SARS makes changes to the 2020 tax filing season
For those taxpayers auto-assessed, SARS will notify them via SMS of their assessment results
TO limit the queues at SARS branches and observe social distancing regulations, the SA Revenue Service has this year introduced auto-assessments for non-provisional taxpayers.
Through the use of third party data, SARS will complete the tax returns of those individuals for whom they have the relevant information, such as tax certificates issued by third parties including employers, financial institutions, medical aid funds and retirement annuity funds.
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Where SARS has received all relevant third-party data necessary to determine a taxpayer’s liability, they will use this information to generate an automatic assessment for the taxpayer, eliminating the need for the taxpayer to complete and submit a return.
For those taxpayers auto-assessed, SARS will notify them via SMS of their assessment results.
The taxpayer will then be required to review the assessment, and either accept or dispute it.
SARS will notify taxpayers who are selected for auto-assessment, as well as those who would be eligible for auto-assessment, but have outstanding tax returns or other issues with their 2019 assessments, to facilitate the resolution of these issues.
Provisional taxpayers and those who did not qualify for auto assessment can start submitting their returns from 1 September.
The last dates for submission are as follows:
22 October 2020: Taxpayers who need to file at a SARS branch to submit their returns (these taxpayers must make an online booking in order to visit a branch)
16 November 2020: Non-provisional taxpayers who were not auto-assessed and who submit their returns via e-filing,
29 January 2021: Provisional taxpayers who file via e-filing
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