Taxpayers urged to use e-services amid Covid-19
'To adhere to social distancing, taxpayers are urged to use the enhanced e-filing system' – SARS.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has urged taxpayers to remain compliant and make use of its online services as the country battles an ailing economy, compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tshidi Mokoka, communications officer and coordinator of Government Communication Information System (GCIC), released a statement on Thursday, 7 May quoting Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner who said, “If there was ever a time when delivering on our mandate matters, it is now. During this time, it remains extremely important for all taxpayers to remain compliant.”
This, Kieswetter said, means taxpayers must register when they are legally required to; submit tax and customs declarations, returns, and relevant submissions when it is required; and make the necessary payments when they become due, unless they have entered into a permissible payment arrangement with SARS.
In light of the pandemic, government needs tax revenue to provide much-needed relief to businesses and individuals, and especially to keep an army of community health workers, and other medical and frontline workers employed.
“To adhere to social distancing, taxpayers are urged to use the enhanced e-filing system. Non-filers can now also submit supporting documents via the web – to reduce the need to come to SARS offices. To date, over 1 200 submissions have been made,” Mokoka’s statement read.
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