19/08/2026
📢 Attention Business Owners, VAT Vendors & Taxpayers: SARS is Modernising VAT – Have Your Say!
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has officially released its VAT Modernisation Consultation Paper, proposing a major shift toward a fully digital tax ecosystem.
Under the proposed Digital VAT Model, SARS aims to introduce:
🧾 e-Invoicing across supply chains
🔗 Interoperability between business software systems
⏱️ Near real-time e-Reporting of transactional VAT data
The goal? A system where tax compliance is built directly into everyday accounting software so that "tax just happens."
Why Should You Care?
If you operate a business, issue invoices, or manage tax returns, these changes will directly impact your daily operations, invoicing software, and record-keeping systems.
How to Participate
SARS is calling on all impacted stakeholders, business owners, and accounting professionals to review the proposal and contribute feedback to ensure the model works for South Africa's economic reality.
🗓️ Submission Deadline: 16 October 2026
📄 Read the Paper & Submit Comments: Visit sars.gov.za to download the paper and complete the embedded response survey.
Don't wait until new rules are finalized—take this opportunity to help shape the future of VAT administration in South Africa!
