With the 2026 filing season now under way, taxpayers should treat the South African Revenue Service (Sars) eFiling access and privacy as a compliance risk, not an administrative afterthought.

In early 2019 Ralph Stanfield, the putative head of South Africa’s notorious 28s organised crime gang, was facing a seemingly slam-dunk criminal complaint from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) ...

A SARS criminal investigator’s report shows Ralph Stanfield allegedly submitted fraudulent income tax refund claims in 2018 to “eliminate” a R15.82 million tax debt. By the time SARS laid charges, ...

The 2026 filing season is now open, with new digital features designed to simplify submissions. PHOTO: SARS The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has opened the broader phase of the 2026 tax filing ...

Taxpayers have complained that the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) eFiling platform is inaccessible, with customers unable to log in to the service. Some users received an “unexpected error” ...

South Africans who received an automatic tax assessment from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) this month can now submit a corrected tax return if they discover that any information is missing ...

Millions of South Africans have been auto-assessed and have already received their tax refunds, but many taxpayers will still need to complete their own returns during the 2026 tax season. The South ...

Trusts that were hit with final demand letters in February for failing to submit their 2024 and 2025 tax returns have effectively been given a reprieve: they can ignore the letters, and all ...

As the 2025 Tax Filing Season for individuals officially kicks off, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is calling on taxpayers to take full advantage of its digital channels for a smoother, ...