005 – Media release on Reporting South African Trade Statistics – 2 February 2009
SARS-MR-2009-002 – Media release on Seizure of illicit goods – 15 January 2009
SARS-MR-2008-035 – Media Release on Changes To Provisional Tax Payments – 10 December 2008
SARS-MR-2008-034 – Media Release on Tax Statistics – 4 December 2008
SARS-MR-2008-032 – Media Release on SARS Act to Protect Taxpayers from VAT Abuse – 13 November 2008
SARS-MR-2008-031 – Media Release on Changes to VAT Registration and Refund Process – 7 November 2008
SARS-MR-2008-030 – Media Release on Responding to Dave King – 4 November 2008
SARS-MR-2008-028 – Media Release on easyFile for Tax Practitioners – 16 October 2008
SARS-MR-2008-025 – Media Release on More time granted for employers to submit – 31 August 2008
SARS-MR-2008-024 – Media Release on South African Statistics for July 2008 – 29 August 2008
SARS-MR-2008-023 – Media Release on One week left to reconcile – 25 August 2008
SARS-MR-2008-022 – Media Release on Urgent appeal to employers for Tax Season 2008 – 12 August 2008
SARS-MR-2008-021 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for June 2008 – 31 July 2008
SARS-MR-2008-020 – Media Releae on Filing period for all employers begins – 1 July 2008
SARS-MR-2008-019 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for May 2008 – 30 June 2008
SARS-MR-2008-018 – Media Release on Future of Commissioner Pravin Gordhan – 9 June 2008
SARS-MR-2008-017 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for April 2008 – 30 May 2008
SARS-MR-2008-016 – Media Release on Increase in compulsory VAT registration threshold – 28 May 2008
SARS-MR-2008-015 – Media Release on Launching the 2008 Tax Season – 15 May 2008
SARS-MR-2008-014 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for March 2008 – 30 April 2008
SARS-MR-2008-013 – Media Release on Clarifying Customs procedures – 17 April 2008
SARS-MR-2008-010 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for February 2008 – 31 March 2008
SARS-MR-2008-009 – Media Release on Extended Office hours for Financial Year End – 27 March 2008
SARS-MR-2008-007 – Media Release on Five people arrested for alleged VAT fraud – 13 March 2008
SARS-MR-2008-004 – Media Release on VAT registration process simplified – 1 February 2008
SARS-MR-2008-001 – Media Release on OECD Conference on Tax Administration – 7 January 2008
SARS-MR-2007-065 – Media Release on Fighting Fraud and Corruption – 21 December 2007
SARS-MR-2007-062 – Media release on Outstanding tax returns – 12 December 2007
SARS-MR-2007-060 – Media Release on Major drug seizure at ORTIA – 7 December 2007
SARS-MR-2007-058 – Media release on Successful end to phase one of Filing Season – 28 November 2007
SARS-MR-2007-054 – Media release on Electronic Filing – 30 October 2007
SARS-MR-2007-053 – Media release on Extending Services for Filing Season Deadline – 22 October 2007
SARS-MR-2007-052 – Media Release on 16 Days to file your tax return – 15 October 2007
SARS-MR-2007-047 – Media Release on Open Day to Mark SARS’s Tenth Birthday – 27 September 2007
SARS-MR-2007-046 – Media Release on SARS Enforcement actions on Thursday – 27 September 2007
SARS-MR-2007-045 – Media Release on More help with completing your return – 21 September 2007
SARS-MR-2007-044 – Media Release on Tribute to Judge Michael Corbett – 19 September 2007
SARS-MR-2007-043 – Media Release on 2007 Filing Season Update – 17 September 2007
SARS-MR-2007-042 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for July 2007 – 31 August 2007
SARS-MR-2007-040 – Media Release on Joint Media Statement by SARS and the NPA – 27 August 2007
SARS-MR-2007-039 – Media Release on Electronic Submission for Income Tax – 17 August 2007
SARS-MR-2007-038 – Media Release on Electronic Submission for Income Tax – 6 August 2007
SARS-MR-2007-037 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for June 2007 – 31 July 2007
SARS-MR-2007-036 – Media Release on The Start of Filing Season 2007 – 31 July 2007
SARS-MR-2007-034 – Media Release on Tax returns mailed to individual taxpayers – 16 July 2007
SARS-MR-2007-033 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for May 2007 – 29 June 2007
SARS-MR-2007-031 – Media Release on Income Tax scam syndicate – 13 June 2007
SARS-MR-2007-029 – Media Release on Small Business Tax Amnesty – 4 June 2007
SARS-MR-2007-028 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for April 2007 – 31 May 2007
SARS-MR-2007-023 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for March 2007 – 30 April 2007
SARS-MR-2007-021 – Media Release on Update on amnesty registrations – 25 April 2007
SARS-MR-2007-017 – Media Release on South African Trade Statistics for February 2007 – 30 March 2007
SARS-MR-2007-015 – Media Release on Court dismisses Delport – 22 March 2007
SARS-MR-2007-014 – Media Release on Taking Amnesty to Businesses – 19 March 2007
SARS-MR-2007-013 – Media Release on SARS Suspends Officials – 14 March 2007
SARS-MR-2007-011 – Media Release on Issuance of 2007 tax returns – 8 March 2007
SARS-MR-2007-009 – Media Release on Largest seizure of assets by the AFU – 28 February 2007
SARS-MR-2007-007 – Media Release on Taxpayer confidentiality – 26 February 2007
SARS-MR-2007-004 – Media Release on International Customs Day – 24 January 2007
SARS-MR-2007-003 – Media Release on Draft regulations for small businesses – 24 January 2007
SARS-MR-2007-002 – Media Release on Abalone confiscated at border – 22 January 2007
SARS-MR-2007-001 – Media Release on Aggressive tax structuring – 10 January 2007