How can I download my SARS tax certificate online?

  1. 1 Logon to eFiling. If you are not yet an eFiler, register at www.sarsefiling.co.za. …
  2. 2 Activate your TCS service. You only need to activate your Tax Compliance Status once, and it will remain active. …
  3. 3 View your “My Compliance Profile” …
  4. 4 Request PIN on eFiling.When people refer to a ‘SARS tax certificate’, they could mean one of two things. It is common to call your IRP5/IT3(a) an ‘employees’ tax certificate, as it is proof of what you earned and tax paid on your behalf over the year. We have covered this important document in another article. Yes, you can apply for a SARS certificate to prove your tax compliance status online. By monitoring this through eFiling, you can also be made aware of any compliance issues and take steps to address them. We’ve outlined the steps to do this below. Remember that a new system has replaced the old tax compliance certificate system. Instead of receiving a tax compliance certificate from a SARS branch, you will receive a PIN which allows you or a third party to view your tax compliance status digitally. 
  5. You will obtain your SARS certificate online via a section of your eFiling profile called ‘My Compliance Profile’. This needs you to have your TCS service activated. You will only need to activate this once, and it will remain open and active indefinitely. 
  6. Log on to your eFiling profile. You will need to be registered for at least one tax type- often it is income tax- for your compliance profile to show. Then select the ‘My Compliance Profile’ menu. This profile is colour-coded, with green showing compliance and red showing a problem. You can click the + button to further expand details for a section. You will need to remedy or challenge any areas of non-compliance.Once you have viewed your profile, select the tax compliance status request option for the relevant tax type (for eg, for a tender application, or to prove good standing), complete the request, and send the request to SARS.You will receive a PIN when you make a tax compliance status request that will allow you or a third-party you authorise to download and interact with the new compliance system on eFiling. They will need to have tax compliance verification set up on their own eFiling profile, and will use the PIN to access your status via a new compliance request there. This prevents the need to wait for a manual certificate to be issued.