Tax Season 2026 opening date and deadlines

Tax Season 2026 The wait is over! SARS has officially announced the filing dates for the 2026 Tax Season. Auto-Assessments: 1 July – 12 July 2026 Auto-

2026 Tax Season: Why You Should Still File Your Income Tax Return

With the 2026 tax season approaching, many clients have been asking whether they really need to submit an annual income tax return this tax year. Our ans

SARS Timelines

SARS Timelines SARS operates within specific timelines to comply with the rules outlined in the Tax Administration Act and the commitments detailed in their se

Auto-Assessed Taxpayers: Missed the SARS filing deadline?

If you were auto-assessed by SARS, your deadline to submit a tax return was 20 October 2025. If you still want to submit a Tax return but did not file by this d

Tax Season 2025: opening date and deadlines

What you need to know about SARS auto-assessments (ITA34s)

What is an auto-assessment? This is an automatic assessment issued by SARS to certain taxpayers. (endpreview) SARS will use data collected from employers, fina

Finding your way around a SARS IRP5

Consult the image below to find all the tax-related information on your IRP5 that you will need when completing your annual tax return. PAYE number Income s

What to do if your tax return was rejected by SARS

If you've received a letter from SARS saying that your tax return has been rejected and you're not sure why, there could be a few reasons why this has happened.

Why does SARS require manual intervention to finalise my return?

When a Tax Return is filed usually SARS issues an immediate assessment (ITA34), however sometimes they do need to do a further manual check on their side.

TaxTim Refund Policy Explained

Each time SARS makes changes on eFiling or with their standard operating procedures, TaxTim has to adjust its systems and processes. We usually receive no warni

How do I know if I was auto-assessed?

During the tax year, SARS issued SMS's to taxpayer whom they chose to auto-assess. Those selected individuals would typically be taxpayers earning fixed salari

How to Submit a Request for Reduced Assessment via SARS eFiling

If your 2023 individual income tax return was auto-assessed by SARS earlier this year, and you intended to include extra income or expenses/ deductions but miss

The new SARS auto-assessment

Step 1: If you have been auto-assessed by SARS, you may see the screen below when you log into SARS eFiling. Please click on "View". You may also see

Auto-Assessed Taxpayers Alert

SARS has given you just 40 working days to submit your tax return. If you received your auto-assessment at the beginning of July, your time to submit has alread

Why have I received a SARS refund, before filing my tax return?

This year, SARS has once again ‘auto-assessed’ a large number of taxpayers. They have done this using data that they have received from 3rd par

Provisional Taxpayers:  Unpacking Your Tax Season Deadline

Tick-tock, time is running out for non-provisional taxpayers to submit their 2022 tax return. The filing deadline of 24 October 2022 is just around the corner.

New SARS Deadlines for Auto-Assessments

From 1 July to 4 July, SARS aims to issue auto-assessments to taxpayers who are due a refund. The rest will be issued in batches up to 24 July. Timing is Ever

How to reject the SARS Auto Assessment

If SARS have issued you an Auto Assessment, you will need to follow these steps to reject it so that we can help you to complete and submit your return to SARS.