Tools · South Africa
Provisional tax dates
First, second and voluntary third provisional tax dates for a month-end year of assessment. If a date falls on a weekend or a South African public holiday, the payment date moves to the previous business day.
Use the last day of the month. Individuals on the standard tax year end on the last day of February. Confirm the dates on the SARS provisional tax guide. The date is not stored.
How to use it
- Enter the last day of the financial year, such as 2027-02-28. Leave it blank to use the current February year-end.
- Read the statutory date and the payment date. They differ when SARS expects payment on the previous business day.
- Confirm the dates on sars.gov.za before you pay. A gazette or a weekend can move a real due date.
Questions
- What are the three dates?
- The first is six months after the year starts. The second is the year-end. The third is a voluntary top-up: the end of the following September for a February year-end, otherwise six months after year-end.
- Why does 28 February 2027 show 26 February?
- 28 February 2027 is a Sunday. Payment is due on the last business day before the weekend or public holiday.
- Does this calculate how much to pay?
- No. It only lists dates. The amount is on the IRP6 and depends on taxable income. This is not tax advice.
An automated client can POST JSON to /api/tools/provisional-tax with the fields listed in the OpenAPI document. The OpenAPI document is at /api/tools, with a short guide at /llms.txt. Nothing submitted is stored.