South Africa Tax Codes

Tax codes determine how much tax is paid on each transaction line item. For NetSuite to calculate correct values on transaction records and tax reports, make sure that the tax codes for South Africa are set up correctly.

For more information about tax codes, see Tax Code Properties and Creating Tax Codes.

Tax Code Table for South Africa

The following table shows the tax properties required to correctly generate the tax reports provided by the International Tax Reports SuiteApp. The tax code names or letters used in the following table are suggested names or default system preferences. You can rename the tax codes. Tax reports identify transactions by looking at the tax code properties, not the tax code names.

On the New Tax Code or Edit Tax Code page, check the boxes of the properties that apply to the tax code. For more information about tax code properties, see Tax Code Properties.

Important:

Please consult your tax agency for the correct tax rates.

Tax Code

Description

Property

Rate

Available On

E-ZA

VAT exempt sales

Exempt

0%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

I-ZA

Imports

Import

0%

Purchases

O-ZA

Exports

Export

0%

Sales

S-ZA

Standard rate

15%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

SC-ZA

Standard rate - capital goods

Capital Goods

15%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

Z-ZA

Zero rate

0%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

Related Topics

Tax Accounting Overview
Enabling and Setting Up Taxation Features
Managing Tax Codes
South Africa VAT Report
VAT and GST Reporting Overview

General Notices