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title: "TaxTim: Tax Returns and Expense Tracking"
description: "File SARS tax returns in South Africa via guided Q&A. Import IRP5, investments, retirement and medical data from eFiling; built-in deduction checks."
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published_at: "2026-03-11T10:00:37.993Z"
updated_at: "2026-10-05T03:01:05.917Z"
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# TaxTim: Tax Returns and Expense Tracking

File SARS tax returns in South Africa via guided Q&A. Import IRP5, investments, retirement and medical data from eFiling; built-in deduction checks.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech)
- [TaxTim](/taxtim)

## Summary

File South African tax returns through guided Q&A

An online tax filing assistant for South Africans that prepares and submits SARS returns via a guided chat, imports eFiling data, and checks deductions for accuracy.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.taxtim.com/ |
| Tagline | File South African tax returns through guided Q&A |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

TaxTim is a web-based tax filing assistant for individuals and businesses in South Africa that helps users prepare and submit SARS tax returns using a guided, plain-language Q&A.

Key capabilities include:

- **Conversational filing flow** that asks simple questions about income, expenses, and deductions, then auto-fills the relevant SARS return.
- **SARS eFiling integration** to connect an eFiling profile and **import IRP5, investments, retirement, and medical tax data**, then submit to SARS.
- **Accuracy and deduction checks** with **1,300 built-in checks** designed to uncover missed deductions and reduce errors before submission.
- **Expert-backed support and resources**, including help from **registered tax practitioners** (Supported by SARS Registered Tax Practitioner **PR-0009352**), plus FAQs, guides, calculators, and tools such as **bank statement import**, a **mobile vehicle logbook**, and an **expense tracker app**.

Available on **Web**, **Android**, and **iOS**.

It is designed for **South African salaried employees, provisional taxpayers, independent contractors, sole proprietors, and company owners** who want help completing personal, provisional, or company tax returns.

Notable in the South African market for its long-running SARS-focused workflow (operating since **2011**), published usage stats (**458,301 registered users** and **R692,884,620** in refunds paid out since launch), and local partner offers with banks and rewards programmes including **Capitec, Sanlam Reality, FNB eBucks, Old Mutual Rewards, Momentum, and Nedbank**.

## Features

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech): Category
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Expense Tracking](/tags/expense-tracking): Product feature or technology
- [Personal Finance](/tags/personal-finance): Product feature or technology
- [Tax Management](/tags/tax-management): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/taxtim/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/taxtim/reviews)
- [Transparency](/taxtim/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/taxtim)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)