SARS no longer issues tax clearance certificates. Since April 2016 they have been replaced by a Tax Compliance Status (TCS) under section 256 of the Tax Administration Act (TAA).
If you had to submit a 2026 income tax return and did not do so by 23 October 2026, file it now. The return can still be submitted on eFiling, but a late return attracts an administrative penalty of between R250 and R16,000 for every month it remains outstanding, depending on your income.
Tax debt tends to build in a predictable way. A return is…
