Media Releases for 2021
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SARS announces the preliminary revenue outcome for 2020/21
Published Date: 01/04/2021SARS announces its preliminary revenue results outcome after a year of National COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
Long arm of the law nabs fraudsters after 8 years on the run
Published Date: 31/03/2021SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter welcomes the arrest of two convicted VAT fraudsters who thought they had escaped justice by disappearing off the face of the earth for eight years.
Trade Statistics for February 2021
Published Date: 31/03/2021SARS today releases trade statistics for February 2021 recording a trade balance surplus of R28.96 billion.
SARS calls on employers to stick to deadline
Published Date: 29/03/2021SARS urges all employers to comply with their legal obligations by submitting accurate information during the annual filing season for employers from 1 April to 31 May.
All forms of rental income must be declared to SARS
Published Date: 11/03/2021SARS wishes to advise property owners whose properties are located in South Africa and who host fee-paying guests that the rental income they receive must be declared in their income tax return.
SARS calls on employers to prepare data for annual Employers Filing Season
Published Date: 05/03/2021SARS is committed to providing certainty and clarity to all taxpayers and traders regarding their tax and customs obligations so that they can remain compliant and to ensure that transacting with the organisation is as simple and easy as possible.
Trade Statistics for January 2021
Published Date: 26/02/2021SARS today releases trade statistics for January 2021 recording a trade balance surplus of R11.83 billion.
SARS increases its focus on wealthy individuals and offshore holdings
Published Date: 24/02/2021For SARS to continue to provide a customized and seamless service to various categories of taxpayers, we are establishing a separate unit to focus on Individual Taxpayers with wealth and complex financial arrangements.
SARS welcomes the revised revenue estimate
Published Date: 24/02/2021The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomes the upwardly revised revenue collection estimate announced by the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni in his 2021 Budget Review presentation in Parliament today.
Online filers have one week to meet deadline
Published Date: 08/02/2021SARS reminds taxpayers that the Filing Season deadline for provisional taxpayers ends on 15 February 2021.
SARS Customs make a massive rhino horn bust worth R53-million
Published Date: 04/02/2021SARS made a bust of rhino horn with an estimated value of R53 172 000, in a shipment destined for Malaysia.
Trade Statistics for December 2020
Published Date: 29/01/2021SARS today releases trade statistics for December 2020 recording a trade surplus of R32.00 billion.
SARS extends Filing Season Provisional Taxpayer deadline for online filers
Published Date: 28/01/2021SARS has noted with deep concern the unprecedented health challenge manifested through COVID-19 with the accompanying loss of lives and livelihoods.
SARS addresses Adobe termination of Flash Player
Published Date: 18/01/2021SARS wishes to apologise unreservedly to all taxpayers for the disruption in services brought about by the termination of support of the Adobe Flash platform on 12 January 2021.
Former SARS Customs officer sentenced to an effective six years for corruption
Published Date: 15/01/2021A former SARS Customs officer was this week sentenced to an effective six years in prison on two counts of corruption by the Musina Magistrate’s court.
