This guide helps social media influencers and content creators to understand their tax obligations relating to amounts received or accrued from the gig ...

Dr. Johnstone Makhubu, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), welcomes the revised revenue estimate of R2.144 trillion announced by Finance Minister Mr. Enoch Godongwana in the ...

19 October 2026 – e@syFile Release Notes 8.0.2_419 introduces an updated EMP301 form version. See the Release Notes here.

16 October 2026 – The SARS Payment Guide has been amended to include Investec Bank as the designated banking institution for the processing of Global Minimum Tax foreign payments via SWIFT using the ...

19 March 2025 – Following a period of engagement, development, and testing with industry and technical service providers, SARS requests that trade now include invoice data in all electronic customs ...

22 April 2026 – During the 2024 Filing Season, SARS issued a notice implementing a new requirement for taxpayers who are in a partnership to declare the details of his or her partners on the ITR12, in ...

13 March 2026 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued an updated version 6.903 Interface specification IBIR-006, due to budget speech changes. Trade testing dates remain as communicated ...

9 October 2023 – The Facilities Codes list as used in the Customs Registration, Licensing and Accreditation (RLA) process was updated with the following change i.e. the terminal facility in Durban R1 ...

1 April 2023 – SARS appointed the new service provider for VAT Refund Administration (VRA) who will provide services as from today, 1 of April 2023. See the webpage for VAT Refunds to Qualifying ...

28 May 2026 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: The tariff amendments notice, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relates to the amendments to – Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the ...

10 October 2022 – You can select any branch/region when making a virtual booking. It doesn’t have to be within the area where you reside. If you select a branch under ‘Preferred Branch’ and the system ...

SARS is enhancing the way we communicate with taxpayers as part of our ongoing digital transformation initiatives, including improvements to the provisional tax estimation review process in terms of ...