How do I send SARS My Return : South African Revenue Service

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Website : https://www.sars.gov.za/

How do I send SARS My Return

** Taxpayers need to submit a tax return to SARS so we can calculate your tax liability based on the income you declare and the tax-deductible expenses you have incurred for a year of assessment. In some cases it may result in a refund.

Related : South African Revenue Service Personal Income Tax : www.southafricain.com/4468.html

** The annual Tax Season is when you will be required to submit a return. For most taxpayers this runs from July to November every year.
** For more information on who needs to send a return, the channels through which you can send your return, the relevant material (supporting documentation) that you will need to keep handy and more, the information on Tax Season 2016.

** Apart from sending your return through the usual channels and the SARS eFiling website via your PC, you can now also download our Smartphone App on your tablet or smartphone.
** If you want to know how to get your tax number, what to do if you forgot your eFiling password, how to download the travel e-logbook, how medical tax credits work, and much more, see Tax Season 2016.

I need my tax number :
If you have forgotten your tax number you can request it from SARS in various ways :
** You can get it on eFiling if you are registered as an eFiler. All you need to do is log on and check your number
** You can request it verbally from the SARS Contact Centre on 0800 00 7277. Please have your ID number on hand as SARS will have to authenticate who you are.
** Please note that you can’t request your notice of registration from the SARS Contact Centre, only at a SARS branch.
** Or you can visit your nearest SARS branch to get it. Please take along your ID.

Top Tip :
** SARS will not provide your tax number to another person, unless the person is your tax practitioner or has power of attorney to conduct your tax affairs.

To access this page in different languages click on the links below :
** Sesotho
** IsiZulu
** Afrikaans

Register For Efiling

** As a registered taxpayer you can sign-up to use the SARS eFiling service which allows you not only to file a return, make payments to SARS or request a tax clearance certificate but also gives you access to many other benefits via an electronic platform.

** To register as an eFiler visit the SARS eFiling website .sarsefiling.co.za and click on REGISTER.
** It should only take you five to ten minutes to go through the six-step process.
** Depending on your needs, you can register as an individual taxpayer, a Tax Practitioner or as an Organisation.
** SARS will recognise you as an electronic filer once your eFiling registration is complete.

Top Tip

** For individuals the account is automatically activated, you don’t have to fax a summary of registration.
** If you are registering as an organisation or Tax Practitioner, make sure you fax a copy of your ID and the signed summary of your registration form to 011 602 5312 to finalise your eFiling registration.

** For information on where to find your eFiling registration summary, click here.
** All new SARS eFiling profiles are activated within 48 hours.
** Where a registration is not approved within the 48 hours, please check for any correspondence from SARS by selecting Home; User and then Pending Registration, for further requirements regarding the processing of your eFiling registration.