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Tax Exempt Institutions Connect Issue 11 March 2026

South African Revenue ServiceRef: https://www.sars.gov.za/businesses-and-employers/tax-exempt-institutions/tax-exempt-institutions-connect-issue-11-march-2026/

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Collected on 28 June 2026

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The document announces SARS's March 2026 issue of Tax Exempt Institutions Connect, including the introduction of an online Income Tax Exemption application system available from 2 March 2026 via eFiling and SARS branches. It explains registration requirements for all legal entities that report for Income Tax, notes NPCs auto-register with CIPC but must appoint a Registered Representative, and outlines steps and required documents for Trusts and other legal-entity types (RAV01) to register for Income Tax and to apply for exemption. It emphasizes that the Registered Representative acts on behalf of the entity for tax matters and that verification/authentication must be done at a SARS branch for RAV01 entities.

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Online Income Tax Exemption application system (Tax Exempt Institutions Connect Issue 11 - March 2026)

SARS is introducing an online system for Income Tax Exempt Institutions. The system will be available from 2 March 2026 on eFiling and at all SARS branch offices nationally, enabling taxpayers to be served at all SARS branches to apply for Income Tax Exemption.

Who it is for: taxpayers and legal entities that want to apply for Income Tax exemption
How to act on it: Use eFiling or visit a SARS branch office nationally to apply for Income Tax Exemption; the requestor must be the Registered Representative or a Power of Attorney providing a once-off mandate.

The document's recorded date is 2 March 2026. Confirm on the official source.

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Reference

https://www.sars.gov.za/businesses-and-employers/tax-exempt-institutions/tax-exempt-institutions-connect-issue-11-march-2026/

Key Takeaways

document_title: Tax Exempt Institutions Connect Issue 11 (March 2026)
launch_date: 2 March 2026
platforms: eFiling and SARS branch offices
subject: online Income Tax Exemption application
entity_types: Trusts, NPCs, Associations of Persons, Institutions, boards or bodies established by law, Clubs and Societies
registered_representative_requirement: mandatory for NPCs and other legal entities
RAV01: required form for registering Income Tax for non-Trust entities
verification: Registered Representative must visit SARS branch for verification/authentication
documents_for_trusts: Trust Deed; Letters of Authority; IDs; proof of address
documents_for_RAV01: completed RAV01 form; founding documents; IDs; proof of address
process_flow: register for Income Tax, obtain reference number, appoint Registered Representative, create eFiling profile