SARS tax deadlines
Below are some of the SARS deadlines for 2023. Missing these deadlines results in steep penalties from SARS, so contact us and we’ll complete your submissions quickly and efficiently.
January
- 6 January – PAYE submission and payment
- 30 January – Excise Duty payment
- 31 January – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
February
- 7 February – PAYE submission and payment
- 27 February – Excise Duty payment
- 28 February – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
March
- 7 March – PAYE submission and payment
- 30 March – Excise Duty payment
- 31 March – End of the 2022/23 Financial Year
- 31 March – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
April
- 6 April – PAYE submission and payment
- 26 April – Excise Duty payment
- 28 April – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
May
- 5 May – PAYE submission and payment
- 30 May – Excise Duty payment
- 31 May – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
June
- 7 June – PAYE submission and payment
- 29 June – Excise Duty payment
- 30 June – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
July
- 7 July – PAYE submission and payment
- 28 July – Excise Duty payment
- 31 July – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
August
- 7 August – PAYE submission and payment
- 30 August – Excise Duty payment
- 31 August – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
September
- 7 September – PAYE submission and payment
- 28 September – Excise Duty payment
- 29 September – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
October
- 6 October – PAYE submission and payment
- 30 October – Excise Duty payment
- 31 October – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
November
- 7 November – PAYE submission and payment
- 29 November – Excise Duty payment
- 30 November – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
December
- 7 December – PAYE submission and payment
- 28 December – Excise Duty payment
- 29 December – VAT electronic submission and payment & CIT Provisional payment
Personal Income Tax
- 23 January 2023 – deadline for Provisional Tax Payers to submit income tax return
- New tax season dates to be advised
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