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Regulations may be made by the Minister under s.257 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 regarding –
- any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that is necessary to be prescribed for the proper implementation and administration of the Act
- any matter under the Act that is required or permitted to be prescribed
The Regulations permitted under the Tax Administration Act, 2011, include-
- the proceedings of the Tax Ombud and the limitations on the mandate of the Tax Ombud (s.257(2))
- the circumstances when a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) may be required from a person or be issued by SARS, the period of validity of a TCC or any procedure to further regulate the issue or withdrawal of a TCC (s.257(3))
- the use of other, less intrusive biological data than facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and iris or retina recognition (see the definition of ‘biometric information’ in s.1)
- the list of organs of state or institutions with which SARS may exchange information to verify the correctness or currency of non-financial information such as addresses, contact details, identifying numbers and the name, address and contact details of a taxpayer’s employer (s.70(4))
Note on ADR Rules (previously under s.107A of the Income Tax Act, 1962)
The Rules made under section 103 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 were published on 11 July 2014 in Notice 550 (GG 37819). They are made by the Minister of Finance and are of equal status to regulations and similar subordinate legislation.
Regulations made under any of the other tax Acts can be found on the dedicated part of the website for Regulations
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2020 |
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| Regulation Number | Government Gazette | Publication Date | Description | Commencement Date |
| R.1070 New! | 43781 | 9 October 2020 | Regulations for purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of “international tax standard” in section 1 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 | 1 June 2021 |
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2016 |
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| Regulation Number | Government Gazette | Publication Date | Description | Commencement Date |
| R.1598 | 40516 | 23 December 2016 | Regulations for purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “international tax standard” in section 1 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 | These Regulations are effective for Reporting Fiscal Years of MNE Groups beginning on or after 1 January 2016 |
| R.819 | 40128 | 8 July 2016 |
Regulation for purposes of section 70(4) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 promulgated under section 257 of the Act, listing the organs of state or institutions to which a senior SARS official may lawfully disclose specified information |
8 July 2016 |
| R.210 | 39767 | 2 March 2016 | Regulations for purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of “international tax standard” in section 1 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011
Note:
Stakeholders are advised to check the Updated AEOI BRS which includes amendments requested by Industry. |
1 March 2016 |
| R.160 | GG 39668 | 9 February 2016 |
Regulation for purposes of section 70(4) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 promulgated under section 257 of the Act, listing the organs of state or institutions to which a senior SARS official may lawfully disclose specified information
Note: |
9 February 2016 |
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2014 |
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| Regulation Number | Government Gazette | Publication Date | Description | Commencement Date |
| 550 | GG 37819 | 11 July 2014 | Rules promulgated under section 103, prescribing the –
Note:
These rules are made by the Minister of Finance and are of equal status to regulations and similar subordinate legislation |
11 July 2014 |
| R.93 | GG 37308 | 14 February 2014 |
Regulation for purposes of section 70(4) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 promulgated under section 257 of the Act, listing the organs of state or institutions to which a senior SARS official may lawfully disclose specified information
Note:
A municipality established in terms of section 12 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998)
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14 February 2014 |
| R.94 | GG 37308 | 14 February 2014 | Regulation for purposes of section 70(4) of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 promulgated under section 257 of the Act, listing the organs of state or institutions to which a senior SARS official may lawfully disclose specified information
Note:
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission established in terms of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)
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14 February 2014 |
