Ready for the 2025 Tax season yet?
Here’s your go to guide on how to survive your 2025 Annual tax season and getting this sorted in a timely manner with the Tax Man…
Tax season for individuals opens on the 7th of July 2025 with Auto Assessments running to the 20th of July 2025.
From the 21st of July 2025 until the 20th of October 2025, non-provisional taxpayers can submit their returns. This includes taxpayers that received auto-assessments.
Provisional taxpayers have until 19th of January 2026 to finalise their returns.
If you receive an automated assessment from SARS, you can view it on the SARS efiling website
How does Auto-Assessment work?
This year we will again issue auto-assessments to taxpayers whose tax affairs are less complicated. The first thing to do is to log into eFiling or the SARS MobiApp and view your assessment. You will see all the data we used to calculate your assessment.
If you agree with the assessment, check if a refund is due to you or if you owe SARS. If a refund is due, then there is nothing more you have to do — you can log out and wait for the refund, which you can expect within approximately 72 hours, provided your banking details with SARS are correct. If you owe SARS, then make the payment via eFiling or SARS MobiApp on or before the payment due date. The payment due date of the amount owed to SARS is displayed on the “Notice of Assessment” (ITA34).
If you do not agree with the assessment, you can access your tax return via eFiling or SARS MobiApp, complete the return, and file it on or before the due date.
See all the frequently asked questions on auto-assessments here.
When we start issuing auto-assessments, you will be able to check your auto-assessment status here but wait for the SMS/email notice before you login to eFiling or MobiApp.
Are your SARS details up to date?
Make sure everything is up to date for a hassle-free filing experience.
This year we will again issue auto-assessments to taxpayers whose tax affairs are less complicated. If you are in agreement with your auto-assessment, then there is no need to ‘accept’ the assessment. If a refund is due to you, it will automatically be paid into your bank account.
When we start issuing the auto-assessments, you will be able to check your auto-assessment status here but wait for the SMS/email notice before you login to eFiling or MobiApp.
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