Written by Patrick
Posted 30 March 2026
When the Budget comes out, most people just want to know one thing: what does this mean for me? Here’s a clear, simple breakdown.
Here’s the short version: tax brackets have been adjusted, some thresholds have gone up, and a proposed R20 billion in additional tax increases has been scrapped. It’s not a dramatic Budget, but there are real wins worth knowing about.
Let’s break it all down in plain English.
First, the big pic...
Written by Patrick
Posted 4 March 2026
IRP6 deadlines: Provisional taxpayers submit IRP6 payments twice a year, on the last business day of August and the last business day of February. The February payment is the second and final estimate for the tax year.
Crypto counts: Selling, swapping, staking, DeFi rewards and NFT disposals can all affect your taxable income.
Swapping crypto is t...
Written by Evan
Updated 3 March 2026
SARS 2025 tax season dates:
21 July 2025 to 20 October 2025: individual (non-provisional) taxpayers
21 July 2025 to 19 January 2026: provisional taxpayers
If you earn less than R500 000 in a tax year and fulfil a series of complicated criteria, you may not have to file a tax return in 2025.
However, we advise you to take GREAT CARE here, and understand your duties properly, because if you don't, you may suffer for it later on.
Here are the top 5 reasons why you should not skip filing your tax return this season:
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Written by Patrick
Updated 1 March 2026
The 2026 Budget introduces inflationary adjustments to 2027 tax brackets and rebates, offering welcome relief to taxpayers after two years with no adjustments.
Please click on our updated take-home pay calculator to see your salary for the new tax year.
Written by Nicci
Posted 25 February 2026
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered some welcome relief for taxpayers in the 2026 Budget, with inflationary adjustments to personal income tax brackets and medical tax credits helping to ease the impact of bracket creep after two years of no changes...
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Receive a gift or donation from a generous family member or friend recently? Or, maybe you've just donated money, shares or even a house to someone you felt deserved it? Either way, if you’re the giver or receiver of a donation or gift, you should know that SARS needs to be notified of these donations, plus you should understand how to declare them from a tax perspective. Let's find out more....
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Elani
Updated 25 February 2026
Click here to find out if you are a provisional taxpayer.
Provisional taxpayers are people who earn income other than a salary / remuneration. If you earn any of the following income, you may be a provisional taxpayer even if you also earn a salary:
Written by Patrick
Updated 25 February 2026
Written by Evan
Updated 25 February 2026
The medical tax credit, brought in from the 2013 tax year provides for a monthly credit against your tax owing to SARS. If you and/or your dependents belong to a medical aid then you will receive in 2027, a R376 (R364 in 2026) medical tax credit per month for the first two members and a further R254 in 2027 (R246 in 2026) per month for every other member or dependent on the same policy. The credit will be deducted automatically from your tax payable. This is different from the previous ...
Written by Ursula
Posted 18 February 2026
Written by Patrick
Posted 11 February 2026
Every bank and investment house is telling you to “save for your future” by topping up your Retirement Annuity (RA) before the tax year ends on 28 February.
At TaxTim, we look at it slightly differently.
Yes, an RA is about retirement. But it is also one of the most powerful legal ways to reduce your tax bill right now.
Let’s break it down.
The “discounted investment” effectWhen you contribute to a Retir...
Written by Ursula
Posted 9 February 2026
If you’re not receiving your SARS eFiling OTP, you’re not alone. This usually happens when SARS has an old cellphone number or email address on record.
The good news?
You can update your SARS contact details directly from the SARS home page — without logging in.
Below is a simple, step-by-step guide to help you fix this and start receiving your OTP code again.
Written by Alicia
Posted 27 January 2026
Written by Ursula
Posted 19 January 2026
If you’re a South African provisional taxpayer with crypto activity, it’s important to make sure your gains and income are correctly reflected...
Written by Patrick
Posted 19 January 2026
Between year-end deadlines and the December break, crypto is easy to ignore, until SARS doesn’t ignore it.
If you’re a South African provisional taxpayer who trades, stakes, farms, or flips cryptocurrencies or NFTs, your crypto activity from 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026 forms part of your 2026 year of assessment. Your second provisional payment due in February 2026 must already reflect that income, or you risk penaltie...
Written by Patrick
Posted 15 December 2025
“South Africa is proposing new international reporting rules that will give SARS significantly greater visibility into your crypto transactions beginning 1 March 2026, with the first domestic reporting submissions in 2027 and international exchanges expected around September 2027.. Crypto platforms will be required to report your trades, transfers and wallet activity.”
South Africa is getting ready for one of the biggest shifts in how crypto is taxed...
Written by Alicia
Posted 12 December 2025
Written by Alicia
Posted 11 December 2025
Written by Alicia
Posted 11 December 2025
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