SARS:

10 August 2022 – Our current call volumes are high and waiting times extremely long. A number of our branches are also closed for in person visits. All our online services are available and we encourage taxpayers to make use of these.

The status of the SARS tax branches today as at 9:30:

Erratum and additional documents have been published.

5 August 2022 – The current excise duty regime applies a flat excise rate of 34.7c/kg for traditional African beer powder. As there are similar products on the market, and in the interest of equity, these alcohol powder products will be included in the tax net with an excise rate equivalent to that of the traditional African beer powder from 1 October 2022. In terms of the National Treasury’s proposal, alcohol powder products classified as preparations for use in the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages will be taxed. See the letter to trade here.
5 August 2022 – Income Tax Act, 1962

BPR 375 – Unbundling of shares in a CFC
5 August 2022 – Customs & Excise Act, 1962: Publication details for tariff amendment notices R.2345, R.2355, R.2356 and R.2357, as published in Government Gazette 47199 on 5 August 2022, are now available
5 August 2022 – The IBM Security Identity Manager (ISIM) will be upgraded from Friday, 5 August at 17:00 until Saturday, 6 August at 02:00 in the early morning. The change will impact new enrolments on the Registration, Licensing and Accreditation (RLA) system. In other words, enrolled traders will not be impacted, however no new enrolments will be possible for the duration of the change. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
4 August 2022 – The SARS Pavilion branch in Pretoria has been permanently closed, but staff continue to service clients. Tax practitioners are advised to book appointments via the usual channels if they need assistance from SARS (if they book via the SARS website: SARS Booking System, they should continue to choose the “Pavilion” option).
4 August 2022 – Customs & Excise Act, 1962: The tariff amendment notices, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relate to the amendments to –

Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the insertion of Additional Notes in Chapters 19 and 21 as well as new subheadings to provide for preparations for making alcoholic beverages, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022;
Part 2A of Schedule No. 1, as a consequence to the amendment in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022;
Part 7A of Schedule No. 1, as a consequence to the insertion of the new tariff subheading in Chapter 19 in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022; and
Part 1A of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the amendment in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022.

These amendments are with effect from 1 October 2022

Publication details will be made available later

4 August 2022 – RFP54/2021: Appointment of Panel of a service providers for the provision of Project Management Contractors
4 August 2022 – RFP10/2022: Appointment of a service provider for the provision of event management services for SARS’ 25th anniversary. The following documents are now available:

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