Many South Africans living abroad do not realise that outdated contact information, such as old mobile numbers or inactive email addresses on the South African Revenue Service (Sars) system, can block ...

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have jointly expressed concern over a recent article published by the Sowetan, which reported a surge in hijacked Sars ...

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 Ombud said it is looking into publishing the final report of eFiling profile hijacking by the second week of February 2026. The Office of the Tax Ombud heard from tax practitioners how they feel ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the Office of the Tax Ombudsman’s (OTO) draft report on alleged cases of eFiling profile hijacking, assuring taxpayers that it has already been ...

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 ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has not made specific findings regarding insider involvement by South African Revenue Service (Sars) officials in eFiling profile hijackings – but it did find ...

Criminals will use fear to create urgency or gain victims confidence by impersonating, in particular, SARS officials or official SARS correspondence. The criminal activity can be divided loosely into ...

With the 2025 individual tax filing season around the corner, SARS is encouraging taxpayers to get a head start by updating their details, gathering documents and exploring new express features on ...

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has announced a new feature for its efiling, digital tax filing system, ahead of the 2025 tax season expected to make the process more simple and accessible.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is introducing a new feature called ‘Express Access’ to its eFiling systems for tax season 2025, which should make it much easier for taxpayers to process ...