🇿🇦 South Africa
Free invoice generator and tax tools for South Africa
Invoices, quotations, purchase orders, credit notes and waybills in ZAR, with VAT and the Tax reference number on the document. Plus a VAT calculator and a salary tax calculator. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Nothing uploaded
- Updated for 2026
- Last reviewed September 2026
Tools for South Africa
Free Invoice Generator (South Africa)
A free invoice generator for South Africa that produces a ZAR PDF with an optional VAT line at 15%, the seller's Tax reference number, bank details, a logo and a WhatsApp share, without sign-up or upload.
🇿🇦 South AfricaFree Quotation Generator (South Africa)
A free quotation generator for South Africa that produces a ZAR quote PDF with a validity date, itemised prices, optional VAT and an acceptance signature line.
🇿🇦 South AfricaFree Purchase Order Generator (South Africa)
A free purchase order generator for South Africa that produces a numbered ZAR order PDF with supplier details, itemised prices, VAT, delivery address and an authorisation line.
🇿🇦 South AfricaFree Credit Note Generator (South Africa)
A free credit note generator for South Africa that produces a numbered ZAR credit note PDF referencing the original invoice, stating the reason and reversing VAT.
🇿🇦 South AfricaFree Waybill Generator (South Africa)
A free waybill (delivery note) generator for South Africa with sender and receiver, driver and vehicle, itemised quantities and signature lines for hand-over and receipt.
🇿🇦 South AfricaFree Payslip Generator (South Africa)
A free payslip generator for South Africa that lists earnings and deductions in ZAR, shows gross, total deductions and net pay, carries the employer's Tax reference number, and produces a PDF without sign-up or upload.
🇿🇦 South AfricaVAT Calculator South Africa (15%)
A VAT calculator for South Africa that adds or removes the 15% standard rate from any ZAR amount and shows net, tax and gross at once.
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa Salary Tax Calculator 2026/27
A salary income tax calculator for South Africa using the 2026/27 bands, showing monthly tax, take-home pay and the band-by-band breakdown.
Guides for South Africa
Plain-language guides to the paperwork and tax rules behind the tools: the Tax reference number, VAT, invoicing and the annual return.
How to get a Tax reference number in South Africa
Who needs a Tax reference number in South Africa, how to register with South African Revenue Service (SARS), what the number looks like, how to find or check one, and where it goes on your invoices.
GuidesVAT in South Africa: rate, registration and filing
The 15% standard rate of VAT in South Africa, who must register with South African Revenue Service (SARS), what a VAT invoice must show, and when returns and payments are due.
GuidesHow to invoice in South Africa: what a compliant invoice must show
The fields a South Africa invoice needs, how to number and date it, when to show VAT, the e-invoicing rules, and how to fix a mistake with a credit note.
GuidesHow to file your income tax return in South Africa
Who must file an income tax return in South Africa, the tax year and deadline, what documents you need, how to file with South African Revenue Service (SARS), and what happens if you are late.
Tax facts for South Africa
- The standard VAT rate in South Africa is 15%.
- Tax authority: South African Revenue Service (SARS).
- The tax identifier on invoices is the Tax reference number.
- Documents are in South African Rand (R).
- A tax invoice above R5,000 must show both parties' VAT numbers.
- VAT registration is compulsory above R2.3 million of turnover in any 12 months, raised from R1 million on 1 April 2026. Voluntary registration starts at R120,000, raised from R50,000.
- Vendors now under the R2.3 million threshold may apply to deregister.
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