SARS deadlines for filing season 2026, and what happens if you miss them
Filing season 2026 opened on 1 July. Non-provisional individuals have until 23 October. Here are the dates that matter and the penalties that follow if they pass.
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Tax, compliance and business finance for South African owners — written plainly, and kept current with what SARS actually requires.
Filing season 2026 opened on 1 July. Non-provisional individuals have until 23 October. Here are the dates that matter and the penalties that follow if they pass.
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Business finance
Profit and cash are not the same thing, and businesses rarely fail because of the first one. A rolling 13-week forecast is the most useful thing most owners can build.
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Tax
Provisional tax catches people out because it is a payment on income you have not finished earning. Here is how the estimate works and how the penalties are calculated.
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Business finance
Registering the company is the easy part. Here is what actually falls due in the first twelve months, and the decisions that are cheap now and expensive later.
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Tax
The 2026/27 tax year runs to 28 February 2027. Almost everything that reduces the bill has to be done before then, not while the return is being prepared.
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Tax
Freelancers routinely overpay tax by not claiming, and occasionally get into trouble by claiming things they cannot support. Here is the line between the two.
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Guides
Good bookkeeping is not about neatness. It is about being able to show, months later, why a number is what it is.
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Compliance
The first change to the VAT registration thresholds since 2009. For businesses between R1 million and R2.3 million in turnover, it creates a real decision.
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Tax
The first inflation adjustment to personal income tax brackets since 2023/24, and the first move on VAT registration thresholds since 2009.
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