Verify Tax Compliance Status

A South African taxpayer’s tax compliance status is verified on SARS eFiling, using a security PIN the taxpayer gives you. SARS’s Contact Centre is on 0800 00 7277.

How the check works

• The taxpayer requests a Tax Compliance Status PIN through the Tax Status function on their own eFiling profile, and chooses how many months the PIN stays valid
• The taxpayer gives the PIN to the employer, supplier or other third party that needs the check
• The third party logs in to eFiling with the Tax Compliance Status Verification right switched on for its profile, and enters the PIN to see the status

On organisation and tax practitioner eFiling profiles, the administrator has to switch on the Tax Compliance Status and Tax Compliance Status Verification rights before anyone can use them. SARS describes the full process in its Guide to the Tax Compliance Status functionality on eFiling.

SARS contact details

• Contact Centre: 0800 00 7277, weekdays 08:00 to 16:00, Wednesdays from 09:00
• International callers: +27 11 602 2093
• Online: the SARS Online Query System, or a branch virtual appointment booked on sars.gov.za

Sources

• SARS Guide to the Tax Compliance Status functionality on eFiling, sars.gov.za, read 19 September 2026
• SARS Contact Centre page, sars.gov.za/contact-us/contact-centre, read 19 September 2026