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Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act No. 28 of 2011)

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Returns to be submitted by a person in terms of Section 25 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act No. 28 of 2011)

4. Periods within which income tax returns must be furnished

 

Income tax returns must be submitted within the following periods:

(a) in the case of any company, within 12 months from the date on which its financial year ends; or
(b) in the case of all other persons (which include natural persons, trusts and other juristic persons, such as institutions, boards or bodies)—
(i) on or before 22 October 2020 if the return is submitted electronically through the assistance of a SARS official at an office of SARS or manually;
(ii) on or before 16 November 2020 if the return does not relate to a provisional taxpayer and is submitted by using the SARS eFiling platform;
(iii) on or before 29 January 2021 if the return relates to a provisional taxpayer and is submitted by using the SARS eFiling platform; or
(iv) where accounts are accepted by the Commissioner in terms of section 66(13A) of the Income Tax Act in respect of the whole or portion of a taxpayer’s income, which are drawn to a date after 29 February 2020 but on or before 30 September 2020, within 6 months from the date to which such accounts are drawn.