South Africa’s tax authority the South African Revenue Service (Sars) has announced facial recognition may be a requirement for new eFiling registrations for Personal Income Tax. In a media statement, ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has implemented a change for individual income tax registrations for eFiling, which will now require biometric facial recognition. The revenue service said ...

This change, which takes effect immediately, will apply to individuals using a valid South African ID to register for Personal Income Tax (PIT) through the eFiling website, Sars MobiApp, and Sars Self ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud has released a report (PDF) this week on its investigations into allegations of eFiling profile hijacking happening in South Africa, revealing key details about how eFiling ...

In a move aimed at enhancing security and simplifying registration processes, the South African Revenue Service (Sars), has introduced biometric facial recognition for all new eFiling registrations.