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The Tax Service of South Africa (SARS) says that individual taxpayers who are required to file an income statement have until Monday (November 16) to submit returns through the online platforms, namely SARS MobiApp or eFiling.
The tax collector said provisional taxpayers using eFiling have until January 29, 2021 to file their returns.
“Taxpayers who have received a SARS self-assessment, which means that their returns have been automatically submitted and assessed, are reminded that they must accept the assessment or edit their return in eFiling.
Tax season for individual taxpayers who file their return in a closed branch on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
The revenue service said it will “deal decisively” with non-compliance, such as non-filing or late filing of returns. However, SARS said that not all taxpayers are required to file a return.
Taxpayers who meet all of the following criteria do not need to file a return:
- Your total earned income for the year before taxes is not more than R500,000;
- They only receive earned income from one employer for the entire tax year;
- They have no other form of income, such as car allowance, business income and rental income, taxable interest, or income from another job;
- They have no additional tax deductions allowed to claim, such as medical expenses, retirement annuity contributions, and travel expenses.
Taxpayers who have not yet filed their return can download the SARS MobiApp from Playstore or Appstore and easily perform the following functions, among others:
- Register as a taxpayer and for electronic filing of SARS
- Submit a return
- Use the phone’s camera to upload supporting documents
- Retrieve your username or reset your password
- View your Assessment Notice (ITA34)
- Request a callback to enlist the assistance of a SARS agent.
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