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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 released a draft report recommending several interventions to prevent taxpayers from having their South African Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling profiles hijacked.

Many South Africans living abroad do not realise that outdated contact information, such as old mobile numbers or inactive email addresses on the South African Revenue Service (Sars) system, can block ...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 raised serious concerns over rising cybercrime targeting taxpayer eFiling profiles. This follows a Sowetan report ...

Tax season 2019 officially started on Monday July 1 for South African taxpayers who use Filing and the South African Revenue Service (Sars) MobiApp, Sars said on Monday morning. The revenue collection ...