The theme for 2018 Tax Season is No Sweat. It allows us to allay myths around the tax season. It speaks to SARS readiness and also directly offers comfort to any taxpayer who thinks it is a lot of work.
The South African Revenue Service has announced the 2018 tax season. This year tax season will open from 1st July to 31 October 2018, marking the first time ever where tax season has been shortened by three weeks.
SARS Commissioner, Mark Kingon made the announcement at Linton House, SARS Tshwane offices.
Provisional taxpayers who use eFiling have until 31 January 2019. The deadline for manual submissions is 21 September 2018.
Tax practitioners and general public will be requested to use eFiling and avoid filing at the branch.
We will support eFilers with the Help-You-eFile service which connects the taxpayer to one of our tax agents in real time via the contact centre while both are online
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SARS have furthermore announced that for those who cannot eFile at home, they have rolled out self help kiosk at various branches.
We have increased the testing phases of our systems to ensure smooth running when Tax Season opens on 1 July
As it has been the case in previous years, there will be administrative penalties for late submissions and SARS has appealed for honesty from the public.
Taxpayers have the obligation to us to file using accurate and honest information. We commit to treating your tax affairs with confidentiality and fairness.