Tax Ombud reveals more than 16 000 SARS e-filing profile hacks in the last tax season. Here’s how you can beef-up your tax ...

South African expatriates face significant tax compliance risks due to outdated Sars contact details. With enhanced security ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) continues to notify taxpayers of auto-assessments that have been issued as the tax season has begun; however, some taxpayers may not have received the notices ...

The most common way to check your SARS balance is through the SARS eFiling portal, which allows taxpayers to manage their tax ...

There’s also the question of communication. Many affected taxpayers do not know that this option now exists. SARS would benefit from proactive outreach through tax practitioners, emigration advisors, ...

By making compliance administratively feasible, Sars stands to bring a substantial cohort back into the system, improve data ...

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 ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has released a draft report recommending several interventions to prevent taxpayers from having their South African Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling profiles hijacked.

SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter warned that failure to submit a return on time, is a serious offence, and non-compliance ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have sought to calm growing public concern over the hijacking of taxpayer eFiling profiles, saying the integrity of the ...

SARS has issued a final warning to taxpayers, urging them to finalise their tax returns before the close of the 2025 filing ...

A new report on eFiling profile hijackings finds Sars and other government bodies lacking in their systems and responses.