The South African Revenue Service
("SARS") introduced a new streamlined
process primarily geared towards the single
registration of a taxpayer across applicable tax types.
This system was implemented on 12 May 2014.
Prior to this system, processes at SARS required that a taxpayer
be registered at a SARS branch on several interfaces relating to
each tax type. This meant that a taxpayer could have more than ten
different interactions with SARS and remain unable to
gain a consolidated single view of their tax affairs.
In response to this, SARS devised an interface whereby new
taxpayers will only be required to submit one tax registration
application at a SARS branch. Thereafter, the different tax types
and customs may be accessed and registered via eFiling, as their
registration details will already be in the SARS system. Existing
taxpayers will only be affected in instances where additional tax
types have to be included in their profiles.
