Tax Practitioners

• 26 July 2024 – The July 2024 issue of the Tax Practitioner Connect Newsletter is available.
  
  
• 12 July 2024 – Check Tax Practitioner’s registration status
  If in doubt, remember you can confirm here that your Tax Practitioner is registered.
  
  
• 21 June 2024 – Enhancements for New Individual Taxpayer eFiling Registrations
  Tax practitioners sometimes provide SARS with their own contact details (cell phone number and email address) on their clients’ Registration, Amendments and Verification form (RAV01). This is a misrepresentation of taxpayers’ information and is an unacceptable practice. It prevents taxpayers from receiving communication from SARS when SARS needs to contact taxpayers directly, e.g., One-Time Pins when requesting eFiling profile transfers, change of registered representatives, etc.

Therefore, SARS is requesting Tax Practitioners to ensure that they provide the correct contact details of their clients in their RAV01 forms.  To view more information click here.

• 31 May 2024 – Information on the IT3(d) process
  See the Tax Exempt Institutions webpage for more information on the IT3(d) third-party process
  
  
• 26 February 2024 – Alert: Latest scam called Assessment of Tax Obligations Preventive Actions
  Beware of the latest scam appearing to be an email from SARS with the subject title ‘SARS tax review’. Inside the email is a QR code (Quick Response code), don’t scan it or point your mobile device camera at it. See the assessment of tax obligations scam example. For the latest scams, keep an eye on the Scams & Phishing webpage.
  
  
• 16 February 2024 – New SARS Complaints number
  The SARS Complaints Management Office (CMO) contact number has changed to a toll-free number. The new CMO number is 0800 12 12 16 and not 0860 12 12 16 anymore. For more information on the complaints process, see the Lodge a complaint webpage.
  
  
• 12 February 2024 – Invitation to webinar on digital channels
  

  The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is committed to assisting taxpayers and traders to fulfil their tax obligations and remain compliant. In this respect, SARS will host a virtual Webinar for SMME taxpayers and traders where the SARS Digital Channels will be discussed.

  The Digital Channels webinar aims to increase the uptake of digital migration and encourage those who are already registered to utilise the channel by providing education to SMMEs on these channels.

  In line with our strategic objectives, SARS believes that when taxpayers have clarity and certainty about their tax obligations, they will be in a better position to do to the right thing when it comes to fulfilling tax needs and be tax compliant.

  As an important SMME taxpayer and trader, you are invited to join us at the Webinar. You may also extend this invitation to other interested parties. 

  The following topics will be covered:

  • eFiling for organisations
    • How to register on eFiling
    • How to manage your profile on eFiling
    • Portfolio management
    • Registered representatives
    • Registering/Adding a taxpayer on eFiling
    • Managing groups
    • Activating a SARS-registered representative
    • Inviting a user and delegating rights
    • Tax Compliant Status
  • SARS Online Query Services
    • What is SOQS
    • Advantages of SOQS
    • Services on SOQS
  • Frequently Asked Questions.

View the invitation for details of the webinar.

• 22 January 2024 – To fully implement chapter 18 of the Tax Administration Act and ensure the professionalism of the tax advisory industry, the criteria for the recognition of controlling bodies and the registration of tax practitioners has been updated.

The amended criteria pertain to the following:

• • Requirements of individuals when registering as a Tax Practitioner.
  • Requirements of Tax Practitioner Membership relating to their RCBs.
  • Requirements of Controlling Bodies to be approved as RCBs.

For more information, see the updated guide:

• • GEN-GEN-21-G01 – Criteria for the Registration of Tax Practitioners and the Recognition of Controlling Bodies – External Guide