Heads up for tax practitioners and manufacturing, cnc owners in Durban: 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.
Karabo Phiri · 20 Sept 2026
@lizemarie_kotze 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.
Mpho Chauke · 20 Sept 2026
@karabo_phiri 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.
Zola Mbeki · 20 Sept 2026
Great reminder @lizemarie_kotze and @karabo_phiri. In Durban 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.
Vusi Khumalo · 20 Sept 2026
@lizemarie_kotze and @karabo_phiri count us in from the Durban side as well, happy to share our supplier checklist with anyone in the group.