{"id":461272,"date":"2021-01-15T15:47:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=461272"},"modified":"2021-01-15T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:47:34","slug":"the-end-of-adobe-flash-has-impacted-sars-and-efiling-heres-how-to-get-around-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/461272\/the-end-of-adobe-flash-has-impacted-sars-and-efiling-heres-how-to-get-around-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The end of Adobe Flash has impacted SARS and efiling &#8211; here&#8217;s how to get around it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The discontinuation of the Flash Player component by Adobe has negatively impacted a limited set of Adobe forms\/declarations which are currently available on SARS eFiling.<\/p>\n<p>The revenue collector said that it has already begun the journey of migrating the old Flash Player-enabled forms from the Adobe Flash technology to the enhanced HTML5 technology however there are a few remaining forms which are still in the process of being modernised.<\/p>\n<p>SARS said that there are multiple user-specific scenario\u2019s which could prevent the workaround from functioning.<\/p>\n<p>Below it listed some revised guidelines below for ease of reference of how to ensure that you can continue to access these forms.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure that you have the latest updated version of the Microsoft Edge browser installed on your computer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that you clear your cache frequently and that your internet connection is stable;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Microsoft Edge internet browser and navigate to the SARS eFiling website and click on the padlock icon next to the URL and click on Site Permissions. On the Settings tab that opens, set the \u2018Adobe Flash\u2019 item to \u2018Allow\u2019 from the dropdown list:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate back to the SARS eFiling tab and in order for your changes to take effect click on the \u2018Refresh\u2019 button;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Site-permissions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-461278 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Site-permissions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Site-permissions.jpg 426w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Site-permissions-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-461280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1183\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Settings-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When trying to access certain forms, the browser will then provide you with the following two options when you are trying to open one of these older Adobe Flash forms: \u2018Update plugin\u2019 and \u2018Run this time\u2019. Click on the \u2018Run this time\u2019 button. If you are prompted by your browser with a \u2018Run Flash\u2019 pop-up from the eFiling website when attempting to open a form please click on the \u2018Allow\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-461284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1213\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time-1024x175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Run-this-time-1200x205.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More information on compatibility\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For an optimal eFiling experience, SARS suggested using one of the following browsers and higher: Chrome v41, Firefox v55, Edge v13, Safari v10 or Opera v55.<\/p>\n<div>For some of the issues being experienced, SARS recommended that customers do the following:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you experience issues opening forms and notifications on eFiling,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/ClientSegments\/Individuals\/How-Register-Tax\/Pages\/Opening-forms-and-notifications-on-eFiling.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see how to enable Flashplayer in Chrome.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you experience issues accessing details on eFiling, you may need to clear your cache,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/ClientSegments\/Individuals\/How-Register-Tax\/Pages\/How-to-clear-cache-and-cookies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see our easy steps how to do it in all browsers.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you see a &#8216;Busy preparing your form&#8217; or &#8216;Incorrect version of Flash Player&#8217;, when trying to access Adobe forms on Chrome,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/ClientSegments\/Individuals\/How-Register-Tax\/Pages\/Incorrect-version-of-Flash-Player.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/460420\/sars-branches-will-stay-closed-as-frustrations-grow-around-adobe-flash-and-online-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SARS branches will stay closed \u2013 as frustrations grow around Adobe Flash and online filing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discontinuation of the Flash Player component by Adobe has negatively impacted a limited set of Adobe forms\/declarations which are currently available on SARS eFiling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":80497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11121],"tags":[26,3246],"class_list":["post-461272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","tag-headline","tag-sars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461272"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":461470,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461272\/revisions\/461470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}