Interpretation Note 146 – Meaning of “Deemed to Be One and the Same Person” For Determining the Entitlement to the Wear-and-Tear Allowance Under an Amalgamation Transaction ...

4 September 2026 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: Publication details for the following tariff amendments notices are now available: R7888, as published in Government Gazette 55338 of 4 September 2026 ...

Keep an eye on our SARS TV Channel for new tutorial videos and podcasts. Below is a list of our easy, step-by-step offerings.

2 September 2026 – SARS’s Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) lets you correct past tax errors. Come forward voluntarily and you could get: Relief from penalties. Protection from criminal prosecution ...

28 August 2026 – Achieving our Vision of a smart, modern SARS with unquestionable integrity that is trusted and admired is of paramount importance. Pivotal to the delivery of our vision are our ...

4 September 2026 – The implementation of the China Zero-Tariff Trade Scheme introduces a new Additional Information Code, namely CHN. Traders are required to declare CHN in the Additional Information ...

SARSTC IT 77272 (ADM) [2026] ZATC GQ (11 August 2026) SARSTC IT 46515 and VAT 22578 (ADM) [2026] ZATC JHB (4 August 2026) ...

28 August 2026 – In this 15th edition of the SMME Connect, SARS reinforces its commitment to make tax compliance simpler and more accessible for small businesses through education and collaboration.

6 June 2026 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has intercepted consignments suspected to contain illicit drugs during a targeted Customs and Excise operation at the Port of Durban in the early ...

SARS aspires for a future in which tax just happens for most of taxpayers by leveraging data and technology. To this end, and pursuant to the VAT Modernisation Discussion Paper of 2023, the South ...

The National Treasury and SARS jointly publish tax statistics annually. These aggregated statistics are compiled from SARS’s registers of taxpayers and from tax returns. These statistics complement ...

SARS will never request passwords, one-time pins (OTPs), banking PINs, or eFiling login credentials through email, SMS, social media, or telephone. Taxpayers must use only official SARS channels and ...