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SARS document guides
South African tax documents, without the guesswork.
Practical guides for taxpayers who need the right records, the right format, and a clean SARS eFiling upload.
Home office tax deduction in South Africa
Who can claim, how SARS expects the calculation to work, and which documents to keep before you enter source code 4028.
Read the guideWhat receipts to keep for tax in South Africa
A clear checklist of SARS supporting documents, how long to keep them, and how to avoid upload failures on eFiling.
Read the guideSARS document upload rejected?
The most common upload problems: files over 5MB, encrypted PDFs, unsupported formats, and filenames SARS will not accept.
Fix the uploadSARS file too large for eFiling
How to prepare a scan for the SARS 5MB upload limit without guessing at compression settings.
Reduce the file sizeMake a SARS PDF under 5MB
A practical checklist for turning phone photos and paper documents into PDFs ready for eFiling upload.
Prepare the PDFSARS encrypted PDF upload error?
Fix password-protected bank statements, certificates, and other PDFs that eFiling cannot process.
Fix the PDFSARS filename not accepted?
Rename supporting documents with safer filenames before uploading them to SARS eFiling.
Rename the fileSARS supporting documents checklist
Prepare IRP5s, medical certificates, receipts, and proof of deductions before the upload screen.
Open the checklistUpload medical aid certificates to SARS
Prepare medical aid tax certificates so they pass file size, filename, and encrypted PDF checks.
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