Compliance · South Africa
The modern SARS Tax Compliance Status Pin — required for every tender, contract and CSD registration.
The old paper Tax Clearance Certificate was replaced by the SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS) Pin in 2016. A TCS Pin is a real-time token that lets any third party — a tender buyer, contract counterparty, CSD portal, or bank — verify your live tax compliance status on the SARS eFiling portal.
You cannot bid on any government tender, be added to the Central Supplier Database, or transact with most large corporates without a valid TCS Pin. It replaces the annual paper certificate with a live status check.
Amashad activates your SARS eFiling profile, resolves outstanding non-compliance items (missing returns, unpaid balances), and issues your first TCS Pin — valid for 12 months as long as you stay compliant.
We access your SARS eFiling profile (with your credentials) or activate it.
Identify any missing returns, penalties or unpaid balances blocking the Pin.
File missing returns and coach you through settlement of any balances.
TCS Pin generated and delivered — you share it directly with tender buyers.
A TCS Pin is not a document — it's a token like 'A1B2-3C4D-5E6F' that any authorised party enters into SARS eFiling to see your live compliance status. This means a tender buyer always sees today's status, not the status from 6 months ago.
Common reasons a TCS Pin is refused: missing income tax returns (ITR14) for a prior year, missing VAT201 returns, unfiled Provisional Tax (IRP6) returns, outstanding penalty balances, or a director with personal tax non-compliance. Amashad reviews all of these before requesting the Pin.
Your TCS Pin is 'valid' for 12 months but the compliance status behind it updates daily. If you file a return late or fall into arrears, the Pin instantly reflects 'Non-compliant' — even mid-tender. We recommend a quarterly compliance check for active tenderers.
Effectively yes. The old paper Tax Clearance Certificate was replaced in 2016 by the TCS Pin — a real-time token verified on SARS eFiling. When a tender asks for 'Tax Clearance', they mean the TCS Pin.
12 months from issue — but the underlying compliance status updates daily. If you fall out of compliance, the Pin immediately reflects that even before the 12 months expire.
The most common reasons are missing ITR14 (annual income tax) returns, missing VAT201 or PAYE returns, unpaid SARS balances, or personal tax non-compliance of a director.
Yes. We identify what's missing and either file directly or refer you to our tax return preparation service before requesting the Pin.
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