Sars extends business hours during filing season

SARS branches will be open on Saturdays in October to help taxpayers with the filing of personal income tax returns.

The branches would be open on the following days: 5, 12, 19 and 26 October.

“To make it easier for taxpayers, SARS branches will be open from 08:00 to 13:00.

“Assistance offered on Saturdays will be limited to the submission of personal income tax returns and helping individual taxpayers to register for and file on the SARS app.”

SARS said taxpayers did not have to file a return if their total employment income for the year before tax was less than R500 000, only received employment income from one employer for the full tax year and had no other form of income.

Such incomes were examples of car allowance, business income, and rental income, taxable interest or income from other jobs.

“Also if you don’t have any additional allowable tax related deductions to claim, such as medical expenses, retirement annuity contributions and travel expenses.”

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SARS reminded taxpayers to bring supporting documents:

• Your banking particulars;
• Your IRP5/IT3(a) certificate(s);
• Certificates [IT3(b)] that you received for any investment income;
• Details of medical expenses paid by you and not covered by your medical scheme;
• Medical aid certificate for details of medical aid contributions made that do not appear on your IRP5/IT3(a) certificate(s);
• Completed confirmation of the diagnosis of disability form (ITR-DD), if applicable;
• Retirement annuity contribution certificates;
• Details of business travel (if you received a travel allowance or want to claim against a fringe benefit for an employer-provided vehicle);
• Information about foreign tax credits withheld;
• Financial statements, if applicable, e.g. business income; or
• Any other relevant material relating to income you received or deductions you want to claim.

Tax season closing dates for filing personal income tax returns for 2019 were:

• 31 October 2019, for provisional and non-provisional taxpayers who visit a SARS branch for assistance with filing.
• 4 December 2019, for non-provisional taxpayers, who use eFiling or the SARS MobiApp.
• 31 January 2020, for provisional taxpayers who use eFiling.

“We encourage taxpayers to do right as each tax contribution enables and builds a capable, democratic state that fosters sustainable economic growth and social development in the interest and well-being of all South Africans.”

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