SARS tax season 2026: Here's what's CHANGED

SARS tax season 2026: Here's what's CHANGED

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has rolled out a range of enhancements for the 2026 Filing Season aimed at making the tax submission process faster, easier and more convenient for taxpayers. The changes form part of SARS’s ongoing drive to improve digital services and reduce the administrative burden on individuals filing their annual tax returns. BOOKMARK | SARS issues step-by-step guide to paying tax and HOW to file More prefilled inf…

Tax season 2026: What South Africans must do now

Tax season often arrives with messages on people’s phones and in their emails from the South African Revenue Service (SARS), and many South Africans suddenly search for documents they cannot find. Yet this year offers more time to prepare, because SARS has already confirmed its filing dates and introduced several changes to simplify the process. For many households, the difference between a smooth filing experience and a stressful one comes down…

Tax filing season will put new security measures to the test – Moonstone Information Refinery

For many taxpayers, filing season isn’t just about submitting a tax return. It’s also about trusting that their personal information, banking details, and refunds are safe. That trust took a knock last year when the Office of the Tax Ombud’s investigation into eFiling profile hijackings pointed to weaknesses in SARS’s fraud prevention, authentication, and response processes. Fraudsters were able to gain access to taxpayer profiles, change bankin…