How to Get SARS Tax Number in South Africa

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How to Get SARS Tax Number

First, check to see if you have a tax number already

Your employer may have registered you in the past. If this is the case, you would have been issued with a 10-digit tax reference number from SARS and you would have an IT150 Notification of registration that states your reference number.

You can also check your IRP5 or payslip from your employer as your tax reference number may appear there.

If you think you *might* have a tax number but aren’t sure, you can phone SARS at 0800 00 7277 to check.

Or you can request it on the SARS SMS Channel by sending an SMS to SARS on 47277 from your mobile device.
-TRN (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number

How To Get SARS Tax Number Via SMS

A Notice of Registration (IT150) will reflect your tax reference number.

You can request a notice of registration through the following channels:

eFiling: Once logged in to eFiling click on the “Notice of registration” icon on the ‘Home’ page to obtain your IT150.
SMS: Request the issuing of the IT150 (Tax reference number) by sending an SMS to SARS on 47277.
- TRN (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number

PLEASE NOTE:

SARS will not provide your tax number to another person unless the person is your tax practitioner or has power of attorney to conduct your tax affairs.

28 June 2021 – Taxpayers can now request specific Personal Income Tax related services by sending an SMS to SARS on 47277. The following additional tax related services are offered to taxpayers via their mobile device. These services can be accessed with or without data/airtime:

Request an eBooking appointment
- Booking (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
Confirmation request to determine whether to submit a (PIT) tax return
- File (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
Request the issuing of the IT150 (Tax Registration Number)
- TRN (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number
Request Account related queries (balance statements) and/or provision of Statement of the Account (SOA)
- Balance (Space) ID number/Passport number/ Asylum Seeker number

FAQs about SARS Tax Number

How do I download SARS tax?

You can easily install the SARS MobiApp from the App Store (for Apple devices), Google Play Store (for Android devices) or the Huawei App Gallery. On the SARS MobiApp you can register, complete, save and submit your 2024 return (coming soon), as well as returns from previous years.

Can a foreigner get a tax number in South Africa?

You would need to visit a SARS branch with all your documentation including your asylum papers and see if SARS will accept your request.

Which employees pay paye tax in South Africa?

Who Needs To Pay PAYE? When you earn a salary or commission from your employer – your employer is obliged to deduct tax from you monthly. This is based on how much you earn and whether you receive fringe benefits or not. Thus the name “pay-as-you-earn”.

Who must register for Paye in South Africa?

employer

According to law, an employer must register with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) within 21 business days after becoming an employer, unless none of the employees are liable for normal tax. For Employers – if you want to apply for registration of Payroll taxes: How to register for PAYE on eFiling.

Do foreign workers pay tax in South Africa?

Types of income. Salary income earned in South Africa by a non-resident will be subject to normal tax in South Africa, unless DTA entered into between South Africa and the foreign country in which he or she resides, stipulates otherwise.

Who qualifies as a tax resident in South Africa?

Under paragraph (b) of the definition of resident in section 1 of the Income Tax Act, 1962, “resident” means any person (other than an individual) which is incorporated, established or formed in the Republic or which has its place of effective management in the Republic,

Does SARS have a WhatsApp number in South Africa?

You can use WhatsApp to interact with SARS regarding general tax advice or specific Personal Income Tax-related queries. To access SARS via WhatsApp, you must save the SARS WhatsApp number, 0800 11 7277, on your contact list and then commence to contact SARS