{"id":23138,"date":"2012-09-27T12:12:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T10:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=23138"},"modified":"2012-09-27T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:59:08","slug":"sars-mobile-efiling-now-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/23138\/sars-mobile-efiling-now-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"SARS mobile eFiling now on iOS and Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Revenue Service (SARS<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0has released the mobile app for its eFiling service on the Google Play<\/a> store and the Apple<\/a> app store.<\/p>\n

Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan<\/a> declared tax filing season open on July 2, and announced that taxpayers would be able to file their returns via\u00a0an application on a smartphone or iPad.<\/p>\n

However, SARS noted that the app would only be officially launched\u00a0approximately\u00a0six weeks after tax season opened.<\/p>\n

It is unclear exactly when the app was officially launched, but the “update” on Google Play has a date of\u00a0September 25, 2012, along with\u00a010 – 50 installs to date. SARS could not provide comment on the app.<\/p>\n

Taking tax to mobile<\/strong><\/p>\n

The revenue service heralds its\u00a0eFiling App as an innovation that will appeal to the new generation of mobile taxpayers.<\/p>\n

With the new eFiling App, taxpayers are able to complete and submit their annual Income Tax Returns quickly and easily on their smartphones, tablets or iPads and receive their assessment.<\/p>\n

As a registered eFiler you can use the SARS eFiling App to:<\/p>\n