The Office of the Tax Ombud has released a report (PDF) this week on its investigations into allegations of eFiling profile hijacking happening in South Africa, revealing key details about how eFiling ...

With the 2025 individual tax filing season around the corner, SARS is encouraging taxpayers to get a head start by updating their details, gathering documents and exploring new express features on ...

Image for illustration purposes only. Photo: SARS. Third-party data providers should submit accurate and complete information on time for individual filing season. This makes it easy for taxpayers to ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that it will implement a virtual waiting room system for the coming manual tax filing seasons to ensure smooth service. Tax season got off to a ...

As a South African living abroad, you might assume that your tax affairs are in order. However, recent changes by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) require immediate attention to your ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced the tax return filing dates for individuals for the 2025 tax season. The tax season for individual taxpayers (non-provisional) will open 21 July ...

Many South Africans living abroad do not realise that outdated contact information, such as old mobile numbers or inactive email addresses on the South African Revenue Service (Sars) system, can block ...

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has announced the official start of the 2025 Filing Season, effective from 07 July 2025 to 20 October 2025. This season marks an important period where income ...

The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has announced that 15July 2024 will be the start of the Filing Season. This is when a taxpayer can manually update their tax returns. However, from 1 July to 14 July, ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has called on taxpayers to participate in a survey about their experience using the South African Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling system. This, as it searches for ...

It’s that time of year again – tax-filing season – and there’s nothing that can light a fire up your butt quite like a letter of demand from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). I must confess ...