SARS Turnover Tax : South African Revenue Service

Organisation : South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Facility Name : Turnover Tax
Country : South Africa
Website : https://www.sars.gov.za/types-of-tax/turnover-tax/

What is SARS Turnover Tax?

Turnover tax is a simplified system aimed at making it easier for micro business to meet their tax obligations. The turnover tax system replaces Income Tax, VAT, Provisional Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Dividends Tax for micro businesses with a qualifying annual turnover of R 1 million or less. A micro business that is registered for turnover tax can, however, elect to remain in the VAT system.

Related / Similar Facility : SARS Transfer Duty

Who Can Get SARS Turnover Tax?

Micro businesses with an annual turnover of R 1 million or less. The following taxpayers may qualify:

** Individuals (sole proprietors)
** Partnerships
** Close corporations
** Companies
** Co-operatives

How To Book An Appointment For Turnover Tax?

Step 1: On the eBooking system complete the requestor details and complete the following fields as per your selection Or if you are a Tax Practitioner, select Tax Practitioner, then complete the fields as per your selection:

Step 2: To ensure that the booking is initiated by a human and not a machine/computer, you are required to insert a security code (also known as a CAPTCHA code):

Step 3: Complete the”Create Booking” screen, and the appointment information:

Step 4: Upload supporting documents:
The following types of documents are required for an eBooking appointment:
** Supporting documents to authenticate the person who will be attending the appointment
** Supporting documents related to specific eBooking reasons. For more information, please refer to the SARS website.

How To Pay Turnover Tax?

There are three payment dates:
** 1st payment is in the middle of the tax year on the last business day of August i.e. 29 August 2014 on the TT02 – Payment Advice for Turnover Tax
** 2nd payment is at the end of the tax year on the last business day of February i.e. 27 February 2015 on the TT02 – Payment Advice for Turnover Tax

Final payment is after the annual TT03 – Turnover Tax Return is submitted and processed. The submission of TT03 turnover tax returns is in line with the submission of the annual income tax returns, between 1 July and 31 January of the following year.

Top tip: Making Turnover Tax payments on the payment advice (TT02):
** Payments can be made at banks or electronically using internet banking.
** When payment is made, it is essential that the ‘Beneficiary ID’ and ‘Payment Reference Number’ are quoted. The Payment Advice (TT02) will assist with this and other matters relating to interim payments.

Note:
The TT02 payment advice is the taxpayer’s record. It must not be submitted to SARS for TT purposes. Where any day specified for any payment to be made under the provisions of the Act falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the payment must be made no later than the last business day before the Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.