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Need to submit your private company’s tax returns??
This week, SARS has sent out out notices to directors who have not submitted their private company’s tax returns, threatening them with criminal action. In this case, remedial action has to be taken immediately. How the process works. Submitting your tax returns isn’t as easy as registering a profile and submitting your returns. Before access can be gained to the eFiling tax profile, the company has to have a registered public officer. Click here to read more about public officers. Only once a public officer is appointed, can it be determined which returns are outstanding and whether there are admin penalties payable. Important to remember when submitting your tax returns.…
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Why it is important for your company to have a registered public officer
What is a public officer? The public officer is the contact person registered at SARS who is responsible for the tax matters of the private company. This also applies to close corporations and non profit companies. This person is responsible to ensure that all tax returns are submitted and money payable to SARS are being paid. What happens if there is no public officer registered? If the company does not have a registered public officer, the company will not be able to access eFiling. This means that the company will not be able to submit tax returns, register for other tax types like PAYE or obtain a tax clearance. Thus,…
