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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-
Read moreSection 18A donations
Learn how Section 18A donations work in South Africa, valid certificates, the 10% deduction limit, IT3(d) reporting, employer donations and how to claim it.
Read moreForeign Employment Exemption Letter
COMPANY LETTERHEAD DateEmployee's Full NameAddress To Whom It May Concern,Subject: Confirmation of foreign employmentThis letter serves to confirm that__
Read moreSARS is not paying my refund, they want my old returns!
Taxpayers this year are facing a new gripe with SARS when it comes to receiving those well-earned refunds. The current two scenarios are: NO AUDIT: A taxpaye
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Why is SARS asking me for outstanding tax returns?
In 2024, we have noticed that SARS is withholding refunds from taxpayers with outstanding tax returns, sometimes dating back many years. In some cases, SARS is
Read moreWhat does a Completion Letter from SARS mean?
Completion Letter You will receive a Completion Letter if all goes well and SARS is happy with your documents. This means that SARS is not adjusting your Origi
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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.
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After all my documents submissions to SARS, they disallowed my expenses, why?
We are starting to see some common trends whereby taxpayers’ expenses are disallowed because the documents submitted are falling short of SARS’s req
Read moreDon't file on SARS eFiling before 7 July
Last year, we noticed that many taxpayers filed their tax returns before the tax season officially began (i.e July). However, doing so caused delays and problem
Read moreWhy 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
Read moreRetrenched? Here’s how you will be taxed
In 2020, about 2.2 million jobs were lost in South Africa and in 2021, that number is expected to double as a result of Covid-19. With that, we have found that
Read moreYour Retirement Fund: Understanding the 2022 Tax Changes
Have you found yourself with a huge tax bill at the end of the tax year, and no money to pay it? SARS is making your life easier by changing the way it does tax
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Tax on your travel allowance after Covid-19 lockdown regulations
Do you receive a travel allowance from your employer because your job used to entail significant travel? As the Covid-19 pandemic hit and lockdown restrictions
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Budget 2021: No Tax Hikes
The Minister delivered some welcome news to South Africans yesterday when he announced that plans to hike taxes by R40 billion rand over the next four years, ha
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FAQs: Tax Refunds
As the tax season is approaching, many of our users are asking whether or not they will be due a tax refund.(endpreview) If you have all of your tax certificate
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Do I earn enough to have to pay tax?
Why must I pay tax, I don’t earn enough! Will I get a penalty if I don’t disclose all my income to SARS?(endpreview) These questions are common and
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Multiple Employers, Multiple PAYE payments. Yet I still owe SARS?
We receive many questions to our Helpdesk from taxpayers who are faced with the following scenario:(endpreview) They work for two employers during the year, pe
Read moreVerification of Assessment - what now?
When SARS has completed their audit, they send a letter called a Verfication of Asssment/Completion Letter. This has the following wording: VERIFICATION OF ASS
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Top Questions on tax seasons
By now you would have seen the latest announcement by the SARS commissioner to increase the qualifying threshold for certain taxpayers(endpreview) to submit a t
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Why have I received a smaller tax refund from SARS this year?
We receive many queries from confused taxpayers who are disappointed to see their tax refunds are smaller than the refund received last year.(endpreview) Often,
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