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Collected on 16 July 2026
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Electronic Tax Compliance Status (TCS) System
People conducting business with the State can use SARS’s electronic TCS system for online, real-time verification of their tax compliance status, replacing paper-based tax clearance certificates.
This new system will allow for the online real-time verification of a person’s tax compliance status.
Reference
https://www.karoohoogland.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Treasury-Instruction-3-of-2014-2015-on-Tax-Clearance-Certificates.pdf
Unique security personal identification number (PIN)
A person can request a unique SARS PIN so that their tax compliance status can be disclosed to a department, constitutional institution or public entity when submitting a bid or confirming good standing.
Any person who requires his or her tax compliance status disclosed to a department, constitutional institution or public entity for purposes of submitting a bid or to confirm its good standing must request a unique security personal identification number (PIN) from SARS.
