Month: <span>Aug 2023</span>

22 August 2023 – SARS will outsource overdue debt that is older than five years to external third-party debt collectors from October 2023. The debt collectors will assist with overdue accounts where no active payment or attempts to make payment arrangements have been made. A list of debt collectors will published soon on this webpage.

Prior to this intervention, SARS is starting to notifying the affected taxpayers of its intention to hand them over while affording them the opportunity to regularise their tax affairs. See the frequently asked questions that may help you in this process. Also see an example of the notice being sent here.

Source: SARS Tariffs
How will SARS debt outsourcing work?

22 August 2023 – SARS will be hosting a webinar on 24 August on Provisional Tax to help taxpayers and traders fulfil their tax obligations and remain tax compliant.

Provisional Tax is a method of paying the income tax liability in advance so that the taxpayer does not have a large tax debt on assessment.

In line with our strategic objectives of providing taxpayers with clarity and certainty and making it easy for them to comply with their tax obligations, the aim of the webinar is to educate taxpayers on the above-mentioned process.

The following topics will be covered:

• Calculating the Base Cost
• Calculation of Taxable income
• Determining the tax credits on the Provisional tax.
• Accessing the Provisional Tax Return on eFiling
• Completion of the Provisional tax on eFiling

As an important stakeholder, you are invited to join the webinar. You may also extend the invitation to other interested parties.

Webinar details:

Theme:  Provisional tax
Date: Thursday, 24 August 2023
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Platforms: (Virtual) Zoom and YouTube

Register in advance for this webinar on the following link: https://sars-gov-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SYVyIkLRSV-COweBypcWFQ

Meeting ID:  919 9832 7616

Passcode:  363097

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to login to the webinar, for an opportunity to have your questions answered during the session. The webinar will also be recorded and published on the SARSTV YouTube channel afterwards.

YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/YX5Ex0qc4VU?feature=share

If you have questions about Provisional Tax, please send an email to ProvisionalQuestions@sars.gov.za

Source: SARS Tariffs
Reminder – Invitation to a webinar on Provisional Tax

22 August 2023 – The SARS MobiApp is temporarily unavailable for download from the Google Play Store (Android devices). It is still available on the Apple Store. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Source: SARS Tariffs
SARS MobiApp unavailable from Google Play Store

18 August 2023 – SARS will be hosting a webinar on 24 August on Provisional Tax to help taxpayers and traders fulfil their tax obligations and remain tax compliant.

Provisional Tax is a method of paying the income tax liability in advance so that the taxpayer does not have a large tax debt on assessment.

In line with our strategic objectives of providing taxpayers with clarity and certainty and making it easy for them to comply with their tax obligations, the aim of the webinar is to educate taxpayers on the above-mentioned process.

The following topics will be covered:

• Calculating the Base Cost
• Calculation of Taxable income
• Determining the tax credits on the Provisional tax.
• Accessing the Provisional Tax Return on eFiling
• Completion of the Provisional tax on eFiling

As an important stakeholder, you are invited to join the webinar. You may also extend the invitation to other interested parties.

Webinar details:

Theme:  Provisional tax
Date: Thursday, 24 August 2023
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Platforms: (Virtual) Zoom and YouTube

Register in advance for this webinar on the following link: https://sars-gov-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SYVyIkLRSV-COweBypcWFQ

Meeting ID:  919 9832 7616

Passcode:  363097

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to login to the webinar, for an opportunity to have your questions answered during the session. The webinar will also be recorded and published on the SARSTV YouTube channel afterwards.

YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/YX5Ex0qc4VU?feature=share

If you have questions about Provisional Tax, please send an email to ProvisionalQuestions@sars.gov.za

Source: SARS Tariffs
Invitation to a webinar on Provisional Tax

18 August 2023 – The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Mr Edward Kieswetter, has welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court delivered yesterday (17 August 2023) in a matter involving Regiments Capital (Pty) Ltd.

The Constitutional Court refused the directors of the insolvent Regiments Capital leave to appeal a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that upheld the winding up of Regiments Capital as had been argued by SARS on behalf of creditors in liquidation proceedings.

See the full media statement here.

Source: SARS Tariffs
Media release – SARS welcomes constitutional court judgment in Regiments Capital matter

17 August 2023 – We are pleased to report that the error message ‘Failed to capture details’ on the eBooking system was resolved.

Source: SARS Tariffs
eBooking issue resolved

17 August 2023 – Achieving our Vision 2024 of a smart, modern SARS with unquestionable integrity that is trusted and admired is of paramount importance. Pivotal to the delivery of our vision are our digital platforms & technology infrastructure. In order to provide clarity & certainty, make it easy for taxpayers & traders to comply with their obligations and building public trust and confidence, our technology assets have to demonstrate the highest levels of availability, robustness and security.

Pursuant to our Vision and Strategic Objectives, which include modernising our systems to provide Digital and Streamlined online services, we are hard at work ensuring that our digital platforms & technology infrastructure are available, robust & secure, by performing regular upgrades, enhancements, and maintenance.

In light of the above, SARS Digital platform upgrades are scheduled for Saturday 19 August 2023 from 22:00 to Sunday 20 August 2023 at 03:00.

During this time, you may experience intermittent service interruption on our eFiling Platform.

Customs Digital Platform will not be available during this time.

Responses (CUSRES messages) to transactions submitted during this time will be delayed, however arrival and exit management functions are available at land border posts for all released declarations and manifests.

Stakeholders are therefore urged to submit priority Goods Declarations (bills of entry) and Road Manifest by Saturday,19 August 2023 by 21:00.

Source: SARS Tariffs
eFiling platform upgrade on 19 August 2023

16 August 2023 – On Thursday, 17 August, the Pinetown branch will open later i.e. from 8:30 instead of 8:00 in the morning due to electrical maintenance by the Mall management. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Source: SARS Tariffs
SARS Pinetown branch will open later

16 August 2023 – We are aware of an issue being encountered by certain users, the message is ‘Failed to capture details’. Our teams are working on resolving the issue as soon as possible. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

As a workaround Tax Practitioners are advised to manually type the Tax Practitioner Number and not copy and paste it and/or include any spaces in the number.

Source: SARS Tariffs
eBooking error message

14 August 2023 – We have listened to you and made it easier to book an appointment with SARS. The changes include:

• You can now book a branch walk-in appointment via the eBooking system, where previously this type of appointment could only be booked through the SARS Contact Centre
• Only available timeslots will be displayed from now on, no more ‘timeslot not available’ messages
• Booked slots will be automatically cancelled if supporting documents are not uploaded within 24 hours, thereby freeing up timeslots.

Book your appointment with SARS here.

See the updated eBooking Guide: Book your appointment with SARS.

Source: SARS Tariffs
Enhancements to the eBooking system