South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Form VAT201 — VAT Vendor Declaration
Declare your input and output VAT and remit net VAT to SARS
- Form ID
- VAT201
- Who must file
- All registered VAT vendors (businesses with turnover exceeding R1 million)
- Filing frequency
- Every 2 months (default; varies by vendor category)
- Filing deadline
- Last business day of the month following the tax period (eFiling)
- Regulator
- South African Revenue Service (SARS)
The VAT201 is the Value Added Tax Vendor Declaration where VAT vendors declare input VAT (tax paid on purchases) and output VAT (tax charged on sales). The standard VAT rate in South Africa is 15%.
Filing frequency varies by vendor category: every two months for most vendors, monthly for businesses with turnover exceeding R30 million, and up to six months or annually for certain categories. The VAT201 can be submitted via SARS eFiling (deadline: last business day of the following month) or manually at a SARS branch (deadline: 25th of the following month).
Learn more about how HeadOffice can help you manage your South African business finances and stay on top of your VAT obligations.