South Africa Provisional Tax Calculator
Estimate your provisional tax payable for the year. Built for freelancers, sole proprietors, landlords, investors, and anyone whose income isn't fully covered by monthly PAYE.
Last updated: March 2025
Your details
The primary rebate is applied automatically. Use this for medical scheme fees credits or other adjustments.
Your estimate
- Taxable income
- R 450 000,00
- Normal income tax
- R 102 007,00
- Less: rebates & credits
- − R 17 235,00
- Net tax for the year
- R 84 772,00
- First provisional payment (Aug)
- R 42 386,00
- Second provisional payment (Feb)
- R 42 386,00
- Estimated provisional tax due
- R 84 772,00
First and second provisional tax payments may differ depending on your inputs. SARS rules and thresholds change — results are approximate.
How it works
- 1Estimate your taxable income for the year.
- 2Apply the South African individual tax brackets.
- 3Subtract relevant rebates and credits.
- 4Subtract provisional tax already paid.
- 5The result is your estimated provisional tax amount.
Worked example
A freelance designer estimates R600,000 taxable income for 2025/2026 and has paid R30,000 already. Normal tax ≈ R 152 867,00. After the primary rebate of R 17 235,00, net tax ≈ R 135 632,00. Subtracting R30,000 already paid leaves an estimated R 105 632,00 due.
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