The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have jointly expressed concern over a recent article published by the Sowetan, which reported a surge in hijacked Sars ...

Checking your tax return in South Africa is an important step for ensuring that your submissions to the South African Revenue ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud has released a report (PDF) this week on its investigations into allegations of eFiling profile hijacking happening in South Africa, revealing key details about how eFiling ...

While all existing functionality has been retained, the taxman says users will experience a more modern and efficient e@syFile Employer platform.

The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) auto-assessments for 2025 kicked off today, Monday, 7 July 2025, and many users have reported errors accessing the e-filing system. Outage reporting website ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have warned SARS eFiling users about significant threats arising from escalating cybersecurity risks. The OTO said it has ...

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has released a draft report recommending several interventions to prevent taxpayers from having their South African Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling profiles hijacked.

The Office of the Tax Ombudsman (OTO) is investigating 16,000 South African Revenue Service (Sars) e-filing profile hijackings that has seen taxpayers lose their tax refunds to cyberfraud criminals.

CAPE TOWN – Testimony by SA Revenue Service executives at the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Administration and Governance by Sars has led to widespread reporting in the media that the eFiling system ...