The SARS MobiApp has been enhanced to include the following additional tax services: “My Auto Assessment Status” and “Tax Return Status Dashboard”.
These additional tax services are to resolve the following queries:
- My Auto Assessment Status –This service allows the taxpayer to know whether he/she has been selected for an auto assessment during filing season.
- Tax Return Status Dashboard – This service allows the taxpayer to view the progress of their submitted income tax return. Overall, this service provides the taxpayer with a visual status of the progress of their Personal Income Tax return in terms of submission, verification/audit and refund processing.
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New-look SARS eFiling page
Meanwhile, have you tried to access your SARS eFiling page recently and noticed things look a little different?
Here’s why.
To safeguard taxpayers’ information and prevent malicious attacks on SARS data, SARS has initiated various initiatives to combat fraudulent activities.
One such measure is the Two-Factor Authentication method, which adds an extra layer of security by requiring users to input two different authentication methods to login to eFiling.
The first layer of authentication requires users to enter their username and password.
Once validated as correct, the second layer requires users to input a One-Time-Pin (OTP) sent to their preferred security contact details.
Upon successful validation of the OTP, as correct, users are granted access to their eFiling profile.
The enhancements to the Two-Factor authentication method includes the following:
- Enforcing Two-Factor authentication on all Individual profiles
- Confirming and updating of the security contact details
The eFiling password requirements have also been enhanced. All new and changed passwords must meet the following criteria:
- Contain a minimum of 8 characters
- Include at least one uppercase, lowercase, numeric and special character
- Exclude personal information (like name / surname / email address / username)
- Exclude repetitive or sequential characters (like “aaaaa” or “12345” etc)
Furthermore, a password meter has been added to give eFilers a visual indication of the strength of the password.
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