Further to the above, taxpayers should be aware that the Tax Administration Act compels them to update their personal details within 21 working days from the time when any personal changes occur. This ...

The Tax Ombud is investigating complaints against the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for allegedly failing to help taxpayers whose eFiling profiles were hijacked. The Office of the Tax Ombud ...

Third-party data providers should submit accurate and complete information on time for individual filing season. This makes it easy for taxpayers to file tax returns and to stay compliant. Employers ...

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 South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that it will implement a virtual waiting room system for the coming manual tax filing seasons to ensure smooth service. Tax season got off to a ...

Image for illustration purposes only. Photo: SARS. Third-party data providers should submit accurate and complete information on time for individual filing season. This makes it easy for taxpayers to ...

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 South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have warned SARS eFiling users about significant threats arising from escalating cybersecurity risks. The OTO said it has ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has raised alarm over growing cases of eFiling profile hijacking, warning that the scam poses a serious threat to taxpayer confidence in the South African Revenue ...

The Office of the Tax Ombudsman (OTO) is investigating 16,000 South African Revenue Service (Sars) e-filing profile hijackings that has seen taxpayers lose their tax refunds to cyberfraud criminals.

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.