Is Sarsefiling down - January, 2026?
SARS eFiling is an online service provided by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). It allows taxpayers in South Africa to manage their tax returns and payments digitally. It's designed to make the process of filing taxes more convenient and efficient. Users can access a wide range of services, including submitting returns, making payments, and registering for SARS eFiling. The platform is secure and available 24/7, providing users with flexibility.
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https://secure.sarsefiling.co.za/landing
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Response Time:
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Sarsefiling outages reported by users in the last 24 hours
No Sarsefiling problems reported in the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of Sarsefiling outages/problems reported by users in the past 24 hours. All data in the chart is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.
Recent Sarsefiling User Reports
Check out the latest user reports on Sarsefiling, detailing the types of issues experienced and their locations. This helps you determine if others in your area are encountering similar problems.
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Jan 09, 2026 - 14:46A visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Service
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Jan 09, 2026 - 14:46
A visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Service
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Dec 06, 2025 - 06:14
A visitor from Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Unable to access return
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Dec 05, 2025 - 11:11
A visitor from Velddrif, South Africa has reported a problem with Unable to access return
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Dec 05, 2025 - 11:09
A visitor from Heidelberg, South Africa has reported a problem with Unable to access return
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Dec 05, 2025 - 11:09
A visitor from Durban, South Africa has reported a problem with Unable to access return
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Dec 05, 2025 - 11:00
A visitor from Middelburg, South Africa has reported a problem with Service
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Most common Sarsefiling problems reported by users
General Issues
Service
Not able to access EMP201
Unable to access return
Sarsefiling Outage Locations
Location
Reports
Last Reported
Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
58
9 days ago
Velddrif, Western Cape, ZA
29
1 months ago
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
7
1 months ago
Middelburg, Mpumalanga, ZA
6
1 months ago
Bethlehem, Free State, ZA
2
2 months ago
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, ZA
3
3 months ago
Kimberley, Northern Cape, ZA
1
5 months ago
Brussels, Brussels Capital, BE
1
6 months ago
Los Angeles, California, US
1
9 months ago
Klerksdorp, North West, ZA
1
1 years ago
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Is sarsefiling.co.za not working for you? If you are having issues with Sarsefiling, please use one of the options below to report a problem with the service
sarsefiling.co.za website response status history
Date and Time
Response Time
Status Code
Jan 19, 2026 - 07:01
0.38 ms.
200
Jan 18, 2026 - 18:06
0.39 ms.
200
Jan 18, 2026 - 06:32
0.35 ms.
200
Jan 17, 2026 - 22:09
0.4 ms.
200
Jan 17, 2026 - 16:40
0.43 ms.
200
Jan 17, 2026 - 11:02
0.42 ms.
200
Jan 17, 2026 - 05:52
0.42 ms.
200
This table shows the sarsefiling.co.za outage requests and response browser checks executed automatically by the isdown.co.za service. All data in the table is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. If Sarsefiling is down or slow for you. You can try using a VPN service(to try from a different location) and also check the Tips below
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Tony de Goiuveia
Johannesburg, South Africa • 9 days agoUnable to submit tax return 2025
Noel
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 months agoISSUES:
Firefox: Sometimes, when logging in, the first page shows the words “Loading Page, please wait...”. A circle spins endlessly in the centre of the page. In most cases, the only solution is to delete the tab and login again to eFiling.
Firefox and Edge: After dealing with the first client, sometimes it is possible to select a taxpayer by clicking the ellipsis. If the selection is successful, to move to another taxpayer using the Search facility fails almost on every occasion because the circle in the centre of the page continues to spin endlessly. The only solution is to delete the tab and login again to eFiling. This is all very time-consuming.
Ilze
Velddrif, South Africa • 1 months ago500 Internal Server Error
Mariska
Heidelberg, South Africa • 1 months agoError 500
Charisse Wagner
Middelburg, South Africa • 1 months ago500 error when opening SARS efiling website.
HHH
Century City, South Africa • 1 months agodown 500 error
David magaya
Randburg, South Africa • 2 months agoSars efiling has a problem im trying to get in to see wats happening with my penalty I can't through
Bethlehem, South Africa • 2 months ago
Can't log in. Tosses me out as soon as I input the OTP
Ame
Johannesburg, South Africa • 2 months agoCannot login - Device authentication and OTP throw me out
Bill
Cape Town, South Africa • 2 months agoCan't log in with OTP. Logs in for a split second, then throws me out.
