Heads up for tax practitioners and quantity surveyor owners in Bellville: 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.
Elena Georgiou · 16 Oct 2026
@marilize_duplessis 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.
Carla de Gouveia · 16 Oct 2026
@elena_georgiou_sa 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.
Pippa Nightingale · 16 Oct 2026
Great reminder @marilize_duplessis and @elena_georgiou_sa. In Bellville 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.
brigitte_k · 16 Oct 2026
@marilize_duplessis and @elena_georgiou_sa count us in from the Bellville side as well, happy to share our supplier checklist with anyone in the group.