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South Africa Reduces Interest Rates for Outstanding Taxes Payable and Overpayments

06 May 2025

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Approved Changes

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South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published updated interest rate tables dated 1 May 2025, including: Table 1 - Interest rates charged on outstanding taxes, duties, and levies and interest rates payable in respect of refunds of tax on successful appeals and certain delayed refunds, which is reduced from 11.25% to 11.00% with effect from 1 May 2025 (previously reduced from 11.50% to 11.25% from 1 March 2025); and Table 2 - Interest rates payable on credit amounts (overpayment of provisional tax), which is reduced from 7.25% to 7.00% with effect from 1 May 2025 (previously reduced from 7.50%...