Sonette
Graskop, South Africa • 2 months agocant login with otp - throws me out
Micharl PR-0015427
Cape Town, South Africa • 2 months agoWhen I try change to another client, I get the rolling circle and efiling eventually times out without allowing me to enter more than 1 client at a time.
Have to keep killing the login to be able to file next return.
User
Pretoria, South Africa • 2 months agoGet a message that says:
Error
OK
OK
Centurion, South Africa • 3 months ago
cant login keeps saying can't confirm user details.
Durban, South Africa • 3 months ago
I have made several attempts to file vat return, but am unable to open the "vat return history" or the "vat return request" etc. Anyone else have this problem?
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months ago
SARS eFiling website throwing unknown error: Error code 520
Imraan
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoCan't log into SARS e-fling
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months ago
Unable to Log-In to SARS-efiling
IP FERGUSON
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • 3 months agoI am unable to access any of my returns (PAYE & VAT), issued or history. This is for multiple companies.
Amy Staniland
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoI am unable to submit my VAT201 return
Tax Practitioner: JT van der Westhuizen PR0006894
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoUnable to log-in to E-filing
The Tax Shop Alberton
Midrand, South Africa • 3 months agoUnable to view or access any tax returns then website times out and logs us out.
X
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoCan't login E-filing to do vat return
X
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoCan't login E-filing to do vat return
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months ago
Can't login E-filing to do vat return
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months ago
Can't login E-filing to do vat return
Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa • 3 months agoBlank screen for tax returns - cannot request or see history
Daniella
Pretoria, South Africa • 3 months agoEfiling System EXTREMELY slow !!!
NG Gemeente Montana
Centurion, South Africa • 3 months agoI cannot access EMP201 issued as well as historical
Desiree
Johannesburg, South Africa • 3 months agoCan't access historical returns, and can also not request a new return
kiash
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa • 3 months agohave not been able to approve request for accessing my profile error code - 96317466
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa • 3 months ago
have not been able to approve request for accessing my profile error code - 96317466
Pat
Hoedspruit, South Africa • 4 months agonot able to access EMP201?
Liana Burger
Pretoria, South Africa • 4 months agoUnable to access EMP201
Aldoreen van Zyl
Kraaifontein, South Africa • 4 months agoI am not able to access the EMP201 that must be submitted today!
Cheryl
Benoni, South Africa • 4 months agoCannot access the EMP201 returns - with deadline on Friday, how will we be able to get all our clients return lodged in time?
Cheryl
Benoni, South Africa • 4 months agoCannot access the EMP201 returns - with deadline on Friday, how will we be able to get all our clients return lodged in time?
A.N. Samsoodien
Johannesburg, South Africa • 4 months agoSARS E-filing down again, very frustrating.
Cape Town, South Africa • 4 months ago
SARS efiling does not come up with EMP201 return to fill in and submit - screen is blank
Lindsey
Johannesburg, South Africa • 5 months agoAccess Restricted
Cape Town, South Africa • 5 months ago
Access Restriction
Arthur
Midrand, South Africa • 5 months agoBlocking all visitors
Werner
Pretoria, South Africa • 5 months agoRegistration issues "We are unable to complete your registration. Please visit your nearest SARS Branch to register."
Kimberley, South Africa • 5 months ago
very slow
D de Beer
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agoI CAN NOT LOGin
Jodi James
Howick, South Africa • 6 months agoProblems with Login and efiling website
Y Windell
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agoCan not log into SARS e-filing the system delays due to auto assessment issued on PAYE due date
Lindi
Durban, South Africa • 6 months agoUnable to submit EMP201 to SARSefiling despite repeated efforts. Login problematic, usually unsuccesful. If succesful, website itself not responsive.
Ame
Velddrif, South Africa • 6 months agoMy E-filing does not want to log me in and gives an "Error - OK"???
Ame
Velddrif, South Africa • 6 months agoMy E-filing does not want to log me in and gives an "Error - OK"???
