How do I contact SARS with my debt query (Business and Individual)

How do I contact SARS with my debt query (Business and Individual)

• 06 May 2020
• Tax Administration
• SARS

COVID-19 tax relief measures 

How to apply for the waiving of penalties for tax debt:

• Larger businesses (with gross income of more than R100 million) that are incapable of making payment due to the COVID-19 disaster, may apply to defer tax payments without incurring penalties by emailing us on COVID19IPAaboveR100m@sars.gov.za. Note the requirements below.
   
• Similarly, businesses with gross income of less than R100 million can apply for an additional deferral of payments without incurring penalties by emailing us on COVID19IPAbelowR100m@sars.gov.za. Note the requirements below.

Please note:

• SARS has created these dedicated mailboxes for instalment payment arrangements (IPA) on Covid-19 relief requests only.
• Any mails received in these mailboxes that are not related to Covid-19 relief instalment payment requests, will be deleted without confirmation of receipt thereof.
• These email addresses are for Covid-19 requests where the taxpayer has historic non-compliance which make them not to qualify for the relief.   
• Requests must be made per entity and not at group level. 

Qualifying requirements:

• A taxpayer must have serious financial hardship which must be attributable to the effects of the COVID-19 disaster;
• The effects must be substantial and material;
• The taxpayer must prove to SARS that an IPA is required because of impact of COVID-19 only and if taxpayer succeeds, then the remittance of penalty will be considered.  

When emailing us, please include the following:

• A letter requesting deferred arrangements, stating the reasons for the request and the specific tax periods. 
• Latest Annual Financial statements and latest management accounts.
• A list of debtors and creditors.
• Cash flow projections for the next three months.

This article first appeared on cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com.

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