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I have a tax number, but how do I verify it?



I want to find out whether it's registered in tax office.

TaxTim TaxTim says:
31 March 2022 at 21:12

If you are registered for a South African tax number it will come from the South African Revenue Service tax office (SARS). You can either phone SARS directly at 0800 00 7277 to confirm your tax number or go to the SARS website to request your tax number. Step 1: Go to the SARS home webpage: https://www.sars.gov.za/Pages/default.aspx , Step 2: Select the "What is my tax number" block, (direct link: https://tools.sars.gov.za/SOQS/?queryType=11 ) Step 3: Complete your personal information as requested (the information currently available to SARS) Step 4: Select Submit. SARS will then send your Tax number to the option you chose (either SMS or Email)  Your tax number should also be available on the IRP5 tax certificate you received from your employer. The tax number for individuals will start with 0,1,2 or 3.  Alternatively, you can request the number from your payroll department or login into your SARS efiling profile to retrieve the tax number. 

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