For some individuals, they might not really know what the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling is. It is a free, online process for the submission of returns and declarations, and other services. This free service enables taxpayers, tax practitioners, and every other business to register free of charge and submit returns and declarations, make payments and perform a number of other interactions with SARS in a secure online platform.
How to Register for SARS eFiling
So let’s go down to the main reason why you’re here. As a valid, registered taxpayer, you can sign-up for SARS efilier service, which now allows the individual to file a return, make payments to SARS, or even request a tax clearance certificate. Additionally, it also gives you access to many other benefits via an electronic platform.
Without further ado, let’s go throw the steps to register for SARS efilier.
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STEP 2 |
After the registration process, you’re presented with different roles, such as:
SARS will recognize you as an electronic filer once your eFiling registration is complete. |
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After registration, all the information captured during the registration process will be verified by SARS. The result of the verification will be viewable on your eFiling registration verification page or via email. |
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when your registration reaches this stage, a One Time Pin ( also known as OTP) will be sent to your preferred form of communication, to allow you to complete your registration. |
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Now, the status of your registration might be saying registration successful, registration rejected or awaiting supporting documents in this stage. If by any chance the status is not successful, then the taxpayer will not be able to use the SARS eFiling and must respond based on the correspondence received. SARS strives to activate new eFiling profiles within 48 hours where no supporting documentation is required. |
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if the eFiling registration is not processed within 48 hours and supporting documents are required,
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