How Long to Keep Invoices and Records
SARS generally requires business records to be kept for five years. What counts as a record, what form it can take, and where small businesses come unstuck.
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Tax invoices, VAT registration thresholds and what SARS requires. Every article here is checked against SARS guidance or the VAT Act and carries the date it was verified.
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Input VAT: What You Can and Cannot Claim
Input tax is the VAT you paid on business costs and can claim back. What disqualifies a claim, and the categories SARS specifically denies.
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Tax Invoice Requirements South Africa
Section 20 of the VAT Act sets out exactly what a tax invoice has to contain, and the requirements change at R50 and again at R5,000.
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VAT Registration Threshold South Africa
SARS raised the compulsory VAT registration threshold to R2.3 million from 1 April 2026. What that means for your business, and when to register anyway.
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