That SARS Alert Might Not Be Real
Tax season brings a predictable spike in SARS scams. When scrolling through your emails or messages, there’s a good chance a notification claiming to be from SARS is already waiting for you, whether it’s a tax refund you never filed for, or an urgent settlement demand designed to trigger panic. Four types of scams usually […]
SARS to assist employers and third-party data providers to submit accurate declarations
21 April 2026 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) in line with its strategic objectives of providing clarity and certainty and making it easy and simple for taxpayers to transact with the organization is assisting all employers and other third-party data providers to improve their data declarations. The submission period for these entities has already […]
Hoe om vinnig vals SARS-korrespondensie te herken
Bedrieërs beweeg vinnig met nuwe vals boodskappe, so jou eerste verdedigings lyn moet eenvoudige visuele kontroles wees. Doen dit voor jy op enige skakel klik. Gee ‘n tree terug, maak seker en wees versigtig wanneer iets nie reg voel nie. Daardie kort pouse kan jou red en jou baie geld spaar. Kyk uit vir klein […]
SARS KI-oudit: Waarom jou rekenmeester vennoot jou beste verdediging is
Suid-Afrikaanse belasting omgewing het ‘n beduidende digitale skuif ondergaan. Soos ons deur 2026 beweeg, het die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens (SARS) ‘n data-gedrewe, risiko-gebaseerde benadering tot nakoming vas aangeneem, dikwels beskryf as “nakoming deur ontwerp.” Die dae van lukrake steekproef kontroles is vervang deur outomatiese stelsels wat belastingbetaler inligting in reële tyd ontleed. SARS maak nou […]
The new SARS solar energy tax credit
The tax credit for individuals installing solar panels is here, for a limited time only. The proposed new law regarding the tax credit available to individuals who install solar panels has been announced. The system will be introduced in the form of a tax credit, as opposed to a tax deduction. This is good news, […]
Sars verander BTW-registrasiereëls na styging in verdagte aktiwiteit
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens (SAID) het onlangs gesê hy stel strenger voorwaardes op diegene wat as BTW-ondernemers wil registreer nadat dit ‘n kommerwekkende tendens in verdagte aktiwiteite opgemerk het. Die SAID het onlangs’n beduidende styging gesien wat vereis dat hy ‘n dringende hersiening van sy registrasieproses moet doen en glo groot getalle registrasies word gedoen met […]
When SARS requests supporting documents
E-filing doesn’t allow ‘secured’ or password-protected documents to be uploaded—but there is a solution Following SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter’s announcement that he intends to rebuild SARS’ enforcement capabilities as part of his quest to become the scourge of recalcitrant taxpayers, there has been a noticeable increase in requests from SARS for the submission of supporting […]
Wees waaksaam teen die ‘Ides van die SAID’
Telefoniese oudits is besig om toe te neem “’n Waarsêer waarsku jou teen die ides van Maart”. Hierdie bekende Shakespeare-aanhaling wat vooraf teen die ongeluk van die Romeinse keiser, Julius Caesar, waarsku (wat Caesar uiteindelik geïgnoreer het en gevolglik tot sy dood gelei het) is dalk nie so argaïes soos dit wat dit met die […]
SARS efiling identity theft
It has been communicated to SAICA members over the last few weeks that there appears to be an increasing incidence of cases where certain individuals are defrauding the South African Revenue Services (SARS).The fraud involves using taxpayer eFiling profiles to create fictitious refunds or divert actual refunds. The former is done by submitting fictitious returns […]
SARS rules that students do not qualify as employees
In a Binding Private Ruling issued on 6 July 2021, SARS has made strict ruling on an Employment Tax Incentive Act (ETI) scheme that has been doing the rounds. It is not often that negative rulings get published and it is therefore a unique situation that should serve as a warning to those participating in […]