SARS to release information on 2024 tax season
South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter will provide an update on the 2024 tax filing season.
Edward Kieswetter, the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), will hold a media briefing to give an update on the 2024 tax filing season.
The briefing is expected to be held today (Tuesday, 16 July.)
“Today marks the continuation of the Tax Filing Season 2024 for provisional and non-provisional taxpayers, who were not selected for Auto Assessments (AA), which commenced on 1 July 2024.
“The AA accommodated approximately 4.8 million taxpayers this year, compared to about 3.8 million taxpayers last year. SARS has also increased the number of digital platforms available to taxpayers to interact with SARS to facilitate a smooth and seamless filing season,” SARS said in a statement.
SARS TAX SEASON DATES
SARS said it has made progress thus far.
“The Commissioner has expressed his enthusiasm at it being the fourth year of SARS’s commitment to its five-year strategic plan, initiated in 2020, and is proud to acknowledge the progress the organisation has made thus far.
“Part of SARS’s strategic plan is to cultivate a culture of voluntary tax compliance, underpinned by nine strategic objectives that guides the work we do,” SARS said.
As reported by The South African website, the tax season for individual and provisional taxpayers opened on Monday, 15 July.
- Individual taxpayers (non-provisional): 15 July 2024 to 21 October 2024
- Provisional taxpayers: 15 July 2024 to 20 January 2025