Should I Submit a Tax Return in 2024? Essential Tips for All South Africans

Should I Submit a Tax Return in 2024? In this article, we look at whether you should submit a tax return. At the end of the article, we will post a form that can assist you in deciding whether you need to submit a tax return. Not everyone should submit a tax return. […]
Can SARS see all my bank accounts? Crucial Tips for the 2024 Tax Season:

Can SARS see all my bank accounts? Stay Out of Trouble with SARS, Know how SARS Bank Account Access It is important to be vigilant and honest on your tax return. SARS has access to your bank accounts through third parties such as banks. SARS may raise additional assessments if they detect undeclared income, […]
How to get a SARS refund quickly; Essential Preparation Guide for Faster Tax Refunds

How to get a SARS refund quickly? We are reaching out early to ensure you’re fully prepared for the upcoming tax season. Once it opens, you’ll be ready to submit your tax return and potentially receive your refund sooner. Why wait? What do you need to get ready? You will need: Necessary documentation for submission. […]
What should you know about Auto Assessment?

What should you know about Auto Assessment? What is an auto-assessment? An auto-assessment is an automatic assessment issued on taxpayers by SARS. This basically means that SARS has collected taxpayer information from their parties (such as medical aid or retirement annuities) and then use this information to file your return and issue an assessment on […]
Tax season deductions: Basic deductions you can use to save on tax (how to get a tax refund)

Tax season deductions – what you should know The tax season is offically coming to an end for non-provisional taxpayers in the next few days. But, even if you are planning for the next tax season, this article is for you as it will consider a few options/deductions that you can use to reduce […]
Effective Steps to Successfully Close a Business in South Africa (Guide)

Effective Steps to Successfully Close a Business in South Africa Who should be reading this article? Anyone whose business is no longer trading and wishes to wind it down Anyone who wants to liquidate their business Anyone who has lost interest in their registered business and now wishes to discontinue it KEY TAKE AWAY POINTS: […]
How to hold SARS accountable
The office of the Tax Ombud was established to act as a bridging gap between SARS and the taxpayer. But, taxpayers do not always have a direct line to connect with the Tax Ombud. A taxpayer may lodge a complaint with the Tax Ombud after they have exhausted all the SARS complaints mechanisms unless they […]
Owing SARS, what are your options?

If you follow our posts, you will have come across one of my articles that dealt with the approach SARS has taken to deal with the non-submission of a tax return. This is a follow-up to this article. So now you read that SARS will prosecute you for non-submission and charge you an R5 600 […]