Tax Practitioners Cape Town – Registration Requirements
Every accounting or bookkeeping practitioner who provides tax advice or completes returns for the payment of a fee must be registered with SARS as a tax practitioner.
Practitioners should specifically take note of the following common queries:
- Practitioners, particularly those at larger firms, are advised to ensure that all liable staff members have in fact registered individually.
- Firms or legal entities cannot register as practitioners – all individuals involved in providing tax-related advice need to register individually.
- The only persons at your firm who can legitimately use your practitioner’s reference number are individuals who work under your direct supervision, like professional assistants and article clerks, or administrative support staff who make enquiries on your behalf. The number itself can however only be assigned to one particular individual.
- Partners or members in CC’s cannot use each other’s practitioner numbers, and must all be registered individually.
A Tax Practitioner may be registered in one of the following two ways:
- Log onto the SARS eFiling website at www.sarsefiling.co.za and register as an eFiler. Once registered as an eFiler you may register as a tax practitioner online. (You do not need to submit any returns on eFiling even if you have registered as an eFiler, and you can therefore register as an eFiler simply for purposes of registering as a practitioner).
- Complete the registration form and FAX it to the number indicated on the form or scan it and email it to the Practitioners Call Centre at pcc@sars.gov.za.
It is not recommended that you register through manual channels.
All tax practitioners are required to update their details on the Practitioners Register as a matter of urgency. For more details, view the most recent SARS newsletter explaining why the updates are required, and how to verify and update your details on the Practitioners Register.
Do note:
- You need to log into eFiling using your personal eFiling login details, and not that of your practice.
- The process described in the above newsletter should be followed – if you simply click on the “Register as a practitioner” on the eFiling website home page, you will receive a message that the relevant ID number has already been registered. In order to update your details on the Practitioners Register you will need to actually log into your personal eFiling profile.
- Should you require additional information relating to the requirement to register as a practitioner please see section 67A of the Income Tax Act.
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