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South Africa · Invoice planning

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Add SARS's current 15% VAT, extract it from a VAT-inclusive total, or test a clearly labelled planning rate. The classification check keeps zero-rated taxable supplies separate from exemptions.

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Sources & verification · Reviewed 22 July 2026: SARS 2026 VAT guidance and Value-Added Tax Act 89 of 1991, as amended. Report calculation error
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Classification check

Zero-rated is not exempt

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Sources & verification

This high-stakes calculator links the authority sources, method notes, test cases, and limitations used to check the numbers shown on this page.

Last verified 2026-01-01

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Law, regulation, or version

Tax Act 89 of 1991, as amended

Calculation methodology

For standard-rated supplies, the calculator adds 15% to a VAT-exclusive amount or extracts VAT from an inclusive amount by dividing by 1.15. Zero-rated and exempt outcomes require the user to confirm the applicable section 11 or section 12 treatment; a custom rate is a non-statutory planning scenario. The registration screen compares rolling 12-month taxable supplies using strict greater-than boundaries: above R2.3 million for compulsory review and above R120,000 through R2.3 million for the general voluntary-registration range, effective 1 April 2026.

Known limitations

  • Informational estimate only. It is not professional tax, legal, payroll, or filing advice.
  • Product classification, exemption, and zero-rating rules can require invoice-level review.
  • Sector-specific, regional, treaty, relief, and special-regime rules may not be fully modeled.
  • Confirm filing, registration, and remittance duties with the official authority or a qualified adviser before submission.

Test-case examples

Input: Standard-rated VAT-exclusive amount: ZAR 1,000.
Expected: VAT is ZAR 150 and the VAT-inclusive total is ZAR 1,150.
Why: Confirms the current 15% standard-rate addition path.

Input: Standard-rated VAT-inclusive amount: ZAR 1,150.
Expected: The VAT-exclusive amount is ZAR 1,000 and VAT is ZAR 150.
Why: Confirms the 15/115 inclusive extraction path.

Input: Confirmed section 11 zero-rated supply: ZAR 1,000.
Expected: VAT is ZAR 0 and the total remains ZAR 1,000.
Why: Confirms that a zero outcome is available only through explicit confirmed classification.

Input: Rolling 12-month taxable supplies: ZAR 2,300,001.
Expected: Registration status is compulsory-review.
Why: Confirms the strict greater-than compulsory threshold effective 1 April 2026.

Input: Rolling 12-month taxable supplies: ZAR 2,300,000.
Expected: Registration status is voluntary-range.
Why: Confirms that the compulsory test does not trigger at the exact threshold.

Input: Rolling 12-month taxable supplies: ZAR 120,000, then ZAR 120,001.
Expected: ZAR 120,000 is below-voluntary-threshold; ZAR 120,001 is voluntary-range.
Why: Confirms the strict greater-than voluntary threshold effective 1 April 2026.

Change history

  • 2026-07-22: Reconciled the 15% add/extract method, confirmation-only sections 11 and 12 treatment, and SARS registration thresholds effective 1 April 2026 across English, French and Swahili routes.
  • 2026-05-02: Trust and verification panel added with source links, methodology, limitations, and report-error CTA.

AfroTools calculators are decision-support tools. Always confirm filing, registration, and remittance duties with the linked authority or a qualified local adviser.

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