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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released its Annual Report for the 2024/2025 financial year, highlighting a record net revenue collection of R1.855 trillion and the increasing role of AI-driven risk profiling in enforcement.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has implemented technical fixes to the ITR12T annual income tax return for trusts to address six specific system challenges reported for the 2025 filing period.
National Treasury has gazetted the explanatory summary for the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill 2025/26, outlining proposed changes to assessment periods and objection timelines.
The Office of the Tax Ombud has issued a draft report investigating systemic vulnerabilities in SARS eFiling profiles and recommending enhanced security measures. National Treasury has released a consultation paper outlining recommendations for the development of South Africa’s carbon credit market, with comments due by 1 December 2025. SARS has issued a reminder to Public Benefit Organisations and other approved institutions regarding the upcoming 31 October 2025 deadline for bi-annual IT3(d) third-party data submissions. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed the submission dates for the 2025/2026 interim Employer Reconciliation (EMP501) period, running from 22 September to 31 October 2025.
SARS and the FIC are leveraging Artificial Intelligence to enhance regulatory oversight, with SARS reporting R103 billion in additional revenue from AI-driven risk flagging.
National Treasury and SARS have published the 2025 Draft Tax Bills and Regulations for public comment, covering proposals from the 2025 Budget. Trustees and entities handling distributions must submit IT3(t) returns to SARS by 30 September 2025 to comply with third-party data reporting requirements. The NCOP Select Committee on Finance is seeking public comment on the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, focusing on seeding amount calculations for the two-pot retirement system. National Treasury has released the 2025 draft tax Bills and regulations for public comment, including a significant retraction regarding hybrid equity instruments. The South African Revenue Service has issued an updated guide for the determination of medical tax credits, incorporating legislative amendments from the Revenue Laws Second Amendment Act, No. 44 of 2024. SARS has issued a stakeholder letter detailing the 2025 Personal Income Tax filing season dates and return updates for individuals and trusts. SARS has released a draft notice under the Tax Administration Act proposing the removal of the 60-day remedial period for Common Reporting Standard (CRS) non-compliance. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has released a Tax Alert detailing the 2025 tax filing season schedule, including specific windows for auto-assessments and manual submissions. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has released a comprehensive guide detailing the tax obligations of Communal Property Associations (CPAs) and their members under existing general tax principles. SARS has announced the 2025 tax season filing dates, setting a deadline of 20 October 2025 for manual amendments to auto-assessments.
As we enter the post-Covid phase, governments will be forced to adopt pro-growth tax strategies while at the same time working feverishly to recover as much revenue as possible.
The good news is that as of Wednesday 25th May, everything you earn is yours to keep. The bad news is that up until Wednesday, you have been working for the government - and you spent five more days as a slave to government than in 2015. Every year the Free Market Foundation meaures how many days it takes to discharge South Africans' "debt" to government - in other words, how many days you must work to pay off the government's share of GDP. 
The capture of the state by the Guptas and others is an ever-present danger in SA. A new book called Rogue: The inside story of SARS's elite crime busting unit details the extent to which dark forces have taken over key pillars of the state apparatus. 
Is there a better tax system than the current monstrosity? Stephen Meintjies and Michael Jacobs put forward a bold alternative in their newly published book Our Land Our Rent Our Jobs: look at the high growth economies such as Singapore and Hong Kong and follow their lead by imposing a "resource rental" on land.
The resignation of SARS' controversial head of investigations, Johann van Loggerenberg, could see several tax cases he was investigating come under review. This could be good news for Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and other alleged wrong-doers.
SA Revenue Service (SARS) warns taxpayers in a new series of TV advertisements that "We are closing in on you." That's a far cry from the "SARS thanks you" ads of a year ago. High taxes have resulted in 20% of fuel and 45% of cigarettes in SA being smuggled. The new ads are counter-productive, writes Loane Sharp.
Expected amendments to tax on retirement savings due to come into effect in March next year are likely to be delayed, possibly by a year. The retirement industry is less than happy with the delays, which are reportedly caused by trade union concerns over social security, according to Personal Finance.The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Acts Online. Acts Online accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the article, nor does the information contained herein constitute advice, legal or otherwise.
