Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Tax season will start on July 7 and last till October 20.
SARS announced the official start of the 2025 Filing Season on Tuesday June 3. The category of taxpayers who are automatically assessed will receive notification from SARS from July 7 to 20.
Taxpayers who do not receive notifications from SARS that they are automatically assessed, are encouraged to submit their tax returns from July 21.The filing season will close on October 20 for non-provisional individuals.
SARS urges all taxpayers to prepare their documentation early to check their assessments and to avoid last-minute delays for those that must submit an income return. They require taxpayers to ensure that their banking details are correct and updated.
This ensures efficient processing of any refund that may be due.
If you need to change your bank details, you must first check that your security contact details (email and cell phone number) on the SARS eFiling are up to date.
Auto assessments will be sent out to a large segment of non-provisional and provisional taxpayers who receive income from one or more sources from formal and other forms of employment and whose tax affairs are not complicated. The process of automatic assessment is made possible by the availability of 3rd party data received from employers, pension fund administrators, medical aid schemes and more.
The taxpayers in the auto assessment category do not have to do anything if they are satisfied with the calculation on their tax returns.
If the taxpayer is of the opinion that SARS has not captured all the necessary information, they are free to make changes on their tax returns and submit the missing information through eFiling by October 20. Where the taxpayer has a refund, they will receive it in 72 hours if all their information is correct.
