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I need guidance on how to fulfill a SARS request for a detailed medical schedule



Sarah said:
5 March 2026 at 17:56

Hi TaxTim,

I%u2019ve received a follow-up request from SARS regarding my 2025 medical claim of R*****. I have already submitted all the receipts I have and I%u2019m confident the claims are allowable, but SARS is still asking for a "detailed schedule" with practice and script numbers. Since I have already uploaded my material, could you advise on the best way to format this schedule so it satisfies the auditor before the April 7th deadline?

TaxTim Alicia TaxTim Alicia said:
6 March 2026 at 12:27

Thank you for reaching out to us.

SARS usually requires a taxpayer to prepare a medical schedule for out of pocket expenses for a given tax year. I have prepared and attached a template for you to use.

The first row is an example please delete this and complete your own first row. I will briefly explain what each column entails below :
Taxpayer Name: State your name
Income Tax Number : State your income tax number
Tax Year : State the tax year SARS is querying eg 2025
Reference: Sequence number of the receipts you have presented to SARS ie first receipt would be sequence 1.
Date Paid : Date that you paid for the receipt provided
Service Provider: Name of the service provider eg Click, Dischem or Dr Who
Practice/Prescription name : Prescription number starts with RXNO this is found on the receipts you have. You may state the doctor's practice number where applicable.
Amount paid by taxpayer: what you paid
Amount paid by medical aid : state the amount the medical aid if any
Supporting documents : state yes if you have attached the receipts and no if no receipts.

Let us know if this helps :-)

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