Lucine Grobler
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agoLogin delays then cant load returns, cant make payments....
neels
Cape Town, South Africa • 6 months agoCannot Log in to E-filing 14h08 07072025
Marlandea
Middelburg, South Africa • 6 months agoUnable to submit EMP201's on e-filing. Keeps showing "Error"
Marlandea
Middelburg, South Africa • 6 months agoUnable to submit EMP201's on e-filing. Keeps showing "Error"
Marlandea
Middelburg, South Africa • 6 months agoUnable to submit EMP201's on e-filing. Keeps showing "Error"
Neels
Cape Town, South Africa • 6 months agogetting Error when trying to login
Steven
Randburg, South Africa • 6 months agoEMP201 PAYE payment issues
Nicky
Cape Town, South Africa • 6 months agoIt does not allow me to login onto the sars platform to submit the emp201 on 7/7/2025.
Indicates there is an error and username cannot be found.
adri
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months agocannot open
JD
Pretoria, South Africa • 6 months agoCan not log in to submit EMP201's
Dané
Standerton, South Africa • 6 months agoWe've been trying since 8:00 to file EMP201's, but cannot login to E-filing?
Jana Beukes
Standerton, South Africa • 6 months agoE-filing gives an error, cannot file EMP201 for June 2025?
Dewald
Pretoria, South Africa • 6 months agoEverytime I log in i get errors or when I do get logged in, i cannot submit any returns or request payments
Sandra Nell - Tax Practitioner
Bellville, South Africa • 6 months agoI get "ERROR" message everytime i try to log in to efiling
Lynette
Beaufort West, South Africa • 6 months agoCannot access. Shows 'ERROR' on opening website
Johannesburg, South Africa • 6 months ago
Can't open any returns. Kicks you out
Theo Vorster
Johannesburg, South Africa • 7 months agoI cant login Says user not registered but I can change password so user is active
Riaan
Los Angeles, United States • 9 months agoWeb server is returning an unknown error Error code 520
Visit cloudflare.com for more information.
2025-04-15 09:39:10 UTC
Sasha
Krugersdorp, South Africa • 9 months agoPDF's on efiling not opening keeps on giving an error.
Hannetjie
Boksburg, South Africa • 9 months agoPAYE DO NOT DROPDOWN THE RETURN BUTTON IN ORDER FOR ME TO LOAD PAYE, SDL AND UIF
Tony
Sandton, South Africa • 10 months agoSince 14h30 on 28/02/2025 not receiving OTP via email despite numerous attempts.
At 22h11 got messages wrt "unexpected error message" ref 486771106 and ref 486772453.
Cape Town, South Africa • 10 months ago
when attempting to login an error message occurs.
It reads as follows:
An unexpected error has occurred. We apologize for the inconvenience! (486765960)
Cape Town, South Africa • 10 months ago
Unable to access
Sends otp
Then says error
Expected siteID and Hint Http
Abez
Johannesburg, South Africa • 10 months agoUnable to login
Amanda
Johannesburg, South Africa • 11 months agoEfiling keeps indicating no taxpayers found
Shirley
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • 1 years agoWe are unable to make an EMP201 payment via efiling. The following message was returned: Payment was submitted to the Bank, but no confirmation has been received.
We have tried multiple times since 6h30 to 11h30 this morning, but it is still not Pushing the payment through to ABSA for the Owner to release.
Yolande
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years agoNot able to login to SARS E-filing.
Jack van de Vorst
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years ago23-Nov-2024 22:25 Internal Server Error at login
Jaco van der Vyver
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoNo taxpayers on our profiles!!!!
nic
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agoInternal Server Error
East London
Bloemfontein, South Africa • 1 years agoCannot log in. shows error Eastern Cape
Centurion, South Africa • 1 years ago
Efiling gives an error when trying to login.
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years ago
I keep on getting the same error when trying to sign in, the pop up only says error and okay, however still unable to sign in - same with me
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years ago
I keep on getting the same error when trying to sign in, the pop up only says error and okay, however still unable to sign in - same with me
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years ago
Efiling giving an error when trying to login.
Roodepoort, South Africa • 1 years ago
I keep on getting the same error when trying to sign in, the pop up only says error and okay, however still unable to sign in
A de jager
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years agoUnable to request my returns
Johannesburg, South Africa • 1 years ago
Unable to request my returns
Renet Botha
Riverlea, South Africa • 1 years agoI am unable to request my returns to file
Michael Marle
Cape Town, South Africa • 1 years agothe tax returns will not load
Dewald
Gansbaai, South Africa • 1 years agoError: Username does not exsist.
Been using the username since 2018 and logged in several times, however sars website says it doesnt exsist. When i try to create a new user it says the user allready exsist
Justin Mc Kinley
Paarl, South Africa • 1 years agoPages are not loading