Prior to requesting a Tax Compliance status (TCS) for non-resident, you should have completed the Cease to be a Resident process. See Cease to be a Resident web page for more details.
The required supporting documents in respect of approval international transfer have been updated to reflect the recent changes in the Foreign Exchange Control processes as well as the promulgation of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2020. You can now request your Tax Compliance Status here.
Being tax compliant and ‘paying your fair share’ is not just good for you, but also contributes to the positive growth of our country’s economy which in turn benefits all South Africans.
The TCS system is available for the following applications:
To apply for your TCS, you can access the TCS system by selecting the TAX STATUS menu option on eFiling.
Top Tip: The Tender option no longer exist, and taxpayers must make use of the Good Standing application as it fulfils the same purpose. The Approval International Transfer option is a dynamic application that caters for SA residents transferring funds abroad as well as for those taxpayers who Ceased Tax Residency for non-residents purposes.
The Tax Compliance Status system makes it easy for taxpayers to request their Tax Compliance Status (TCS) via eFiling or the SARS online query system (SOQS) to receive a PIN that can be used to authorise and enable third parties to verify your tax compliance status.
The TCS PIN must be used by authorised third parties (those that you share the PIN with) to verify your compliance status online via SARS eFiling. It is important to remember that a taxpayer’s compliance status is not static and changes according to his/her/its continued compliance with tax requirements.
With this in mind, in order to be tax compliant you should make sure that:
The “My Compliance Profile (MCP)”, which is part of the TCS system, affords taxpayers an online view of their current compliance against specific requirements, as determined by SARS. Taxpayers can visually identify any non-compliance and take the necessary action to remedy these. The introduction of the MCP empowers taxpayers with more information about their tax compliance and forms the basis for the overall compliance status issued when a TCS application is submitted to SARS (for example for Good standing).
For more information on the tax compliance status processes follow the links below:
If you need help to obtain your Tax Compliance Status, watch our helpful tutorial video on the SARS YouTube channel by clicking on the image below.
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