The uploads were the easy part; we now turn our attention to the information that needs to be captured manually
IN A previous article (see Getting ready for Filing Season 2024), we dealt with the information that third parties are required to upload to SARS so that your personal tax return can be pre-populated. Having covered the pitfalls of blind reliance on the uploads being complete and accurate, we now turn our attention to the stuff that requires manual capture.
Now you might be asking, “with SARS receiving so much information from third parties and offering the convenience of providing a largely pre-populated return, what is left for me to capture?” Quite a lot, as it turns out … so let’s kick off with some of the obvious items.
Changes to personal details
SARS may well have established electronic links with most financial institutions, but no such link exists with the Department of Home Affairs. One reason for this might have something to do with SARS and the South African financial services sector being generally hailed as being world class institutions, whereas Home Affairs … ahem … isn’t.
While there is little doubt that such a link may well be …
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