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How to verify for Tenders, Good Standing, FIA and Emigration

East Rand Water Care Company SOC Ltd (Ekurhuleni Water Care Company)

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Source domain: erwat.co.za

Collected on 1 October 2026

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What this means

This is a guidance leaflet explaining SARS’s Tax Compliance Status system. It says taxpayers can use a Tax Compliance Status PIN instead of a paper Tax Clearance Certificate, and explains how authorised eFiling users or callers to the SARS Contact Centre can verify a taxpayer’s status. It also explains the red and green compliance-status indicators and how to retain verification records.

What this document offers

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Tax Compliance Status verification via SARS eFiling

An authorised eFiling user can activate the Tax Compliance Verification system, submit a taxpayer’s tax reference number and PIN, confirm the taxpayer’s details, and view the colour-coded compliance status.

Who it is for
Organisations authorised to use SARS eFiling
How to act on it
Log on to eFiling with the organisation’s login name and password, activate Tax Compliance Status Verification, select the verification option, submit the taxpayer’s tax reference number and PIN, confirm the displayed taxpayer information, and view or print the result.
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How to verify a TCS via SARS eFiling
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Tax Compliance Status PIN

Taxpayers can receive a Tax Compliance Status PIN instead of a Tax Clearance Certificate and submit the PIN to third parties for real-time compliance verification.

Who it is for
Taxpayers who need to provide evidence of tax compliance
How to act on it
Use the Tax Compliance Status PIN in place of a paper Tax Clearance Certificate when submitting compliance information to a third party.
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taxpayers can now receive a Tax Compliance Status PIN instead of a Tax Clearance Certificate which can be used by third parties to verify the taxpayer’s real-time compliance status.
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Tax Compliance Status verification via SARS Contact Centre

A person or organisation can verify a taxpayer’s compliance status by contacting the SARS Contact Centre.

Who it is for
Third parties and organisations that need to verify a taxpayer’s compliance status
How to act on it
Contact the SARS Contact Centre on 0800 00 7277, or use the international number +27 11 602 2093 when calling from abroad.
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you may now verify a taxpayer’s compliance status via the SARS Contact Centre on 0800 00 7277 and online via SARS eFiling.

Who can apply

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Tax Compliance Status verification via SARS eFiling

  • The user must be authorised to use eFiling.

Tax Compliance Status PIN

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Tax Compliance Status verification via SARS Contact Centre

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Facts

Places

Ekurhuleni, Gauteng

Key Takeaways

  • Tax Compliance Status system introduced from 18 April 2016
  • Tax Compliance Status PIN can replace a paper Tax Clearance Certificate
  • Verification through SARS eFiling or the SARS Contact Centre
  • SARS Contact Centre: 0800 00 7277
  • International contact number: +27 11 602 2093
  • Red indicates tax affairs are not in order; green indicates tax affairs are in order
  • East Rand Water Care Company SOC Ltd (Ekurhuleni Water Care Company)
  • SARS