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VAT report for your SARS VAT201 return

The BlitzBooks VAT report works out the figures for your SARS VAT201 return. Pick your two-month VAT period for Category A or B, and it totals your sales excluding VAT, the output VAT at 15% on your invoices, the input VAT on expenses with a valid tax invoice, and the net VAT payable to SARS or refund due.

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How it works in the app

  1. Step 1

    Pick the period

    Choose Category A or B, then pick the VAT period from the list. This month, last month or your own dates work too.

  2. Step 2

    Check the figures

    The VAT201 summary shows sales excluding VAT, output VAT, input VAT and the net amount, with every invoice and expense listed underneath.

  3. Step 3

    File and keep the pack

    Capture the figures on SARS eFiling. Share the report as a PDF, or export a CSV for your bookkeeper.

The details that matter

  • Output VAT from your invoices

    Every invoice dated in the period counts, by invoice date. Drafts are left out.

  • Input VAT from your expenses

    Only expenses marked as having a valid tax invoice are claimed. The rest are listed, with the VAT not claimed shown.

  • Fixed costs included

    VAT on recurring costs like rent and software counts for the period, where you marked them as including VAT.

  • Category A and B periods

    The two-month SARS periods for both categories, and your phone remembers which one is yours.

Read the guide: VAT for Tradesmen in South Africa

Questions about vat report

Does BlitzBooks submit my VAT201 to SARS?

No. BlitzBooks works out the figures, and you capture them on SARS eFiling yourself or hand the report to your bookkeeper.

Is the VAT report included in the Solo plan?

Yes. The VAT report and every other report are in Solo at R200 a month. The Team plan only adds field-tech logins.

Which invoices does the VAT report count?

Every invoice that is not a draft and is dated inside the period you pick. It works on the invoice date, not the date you were paid.

Do I have to register for VAT?

Only once your taxable turnover passes R2.3 million in 12 months, the threshold from 1 April 2026. You can register voluntarily from R120,000. Our guide Do I need to register for VAT? has the detail.

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