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Stay informed about the key tax changes announced during today’s Budget Speech! The SARS tax guide provides a summary of the most important information relating to taxes, duties and levies for 2026/27. Download here: 👉https://bit.ly/4aRUid9 South African...

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With Compliments   Budget Speech Highlights Budget 2026 will be broadly welcomed by taxpayers, with no increases in either corporate income tax or the VAT rate, and (at long last!) inflation-linked adjustments to personal income tax brackets, rebates and medical tax...

The Second 2026 Provisional Tax Deadline is on 27 February 2026 This is a very important declaration with specific requirements relating to estimation of your taxable income for the 2026 tax year - we are here to help you to meet this deadline with the highest...

06 February – PAYE submissions and payments 25 February – VAT manual submissions and payments 26 February – Excise duty payments 27 February – VAT electronic submissions and payments, CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable and PIT Second Provisional Tax...

"The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. (John Maynard Keynes) 1. Boost your retirement savings Contributing to a Retirement Annuity (RA) before 28 February can reduce your taxable income and grow your long-term wealth....

“Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income tax form than it does to make the income.” (Alfred E. Neuman, Mad Magazine Mascot) Provisional tax is among the most confusing aspects of the tax regime – and it’s also the most heavily penalised. There...

2nd 2026 Provisional Tax Information Request   We are in the process of preparing the second provisional tax returns for the 2026 tax year - due for submission to SARS by 27 February 2026. We would therefore appreciate it if you could furnish us with either a...

07 January – PAYE submissions and payments 19 January – End of Filing Season 2025 for Provisional Taxpayers and End of Filing Season 2025 for Trusts 23 January – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 January – Excise duty payments 30 January – VAT electronic...

“The South African Revenue Service is always ready to assist taxpayers to fulfil their legal obligations.” (SARS) Acknowledging that taxpayers often find it difficult to settle tax debt due to financial challenges, SARS has launched an expedited debt compromise...

05 December – PAYE submissions and payments 24 December – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 December – Excise duty payments 31 December – VAT electronic submissions and payments & CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable. Note: Copyright in this...

“Trustees remain accountable for all tax matters of a trust, regardless of the economic activity of the trust.” (SARS) The official trust filing season for the 2025 year of assessment is now open for both provisional and non-provisional taxpayers – and SARS has issued...

07 November – PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and payments 27 November – Excise duty payments 28 November – VAT electronic submissions and payments, & CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable.     Note: Copyright...

South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned taxpayers to be aware of emails or SMS’s that ask for personal, tax, banking and eFiling details indicating that taxpayers are eligible to receive tax refunds OR even where SARS is “owed” monies providing specific “SARS”...

“Profile hijacking points to pervasive cybercrime with global links.” (Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner) The Tax Ombud has again warned South Africans about the concerning increase in eFiling profile hijackings, which has spurred the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO)...

07 October – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 20 October – End of Filing Season 2025 for Individual taxpayers 24 October – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 October – Excise Duty payments 31 October – VAT electronic...

The Bi-annual August 2024 PAYE reconciliation period is from 22 September 2025 - 31 October 2025. All employers must prepare and submit their declaration (EMP501) and employees’ IRP5’s to SARS reconciling the PAYE/SDL/UIF paid during the period 1 March 2025 to 31...

“He said that there was death and taxes, and taxes were worse, because at least death didn’t happen to you every year.” (Terry Pratchett) In SARS jargon, a ‘systemic issue’ is the underlying cause of a complaint that affects many taxpayers. These systemic issues may...

05 September – PAYE submissions and payments 25 September – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 September – Excise duty payments 30 September – VAT electronic submissions and payments, CIT Provisional Tax payments and PIT top-up Provisional Tax payment where...