The South African Revenue Service (SARS) last week unveiled the latest installment of its free software aimed at assisting tax practitioners to complete and submit income tax returns on behalf of their clients.
The so-called 'e@syFile' suite of software for Tax Practitioners was unveiled at the annual national convention of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) by Mr Barry Hore, SARS Chief Officer for Modernisation and Technology.
The latest launch follows the highly successful release of e@syFile PAYE in July which assisted payroll administrators and practitioners to complete and submit employer’s PAYE reconciliations electronically to SARS during the recent Tax Season for Employers. Over 85% of EMP501 submissions were done using the free software.
Mr Hore said the software addressed a number of issues raised by practitioners in relation to eFiling – including reducing the need for and cost of high-speed internet access.
The software allows practitioners to access, complete and submit a number of returns, including ITR12, IT12EI, IT12TR and IT14, on behalf of their clients electronically with only minimal internet connectivity. The software downloads practitioners’ client information from eFiling onto their desktop so that they can work offline and then only access eFiling briefly to submit returns. Because the software only exchanges data with the eFiling system (rather than forms or documents), it is much faster. Practitioners using the new software will be able to submit their clients’ returns in bulk.
SARS will be hosting a number of workshops around the country over the next few weeks to introduce practitioners to the software.
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