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Accounting software that prepares the VAT201

4 products on the register meet this rule: Sage 50cloud Pastel, Sage Accounting, Xero and Zoho Books. Products whose own pages state that they prepares the VAT201 return for SARS.

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The products

Every price is the vendor's own, in rand, with the date it was read, the latest on this list being 11 October 2026. A product is here only where its own pages state it. A product that is not here may still do it: the pages the register read do not say, so ask the vendor and ask to see it work.

Questions to put to the vendor

  • Show me VAT201 produced from a real month, not a sample.
  • Does it transfer into eFiling or e@syFile, or only export a file?
  • Does it keep the original figure beside a correction?
  • Is the tax table update included in the price?

Guides that help

  • Prepared by your software, filed on SARS eFiling

    VAT201

    Compliance11 OCT 20264 min read

    VAT and the VAT201 return

    The VAT201 is the return a registered vendor submits to SARS. Accounting software can prepare it, and some can transfer it into eFiling. Those are different things.

    Read the guide

  • Where a full tax invoice starts to need more detail

    R5 000

    Compliance12 OCT 20264 min read

    What a valid tax invoice needs in South Africa

    A customer who is registered for VAT can only claim back the VAT on an invoice that meets the law. Your software should produce one every time, and you should know what to look for.

    Read the guide

    Six products, one checklist

    Buying guide12 OCT 20265 min read

    Choosing accounting software in South Africa

    Most advice on accounting software is written for America or Britain. These are the six questions that decide whether a product works for a South African business, with the register's own tables to check each one against.

    Read the guide

Questions

Does every accounting product handle the VAT201?

No, and the register does not guess. It records VAT201 only where the vendor's own page states it. A product not on this page may still support it, so ask the vendor and ask to see it work.

Where can I read what the document is for?

The guides linked below explain each return in plain words, with when it is due and what goes wrong.

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