1 April 2025, VAT on non-resident digital services reforms South Africa is to reform its non-resident digital services VAT regime from 1 April 2025. There are three main changes: Withdrawing the obligation for foreign providers of digital services to VAT register in South Africa if
Budget VAT increase in two, 0.5% stages – May 2025 & April 2026 – to 16% In today’s (12 March 2025) second attempt to get the 2025/26 budget approved by the coalition government has proposed that an initial 2% VAT rise be cut back to
SARS scraps 15% import VAT exemption on consignments below 500 rand from 1 September 2024 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has imposed on all imported consignments for B2C sales 15% VAT. This came into effect from 1 September 2024. Previously, parcels below 500 rand
SARS considers e-invoicing / digital VAT transaction reporting with pre-filled returns The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is expected to shortly conclude on its plans to implement e-invoicing and digital reporting. This is likely to be based on a PEPPOL framework. In September 2023, SARS
