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Welcome to our SARS website! Oupa G. Magashula Commissioner   You will be able to read about SARS, download publications and forms, find customs and excise-related information access  information on the tax types -  Air Passenger Tax,  Capital Gains Tax (CGT),  Estate Duty,  Excise Duties and Levies,  Income Tax,  Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Provisional Tax,  Retirement Funds Tax,  Skills Development Levy (SDL),  Stamp Duty,  Transfer Duty,  Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).                                                                   32kg seizure of Khat continues a busy week for SARS Customs Officials  Pretoria, 04 March 2010 – The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) Customs detector dogs and handlers at OR Tambo International seized 32kg of Khat with an estimated street value of R4, 1 million on Monday afternoon. South African Trade Statistics for January 2010 Pretoria, 26 February 2010 -- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for January 2010 that record a trade deficit of R3.3 billion. SARS reminds taxpayers with car allowance to record their odometer readings Pretoria, 24 February 2010 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) would like to remind all those taxpayers who receive a travel allowance to record their odometer readings by Sunday 28 February 2010 for the 2009/10 tax year. Click here for a downloadable Online Logbook. Turnover Tax deadline was extended to 30 April 2010 9 March 2010 -- Turnover Tax is a simple tax that was introduced for small businesses. The objective is to reduce the tax compliance and administrative burden by simplifying and reducing  the number of returns that have to be filed.   Online Logbook 2010/2011 19 February 2010 - A friendly reminder that it is compulsary for all taxpayers receiving a travel allowance to keep a logbook from 1 March 2010. See our new online logbook and more information.  PAYE future changes to the monthly employer declaration (EMP201) 11 February 2010 - Employers will enjoy the advantage of a simplified form, which means fewer resources spent on the monthly declaration process. When the new EMP201 form comes into effect you need only make one payment for PAYE, SDL and UIF. The form will also allow you to adjust previous declarations and reallocate credit amounts to other periods.     January - March 2010 Taxpayer Education Workshops 11 February 2010 State of the Nation Address 17 February 2010 Budget Speech 28 February 2010 Turnover Tax Registration 28 February 2010 Odometer Day 1 April 2010 to 31 May 2010 2010 Employers’ Tax Season (More detail to follow soon)

2010 Employers' Tax Season starts 1 April to 31 May 2010! Important Notice - the current version of the e@syFile Software for Employers and Tax Practitioners cannot be utilized yet for the 2010 reconciliation process.   Enhanced development for both applications is in a testing stage and will be released on 1 April 2010.  Notice to Employers: PAYE 2010 e@syFile™ Employer Test (BETA) Application NEW!! PAYE 2010 EMP 201 - A Guide for employers to the new monthly declaration process   PAYE 2010 Frequently Asked Questions  PAYE 2010 Tables

Where do I find the new Online Logbook for 2010/2011? I need to register as a taxpayer and get a tax number, what should I do? I need to make a payment to SARS, how do I do it? I'm looking for the Source Codes list? How does Provisional Tax work?

ALERT - SCAM WARNING FROM SARS  Don’t respond to fake emails or websites! Taxpayers should be on the alert for fake emails from an address returns@sars.co.za or refunds@sars.co.za which inform them of refunds to be paid into their back accounts. The link in the email then links to a spoofed (fake) website that looks very similar to the SARS website. Please ignore these emails and please do not enter any details into these websites.  Taxpayers should report all suspicious incidents to the SARS anti-corruption hotline on 0800 00 2870. For more information on scams, spoofing and phishing attacks, click here.