Last Updated on December 12, 2022
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What SARS does
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nation’s tax-collecting authority. Established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we are responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service. Our outcomes are:
- Increased Customs and Excise compliance
- Increased tax compliance
- Increased ease and fairness of doing business with SARS
- Increased Cost-effectiveness and Internal Efficiencies
- Increased public trust and credibility.
What is SARS eFiling?
SARS eFiling is an online platform for the submission of returns and declarations and other related services. This service allows taxpayers, tax practitioners, traders, and businesses to register and submit returns and declarations, make payments and perform a number of other interactions with SARS in a secure online environment.
Taxpayers registered for eFiling can engage with SARS online for the submission of returns and declarations and payments in respect of taxes, duties, levies, and contributions.
System Features
Service offerings available – No need to go to a Branch office:
- Enquire on debt outstanding, make a payment, and cancellation of payments
- Enquire on returns outstanding
- Tax Compliance Status
- Notice of Registration (IT150)
- VAT, CIT, PAYE, and Trust Notice of Registration
- Filing your Income Tax Return
- Update personal details (including Bank Details)
- Request Statement of Account
- Register for Income Tax
- Submission of Supporting Documents for an audit case
- Lodge a Dispute
- Tax Product Registration (incl. Tax Number Registration)
- Tax Directive Management
- Lodge a complaint
- Refund status
- Audit status
- Username Retrieval and Password Reset
SARS eFiling Registration
As a registered taxpayer, you can sign-up to use the SARS eFiling service, which allows you not only to file a return, make payments to SARS, or request a tax clearance certificate but also gives you access to many other benefits via an electronic platform.
How to Register
To register as an eFiler:
- Visit the SARS eFiling website www.sarsefiling.co.za and click on REGISTER; or
- Download the MobiApp and tap on REGISTER
Once you have registered, you can have different roles, for example:
- Acting as yourself when administering your own individual taxes;
- Acting as the registered representative or an employee for a company;
- Acting as an agent on behalf of someone else:
- Registered Tax Practitioners
- Employees with delegated authority from a registered tax practitioner
- Foreigner acting on behalf of a company or an individual.
SARS will recognize you as an electronic filer once your eFiling registration is complete.
Upon registration, SARS will verify the information captured during the registration process. The outcome of this will be communicated on your eFiling registration verification page or via email. If your registration is successful, a One Time Pin (OTP) will be sent to your preferred channel of communication, to allow you to complete your registration.
The statuses can either be registration successful, registration rejected or awaiting supporting documents. If the status is not successful, the taxpayer cannot use eFiling and must respond based on the correspondence received.
SARS endeavors to activate new eFiling profiles within 48 hours where no supporting documentation is required.
Where an eFiling registration is not processed within 48 hours and supporting documents are required, please go to www.sars.gov.za, under the eFiling banner click Login, enter your username and password you created on registration, click Home; User, and then Pending Registration, for further requirements regarding the processing of your eFiling registration.
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