Taxpayers can request specific Personal Income Tax related services by sending an SMS to SARS on 47277. The following additional tax related services are offered to taxpayers via their mobile device. These services can be accessed with or without data/airtime:
- Request an eBooking appointment
- Booking (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
- Confirmation request to determine whether to submit a (PIT) tax return
- File (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
- Request the issuing of the IT150 (Tax Registration Number)
- TRN (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
- Request Account related queries (balance statements) and/or provision of Statement of the Account (SOA)
- Balance (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
For more detail, see the Guide to SARS Mobile Tax Services or see our tutorial video on how to use the SMS services.
Individual income tax return filing dates
- 1 July to 23 November 2021: (Extended to 2 December 2021) Closed
- Taxpayers who file online
- Taxpayers who cannot file online can do so at a SARS branch by appointment only.
- 1 July to 31 January 2022: Provisional taxpayers including Trusts may file via eFiling or SARS MobiApp.
Individual filing opening
Taxpayers, your turn to file your tax return started on 1 July this year. The good news is that a significant number of individual taxpayers will be auto-assessed again this year, and this process will started in July. No need to call us, we will send you an SMS if you are selected to be auto-assessed. If you accept your auto-assessment, any under or overpayment of tax will be processed as normal. If you want to edit your return, you can file your return on eFiling or the SARS MobiApp. See our leaflet on how to prepare for the 2021 Filing Season.