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SARS has extended the deadline for certain provisional taxpayers who received an automatic assessment to request a reduced or additional assessment. Businesses and sole proprietors should use the extra time to review their tax information, rather than delay action.
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CIPC has introduced geolocation functionality for company and close corporation address changes, requiring businesses to confirm physical locations more accurately when updating their registered information.
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SARS is consulting on a proposed digital VAT model involving e-invoicing, secure data exchange and e-reporting. No mandatory implementation date has been confirmed, but South African VAT vendors should begin assessing their systems before the consultation closes on 16 October 2026.
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The CIPC’s upgraded Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Module gives law-enforcement agencies faster access to company ownership information. South African businesses should use the development as a prompt to review the accuracy of their beneficial ownership records, securities registers and supporting documents.
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Non-provisional taxpayers who still need to submit their 2026 income tax returns have until 23 October 2026. Businesses should help employees and owner-managers confirm their personal tax obligations, supporting documents and SARS profile details before the deadline.
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SARS now allows taxpayers, registered representatives and tax practitioners to request the unmerging of incorrectly merged eFiling cases online. Businesses should review their tax profiles after any correction.
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SARS has introduced several changes to the 2026 trust income-tax return process. Trustees and tax representatives should review their records now, rather than waiting until the 22 January 2027 filing deadline.
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