We are receiving more and more complaints, often from highly-distressed taxpayers, who are forwarding emails, SMSs and WhatsApp messages that appear to be from SARS, but are in fact scams. Increasingly convincing, these messages are causing unnecessary distress and raising the risk of being scammed. Here’s a timely Cybersecurity Awareness Month refresher on how to spot a SARS scam and what to do if you receive one. Our top suggestion? Simply check in with our team for peace

"Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund." (F.J. Raymond) SARS offers a range of rebates, incentives and deductions that can significantly reduce the tax you need to pay, if you know where to look. The challenge is knowing which ones will apply to your situation this Tax Filing Season 2026 (covering the period between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026) and how to claim them correctly. We’ve put together handy (but by no means e

“In my travels across the globe, I've come to believe that Franz Kafka wasn't writing fiction but rather a traveller's guidebook.” (Ned Donovan) South Africans and foreigners crossing our border (on arrival and departure) are now required to complete one more step before they travel: an online declaration to SARS covering goods, cash and other items in their possession. The system, which is already in place across South Africa’s air, land and sea borders, became compulsory fr

“Provisional tax is merely an advance payment of a taxpayer’s normal tax liability.” (SARS) For many taxpayers, it feels as if you’re making income tax payments all the time. It’s not far from the truth because, in South Africa, provisional taxpayers make two compulsory payments (and possibly a third voluntary payment) each year. And that’s even before the annual income tax deadline in January of the following year, when any further tax liability will become due. As a result

SARS’s “The Power of Done” campaign promotes seamless, digital tax compliance for Tax Filing Season 2026. The season officially opens on 13 July, although auto-assessed taxpayers will receive notifications from 1 to 12 July. Find out here what the deadlines are, which apply to you, how to “experience The Power of Done”, and what to do if you are auto-assessed (and if not). Hot Tip: For a hassle-free Tax Filing Season 2026, simply rely on our expertise.