AFTER almost 20 years of helping South Africans navigate their finances, I've seen the same look of dread on clients' faces every July when tax season rolls around. This year feels different though.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has officially opened the 2025 tax season for individuals, beginning with auto-assessments from July 7 to 20 July 2025. This automated process is part of SARS’ ...

Millions of South Africans were auto-assessed by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) in 2024, a move designed to simplify the tax season. But with convenience comes risk. Financial experts warn ...

Tax experts have warned that taxpayers who did the Sars auto-assessment could face penalties because they may have unknowingly accepted incomplete or incorrect tax returns, potentially putting ...

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has the power to raise estimated assessments when the information supplied by a taxpayer is considered incorrect or inadequate. The apparent subjectivity of ...

With over 5,8-million South Africans auto-assessed by SARS in July alone, tax experts are warning that many taxpayers may have unknowingly accepted incomplete or incorrect tax returns, potentially ...

Kfm 94.5's Carl Wastie and Cassidy Nicholson speak to personal finance journalist Maya Fisher-French about tax season. Taxes are giving... adult admin (and extra stress) that many don't enjoy. The ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the official start of the 2025 Filing Season, effective from 7 July 2025 to 20 October 2025. Auto-assessments are underway for South Africans who ...

With tax season fully underway in South Africa, taxpayers have been warned not to "blindly accept" their South African Revenue Service (SARS) auto assessments without reviewing them carefully. The tax ...

JOHANNESBURG - It’s tax season, and for millions of South Africans, it looks like SARS has already done the hard work. More than 5.8 million people have received auto-assessments this year, many even ...

Anyone who has been auto-assessed by SARS is being warned that they could face penalties, refund reversals, or even audits later in the year. This is the warning from Nicci Courtney-Clarke, COO of ...

‘South Africans make the mistake of thinking that because Sars has sent you that number, that Sars is okay with that number, which is not the case. You ultimately have the liability to make sure that ...