Your personal ITR12, your company's ITR14 or a pile of outstanding returns: we prepare and submit everything correctly, claim what you are entitled to and deal with SARS on your behalf. Clients across South Africa, from our Pretoria East office.
From a simple salary return to a company with a messy year, we have filed it before.
For salaried employees, commission earners, freelancers, landlords and anyone with more than one source of income.
Annual income tax returns for (Pty) Ltd companies and close corporations, prepared from proper financial statements.
SARS auto-assesses many taxpayers in July. We check it before you accept it — mistakes cost refunds.
Years behind? We file every outstanding return and request remission of administrative penalties.
When SARS asks for supporting documents or disputes your return, we respond and argue your case.
Business income on your personal return, done so your deductions stand up and your provisional tax is right.
If you earn more than the tax threshold — R99 000 for the 2027 tax year if you are under 65, R153 250 if you are 65 to 74 and R171 300 if you are 75 or older — SARS generally expects a return from you.
There are exceptions. You may not need to file if your only income was a salary from a single employer of less than R500 000 for the year, PAYE was deducted correctly, and you have no other income, allowances or deductions to claim. The moment you earn rental income, freelance income, a second salary, a travel allowance or want to claim medical or retirement contributions, a return is required. Companies and close corporations must file an ITR14 every year, trading or not.
Not sure whether you need to file? Send us a WhatsApp with a quick description of your income and we will tell you — no charge for the question.
Missed a date? Late returns attract monthly administrative penalties, so the sooner it is filed the less it costs. See our full SARS deadline calendar for every date that matters.
SARS now pre-populates a return for many individuals from the IRP5, medical aid, retirement annuity and investment data it already holds, and issues an auto-assessment. If the assessment is correct you need do nothing. But the data is only as complete as what third parties sent SARS: a missing medical certificate, a home-office claim, a travel logbook or donations are not included, and an incorrect auto-assessment can quietly cost you a refund. If you disagree, you must file a corrected return by the normal filing deadline. We check every client's auto-assessment line by line.
Do not have everything? Tell us what is missing and we will help you get it, or show you what SARS can accept instead.
When a return is filed correctly, the banking details on your profile are verified and nothing else is outstanding, SARS normally pays a refund within a few business days of the assessment — its own target is 72 hours. Refunds are delayed when SARS selects the return for verification, when there are outstanding returns from earlier years, when you owe SARS money, or when your bank details have changed and need to be validated. We keep an eye on every refund and chase it when it stalls.
Every company must submit an ITR14 within twelve months of its financial year-end — for a February year-end, by the end of the following February. The return is prepared from annual financial statements, which is why clean bookkeeping during the year makes year-end painless. Company tax is 27%, but a qualifying small business corporation pays on a sliding scale that starts at 0% on the first R99 000 of taxable income, and micro businesses with turnover up to R2.3 million may qualify for turnover tax instead. We check which regime leaves the most in your business, and we file your provisional tax so the final ITR14 holds no surprises.
SARS charges an administrative penalty for every month a return is late, from R250 up to R16 000 a month depending on your taxable income, and it keeps accruing until the return is filed. If you have several years outstanding, we file them all, request remission of the penalties where there are reasonable grounds, and negotiate a payment arrangement if there is tax to pay. Catching up is far cheaper than hoping SARS forgets — it does not.
A verification letter is not an accusation; SARS simply wants documents that support what you claimed. We compile them in the format SARS expects and respond before the deadline. If the assessment that follows is wrong, you have the right to object (generally within 80 business days) and then to appeal. We prepare and lodge objections for our clients and deal with SARS so you do not have to spend hours on the phone.
Anyone who prepares tax returns for a fee in South Africa must be registered with SARS and belong to a recognised controlling body. Registration means your return is prepared by someone who is qualified, bound by a code of conduct and accountable for the work. Melletts has been preparing returns since 2002, and we explain every figure before we press submit.
Late returns mean penalties and interest. These are the dates on our calendar for the 2026 filing season.
ITR12 deadline for salaried and other non-provisional taxpayers — including anyone correcting an auto-assessment.
ITR12 deadline if you are a provisional taxpayer, and the deadline for trust returns.
A February 2026 year-end must be filed by the end of February 2027.
Dates move when they fall on weekends or public holidays — we track every change for you.
File my return before the deadlineYou send the documents, we do the thinking.
WhatsApp or email your IRP5, certificates and any other income or expense information. We'll send you a simple checklist.
A registered tax practitioner prepares the return, claims every deduction you qualify for and explains the result to you before anything is submitted.
The return goes in on eFiling, we track the assessment and the refund, and we handle any SARS questions that follow.
Only if your situation is simple: one employer, PAYE deducted, no other income and nothing to claim. If you earn rental, freelance or investment income, have more than one employer, received an allowance or want to claim medical or retirement deductions, you must file.
You can file a corrected return yourself or through us, as long as it is done by the filing deadline (23 October 2026 for non-provisional taxpayers). Do not simply ignore an incorrect assessment — it stands if you do nothing.
Usually a few business days once the assessment is issued, if your banking details are verified and no returns or debts are outstanding. Verification or audit can take a few weeks longer. We follow up on refunds for our clients.
Start now. We file all outstanding returns, apply for remission of administrative penalties where there are grounds, and set up a payment plan if there is tax owed. The penalties stop growing as soon as the returns are in.
Yes. We file returns for clients throughout Gauteng, in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and across South Africa. Everything is handled by WhatsApp, email and eFiling.
It depends on how complex your return is — a single-IRP5 return is quick, a return with rental property and business income takes more work. You get a fixed quote upfront before we start, with no hidden extras.
Estimates calculated and IRP6 returns filed in August, February and September — no penalties.
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