How to complete a VAT form Guide (Vendor Declaration – e-filing)

How_to_complete_a_VAT_form_guide.jpg

This has to be completed and submitted every two months. You will need to log into your e-filing account with SARS and complete the white boxes where applicable, the grey boxes are calculated automatically for you.

PAGE ONE

Vendor details:

Trading Name is the name of the company that you have registered for VAT

Contact details:

These are the details of the person completing the form

Voluntary Disclosure Programme:

Place an X in the Y box if you have a VDP with SARS, otherwise place an X in the N box

Tax Practitioner Details:

Only applicable if the form is completed by your tax practitioner

Declaration:

Click on “I declare that the information given on this form is complete and correct” and fill out the date (year/month/day)

PAGE TWO

Calculation of Output Tax and Imported Services:

(Tax on products and services supplied by you.)

Standard rate (excluding capital goods and/or services and accommodation)

  • All goods and services are standard rated (currently 15%) unless specifically zero-rated, exempt or qualifying as non-supplies. For example; electricity, water, telephone, vehicle repairs, hotel accommodation, meat.

Standard rate (only capital goods and/or services)

  • The VAT inclusive amount of goods and/or services supplied by you at the standard rate, only capital goods and/or services. Such as; land, building, plant, machinery.

Zero rate (excluding goods exported)

  • Zero rated supplies are taxable supplies, taxed at 0%. Examples of zero-rated supplies are; brown bread, maize meal, milk, pilchards, fuel.

Zero rate (only exported goods)

  • The amount of goods supplied by you at zero rate, which has been exported from the Republic of South Africa.

Exempt and non-supplies

  • The following are examples of exempt supplies; financial services, donated goods, residential accommodation.

Supply of accommodation:

Exceeding 28 days

  • The VAT exclusive amount of commercial accommodation supplied exceeding 28 days

Value not exceeding 28 days

  • The VAT exclusive amount of accommodation supplied not exceeding 28 days

Adjustments:

Change in use and export of second-hand goods

  • VAT inclusive amount paid for goods and/or services as taxable supplies, but then used as private or exempt use.

Other imported services

  • Only VAT payable on specific items, such as: debit notes issued, credit notes received, barter transactions.

PAGE THREE

Calculation of Input Tax:

(Capital goods and/or services supplied to you.)

  • The permissible VAT amount of capital goods and/or services supplied to you. A valid tax invoice must be held by you. Examples include; office equipment, furniture, land, trucks.

Capital goods imported by you

  • The permissible VAT amount of capital goods imported by you, a valid release document issued by Customs must be held

Other goods and/or services supplied to you (not capital goods)

  • The permissible VAT amount of other goods and/or services supplied to you (not capital goods). For example, rent, repairs, cleaning materials, stationery.

Other goods imported by you (not capital goods)

  • The permissible VAT amount of other goods imported by you (not capital goods). Such as trading stock.

Adjustments:

Change in use

  • The VAT amount of goods and/or services previously applied for non-taxable purposes and now applied for taxable supplies.

Bad debts

  • Fill in only the VAT amount in respect of irrecoverable debts on which VAT was levied during the sale.

Other

  • Such as: credit notes issued, debit notes received, VAT adjustments in respect of change in accounting policies.

Payment details:

You may authorise for a Debit Order or you may make a payment, the payment reference number is automatically generated for you.

For much more detailed information you can refer to the following pdf document:

http://www.sars.gov.za/AllDocs/OpsDocs/Guides/VAT-AE-01-G01%20-%20Step%20by%20Step%20Guide%20for%20Completion%20of%20the%20Value%20Added%20Tax%20Vendor%20Declaration%20-%20External%20Guide.pdf

Was this article helpful?
0 out of 0 found this helpful
Return to top
0 comments