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Submit 2018 tax return as a provisional taxpayer via manual submission
Provisional taxpayers who choose to submit their tax return manually must do so by 21 September 2018.
Provisional taxpayers who use eFiling have until 31 January 2019 to file while the deadline for manual submissions is 21 September.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/shorter-deadline-tax-returns
Receive personalised communication about tax obligations
Taxpayers may receive direct, personalised messages from SARS indicating whether they are required to file a tax return based on data from the previous tax season.
In addition verification letters will be more specific in terms of the supporting documents that is require from taxpayers who may have been flagged for a specific risk. This, he said, will assist the taxpayer to respond timeously and accurately.
Submit 2018 tax return as a provisional taxpayer using eFiling
Provisional taxpayers who use the eFiling system have until 31 January 2019 to submit their 2018 tax return.
Provisional taxpayers who use eFiling have until 31 January 2019 to file while the deadline for manual submissions is 21 September.
Access the SARS Service Charter
The SARS Service Charter will be released before 1 July 2018, outlining the standards of service expected from the revenue service.
SARS Service Charter to be released before 1 July 2018
Submit 2018 tax return as an individual non-provisional taxpayer
Individuals who are not provisional taxpayers can file their 2018 tax return through the eFiling system or at a SARS branch. The deadline for submission is 31 October 2018.
This year’s tax season has been shortened by three weeks and will run from 1 July to 31 October 2018. “In terms of the 2018 initiatives, and the most important one that we need people to be aware of is the shortened filing season. It will be shortened by three weeks, it’s actually 18 business days. This impacts on all individual non-provisional taxpayers. This deadline also applies to provisional taxpayers who opt to file at a branch,” said Kingon at Monday’s briefing.
