South Africa - Obtain Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)

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Procedure

Tax clearance has been modified into Tax compliance and offered through SARS e-Filing portal.
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1. To apply for a Tax Compliance Verification service, the applicant have to first visit the following link: Link
2. If you are already registered as a taxpayer and have the user credentials, click “Login” button and enter the username, click “Next” button and enter Password, click “Next” button.
3. Otherwise, in the page that appears click “Register” button on the top of the page. Complete the registered with the SARS eFiling portal by completing the required actions.
4. Now login with the help of the login details as mentioned above and enter the portal. Proceed to upload the necessary documents and complete the remaining registration process as a taxpayer.
5. Activate a tax product which you should be in compliance with. A tax practitioner or eFiling administrator of an organisation must be very careful while allocating rights to users or third parties (for whom the TCS will be displayed).
6. Select “Tax Status” tab from the main menu or select “My Compliance Status” icon on the eFiling Dashboard landing page to access TCS function. Select “Activation” to activate the tax compliance status system.
7. The “Tax Compliance Status Service Activation” work page will be displayed and proceed to activate the Tax Compliance Status. Complete the Merge Entities function to see a complete profile of all taxes.
8. Once you have activated it and you have merged or declared all your registered tax reference numbers, you will be given access to your “My Compliance Profile” (MCP). You can view your tax compliance profile by selecting the “My Compliance Profile” menu option.
9. Now, select “Tax Compliance Status Request” option and select the type of TCS for which you want Tax Compliance Status. Complete the Tax Compliance Status Request and submit it to SARS.
10. Once your request is approved by SARS, you will be issued with an overall tax compliance status and a PIN. You can request that the PIN be sent to you via SMS and you can view it on your “Tax Compliance Status Request” dashboard on your eFiling profile.
11. Provide the third party with the PIN to enable them view your tax compliance status. The representative taxpayer or eFiling administrator must also register with the SARS eFiling portal as the same as a taxpayer.
12. After logging in, he/she should setup user groups and applicable user rights in order to perform TCS verifications. Click “Tax Status” tab, select “Tax Compliance Status Verification” option and proceed to complete the activation process.
13. Select the “New Verification Request” menu. Submit the taxpayer’s tax reference number and PIN number. The taxpayer’s current tax compliance status will appear and will be colour-coded with a detailed description of what the status means.
14. You will now be able to print the verification for recording purposes. Your verification will also be stored electronically in “History” for future reference.

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Required Documents

• Valid Identity document
• Proof of address
• Proof of bank details
• Banking statements

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Revenue Service (SARS) - Head Office,
Lehae la Sars Building, 299 Bronkhorst Street,
New Muckleneuk, Brooklyn,
PRETORIA
Postal address: Private Bag X923
Pretoria,0001
Tel: (012) 422 4000
Call Centre: 0800 00 7277
Fax number: (012) 422 5180
Email: For Tax Practitioners: [email protected]
Email: For Taxpayers: [email protected]
Website: Contacts link

South African Revenue Service (SARS) Region Contacts Details
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Branches

Eligibility

• Any taxpayer who wants to produce his/her tax clearance and compliance status to an organisation or government department can make use of this process.
• The taxpayer should not have any outstanding tax returns and he should not owe any money in debt to SARS.

For more information, please refer: Link

Fees

There is no specific cost charged for the process except the tax returns.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Guidance in using the new Tax compliance system: Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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Instructions

• The new TCS system has at its heart the “My Compliance Profile (MCP)” functionality. The MCP affords taxpayers the opportunity to view their tax compliance status online as determined by SARS in order to remedy any non-compliance identified.
• The introduction of the MCP empowers taxpayers with more information about their tax compliance and forms the basis for the overall compliance status issued with regards to TCS applications (for example for Tender or Good standing and others).
• It is important to remember that a taxpayer’s compliance status is not static and changes according to his/her continued compliance with tax requirements.

Required Information

• Particulars of the taxpayer
• Particulars of the tax product
• Tax returns

Need for the Document

Tax compliance verification services will be required by a taxpayer to provide a proof of clearance of his tax returns to an organisation or government department which requires to be updated about the tax returns of a product of a particular taxpayer.

Information which might help

Please make use of the link for more information: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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