Filing season has one date that matters for most individuals, and one trap that catches people who assume the form is already done for them. This page explains what SARS publishes: who must submit, what auto-assessment is, how to correct it, and where the money actually goes.
The videos
These are the videos that go with this page. They are short, and every claim in them is cited on screen.
SARS FILING SEASON 2026: The 23 October Deadline and the Return That Gets Rejected
Watch on YouTube — published 2026-09-22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO49olAlxYo
What the video covers
- The Only Date That Matters
- Which Taxpayer Are You?
- What Auto-Assessment Is
- If You Agree — Do Nothing
- If You Disagree — 23 October
- The Trap: Pre-Filled Is Not Complete
- You Cannot Edit Their Data
- Verify The Data Yourself
- The R100 Rule
- Check Your Status On Whatsapp
- The Return That Gets Rejected
- What Else Changed This Season
- The Scam That Costs Everything
- Will You Even Pay Tax?
- Do Not Wait For The Last Minute
The questions this answers
- sars efiling
- provisional tax
- tax refund
- tax number
- tax return south africa
- sars 2026
Where the answers come from
Built from SARS — Filing Season 2026 dates, auto-assessment and scam guidance. Every point in the videos names the source it came from, so you can check it yourself:
- SARS · Filing Season 2026 dates
- SARS · changes for Filing Season 2026
- SARS · how auto-assessment works
- SARS · rates, rebates & thresholds (2027 tax year)
- SARS · scams and phishing
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Independent guide. Not affiliated with SARS, and not tax advice. Every date, threshold and rule here is transcribed from SARS's own published pages and cited on screen. Thresholds and rebates change every February budget — confirm the current figures on sars.gov.za, and speak to a registered tax pra
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