SARS Compliance
SARS verifications, audits, auto-assessments, penalties, disputes and deadlines, and how to handle each.
- AA88 SARS Salary Deduction: Why It Happens, How to Stop It. An AA88 SARS salary deduction means your employer must pay SARS from your pay. Learn why it was issued and how to stop it, then book a call if needed.
- SARS Notice of Appeal (NOA): How to Appeal. SARS disallowed your objection? Lodge a Notice of Appeal within 30 business days: grounds, ADR, the tax board and each eFiling step. Read the guide.
- SARS Notice of Objection (NOO): How to Object. How to object to a SARS assessment with a Notice of Objection: the 80 business day deadline, grounds, documents and each eFiling step. Read the guide.
- SARS Understatement Penalty: Section 223 Explained. SARS understatement penalty: the section 223 table from 10% to 200%, when an inadvertent error means no penalty and how to object. Read the guide.
- SARS Request for Correction (RFC): When and How. A SARS Request for Correction fixes a submitted ITR12 on eFiling. When it is allowed, when SARS blocks it, the 3-year limit and each step. Read the guide.
- SARS Section 95 Estimated Assessment: Missed 23 October?. Missed 23 October 2026? Learn how a SARS section 95 estimated assessment works, the 40 business day window to replace it, and penalties. Book a call.
- SARS Section 46 Letter: Who Can Respond for You. A SARS section 46 letter asks for relevant material. Who may respond for you, how to authorise a tax practitioner on eFiling, and what follows. Ask us.
- SARS Late Submission Penalty: Section 211 Table. SARS charges R250 to R16 000 a month for a late tax return under section 211, for up to 35 months. How the table works and how to get remission. Ask us.
- SARS Filing Season 2026 Deadlines: Key Dates. SARS tax deadlines 2026: ITR12 by 23 October 2026 if non-provisional, 22 January 2027 if provisional, IRP6 by end August and end February.
- How to Dispute a SARS Auto-Assessment 2026. SARS auto-assessment missing income or deductions? Edit the ITR12 on eFiling and file a corrected return; an objection comes later. The steps, in order.
- SARS Verification of Supporting Documents: 2026 Guide. SARS verification means SARS wants documents behind your return. Upload them on eFiling, usually within 21 business days. The process and what follows.
- SARS Auto-Assessment 2026: What to Do When You Get the SMS. SARS auto assessment 2026 what to do: accept, reject or edit your assessment, with exact dates and steps for the 2026 filing season. Get help today.
- Common Red Flags That Trigger SARS Audits in South Africa. The common red flags that trigger SARS audits: income mismatches, provisional tax errors, unsupported deductions, crypto gaps and late submissions.
- The Hidden Risks of Relying Solely on SARS Auto-Assessments. Why relying solely on a SARS auto-assessment is risky: missing freelance, rental, foreign and crypto income, and when to get professional help.
- What to Do If You Miss the Tax Deadline In South Africa. Filed late or missed the 23 October 2026 deadline? SARS charges R250 to R16 000 a month until your ITR12 is filed. Here is what to do to limit it.
- Handling SARS Audits: What You Need to Know. What to expect in a SARS audit, from verification to a full audit, the common mistakes to avoid, and how to prepare your records step by step.
- Understanding SARS’s New Tax Enforcement: What Individuals, Freelancers, and Crypto Traders Need to Know. How SARS's new tax enforcement affects salaried workers, provisional taxpayers, freelancers and crypto traders, and how to stay compliant.
- Navigating South African Tax Deadlines in 2025. The South African tax deadlines for 2025 for salaried individuals, provisional taxpayers and crypto traders, plus the mistakes that lead to penalties.
- How SARS gets access to financial information, and how to stay compliant.. How SARS gets access to your financial information, from third-party data to information sharing agreements, how people get caught, and how to comply.
- Tax non-compliance in South Africa and what it might mean for you. Tax compliance in South Africa means filing your returns and paying SARS on time. What non-compliance costs in penalties and interest, and how to fix it.
- How the new Tax Compliance Status (TCS) (the replacement of Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC)) works.. How the Tax Compliance Status (TCS) system replaced tax clearance certificates, why SARS moved to continuous compliance, and how to get your status.
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