Tax Guide for Small Businesses 20 20 /2
Collection and payment of VAT
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- Bu sahifa navigatsiya:
- SARS website
- 3.8.4 Application of value-added tax to supplies and imports
- 3.8.5 and 3.8.6
3.8.3 Collection and payment of VAT
The mechanics of the VAT system are based on a subtractive or credit-input method which allows the vendor to deduct the tax incurred on enterprise inputs (input tax) 63 and other permissible deductions from the tax collected on the supplies made by the vendor (output tax). The effect is that VAT is ultimately borne by the final consumer of goods and services, but it is collected and paid over to SARS by registered VAT vendors. At the end of every tax period (see 3.8.11) a vendor must report the VAT to SARS by submitting a VAT 201 return which will indicate the input tax and other deductions which have been offset against the output tax collected for the tax period. The resultant net liability is the VAT that must be paid to SARS, or if the input tax exceeds the output tax in a tax period, SARS will refund the difference to the vendor. Should VAT be payable on the importation of services by a registered vendor, the taxable amount of the imported services must be declared in Block 12 of the VAT 201 return and paid together with any other VAT which may be due for the tax period concerned. Non-vendors must obtain form VAT 215 from the SARS website, complete and retain form VAT 215 and make payment on SARS eFiling in respect of any VAT on imported services within 30 days of importation. Non-vendors that encounter problems when making payments on SARS eFiling must contact SARS via the importedservices@sars.gov.za email address, for assistance. For more information on the completion of VAT 215 form and payment of VAT on imported services see External Guide – Manage Value-Added Tax on Imported Services. For more information on the collection and payment of VAT, see the VAT 404 – Guide for Vendors. 3.8.4 Application of value-added tax to supplies and imports Most supplies of goods or services by vendors are subject to VAT at the standard rate. The same applies to most goods imported into South Africa and any imported services if such services are acquired for non-taxable purposes. The standard rate applies as a default if the supply is not exempt or zero-rated, or if the importation in question does not qualify for an exemption. A vendor may not charge VAT on any exempt supplies. VAT is levied on an inclusive basis, which means that any prices marked on products in stores, and any prices advertised or quoted, must include VAT if the supplier is a vendor. Zero-rated supplies and exempt supplies are listed in sections 11 and 12 of the VAT Act respectively. Sections 13 and 14 of the VAT Act deal with exemptions and exclusions relating to the importation of goods and imported services respectively. Schedule 1 to the VAT Act lists the specific exemptions and the relevant customs item numbers for goods that qualify for exemption on importation into South Africa. See 3.8.5 and 3.8.6 for some examples of zero- rated and exempt supplies of goods and services. 63 Note, however, that input tax may not be deducted in full if the vendor makes “mixed supplies” (that is, both taxable and non-taxable supplies). |
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