07 October 2026 – Fourteen accused persons, comprising of five entities and nine individuals, have appeared before the Siyabuswa Magistrates’ Court following coordinated arrests linked to an alleged ...

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 ...

3 August 2021 – As from 1 June 2021, the maximum earnings ceiling for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is R17 712 per month or R212 544 annually. For employees who earn more than this amount, 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 ...

18 March 2024 – In keeping up with the continuous SARS Online Query System (SOQS) enhancements, the SOQS External Guide has been updated as follows: The ‘Submit supporting documents’ and ‘Report new ...

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 ...

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 ...

24 February 2022 – The policy, Invoice Requirements for Customs, has been updated. The amendments include the time periods in which clients may request Customs to furnish reasons for an action and in ...

15 July 2024 – SARS is currently experiencing extremely high volumes on our online channels which is leading to intermittent slowdown and service interruption. Our technical teams are actively working ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...