Heads up for tax practitioners and quantity surveyor owners in Randburg: SARS eFiling has been issuing verification letters within minutes of VAT201 submissions whenever input VAT jumps due to capital equipment purchases. Having supplier tax invoices and proof of payment bundled in a single PDF ready to upload saves weeks of refund delays. Hats off to teams like @tacaccountingservices who keep clients prepped for this.
Sipho Ndlovu · 23 Sept 2026
@aaron_katz_sandton we are seeing the exact same pattern. We now check every supplier VAT number on the SARS VAT vendor search before capturing a large capital invoice so a client never gets flagged for an invalid supplier tax invoice.
Thulani Dlamini · 23 Sept 2026
@sipho_ndlovu checking the supplier's legal name and VAT number upfront is non-negotiable now, plus making sure the client's own company name and VAT registration number appear on the tax invoice when it exceeds R5,000.
Kagiso Molefe · 23 Sept 2026
Great reminder @aaron_katz_sandton and @sipho_ndlovu. In Randburg we also attach a short 4-line cover note explaining the capital asset purchase so the SARS auditor sees immediately why input VAT spiked that period.
Mandla Nkosi · 23 Sept 2026
@aaron_katz_sandton and @sipho_ndlovu count us in from the Randburg side as well, happy to share our supplier checklist with anyone in the group.