Tax Filing & Returns in South Africa
The SARS filing cycle, run end to end. Corporate income tax is 27% for years of assessment ending on or after 31 March 2023, returned annually on the ITR14 within 12 months of the company's financial year-end; a qualifying Small Business Corporation is taxed on a progressive scale instead. Almost every company is also a provisional taxpayer: the first IRP6 is due within six months of the start of the year of assessment (31 August for a February year-end) and the second by the last business day of the year of assessment, with an optional third top-up payment to avoid interest. VAT vendors file the VAT201 per their assigned tax period — most on a two-monthly category, with vendors above R30 million turnover filing monthly — at the standard 15% rate. Dividends tax is 20%, withheld when a dividend is paid and remitted by the last day of the following month.
3–10 business days
ZAR
What we will need from you
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Annual financial statements for the year of assessment
Sales, purchase and bank records supporting the VAT201 returns
Payroll and EMP201 records
Where staff or remunerated directors are paid.
Dividend declarations and beneficial-owner exemption forms
Where a dividend is declared — exemptions apply (e.g. dividends to resident companies) and a double-tax agreement may reduce the 20% rate for a non-resident beneficial owner.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Statutory filing fee (ITR14 / IRP6 / VAT201)Tax due is separate from any filing charge. Our research did not confirm from an official SARS page that no filing fee applies, so this is carried as unpriced rather than as R0 — confirm on sars.gov.za. Rates and deadlines: the 27% corporate rate is VERIFIED (SARS Budget 2026 FAQ, unchanged), the two mandatory IRP6 payments plus the optional third are VERIFIED on the SARS Provisional Tax page, the 15% VAT rate is VERIFIED on the SARS VAT page, and the 20% dividends rate is VERIFIED on the SARS Dividends Tax page. The 12-month ITR14 filing rule, the two-monthly/monthly VAT category split and the last-day-of-following-month dividends payment date were not quoted verbatim from a primary page and are re-confirmed at quote. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Records Received
Accounting, VAT and payroll records collected and reconciled.
Returns Prepared
ITR14, IRP6 and VAT201 returns drafted and reviewed, including the Small Business Corporation scale where the company qualifies.
Your Approval
You review and sign off.
Filed on SARS eFiling
Submitted through eFiling; confirmation delivered.
Ready to start?
This one is priced to your situation — most of what we do needs a local filing agent, so we scope it rather than guess. Tell us the specifics and we come back with a fixed quote and a confirmed timeline, within one business day.
Not sure this is the right service? A paid expert call is credited against your order.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by South African Revenue Service (SARS) — ITR14, IRP6, VAT201, EMP201 and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.