A new way for finance managers to store tax filing information, optimise efficiency and reduce tax headaches.

Managing tax filings can overwhelm finance teams handling multiple submissions. Konsise delivers immediate value through advanced tax filing software: a single source of truth that combines professional tax filing with robust tax management tools for obligations, deadlines, and records. By centralising your data from day one, its tax filing software is compatible with SARS eFiling and supports preparation, filing coordination, and evidence-led tax compliance. Tax preparation software helps teams prepare information before submission, while specialist advisers retain responsibility for tax calculations and advice.

Before implementation, teams can document entities, obligations, roles, deadlines and SARS workflows in a Business Requirements Specification. This creates a clear foundation for consistent tax management across finance, payroll and external advisers.

Philip Tillman, Managing Director of Konsise, says, “What we’re trying to do is shift teams from time-consuming manual processes using Excel and legacy tools like SharePoint, to a more efficient, streamlined system. The platform improves the management of a company’s tax responsibilities, deadlines and record-keeping in a whole new way.”

The efficiency gains are significant for complex entities, including multinationals. They may handle hundreds of tax returns each year, covering corporate income tax and other obligations. Recurring provisional tax returns add further deadlines, while multiple tax returns create additional review and approval work.

Reducing paperwork helps finance professionals focus on higher-value activities. It also gives managers clearer oversight of submissions across entities and jurisdictions.

Make compliance simpler

The platform reduces the risk to businesses created by paper-based filing systems. Tax software compatible with SARS eFiling stores supporting documents in a logical, searchable framework. Professional tax software helps preserve audit trails, income tax reference numbers and tax certificates alongside the relevant records.

For payroll teams, tax software compatible with SARS eFiling supports the wider filing workflow, while e@syFile Employer serves distinct employer payroll processes. Teams can record payroll submissions, EMP501 reconciliations, and each employer’s interim reconciliation, along with the related approvals and deadlines.

Konsise also helps coordinate an employer’s interim reconciliation when payroll figures, employee records, and supporting evidence require review. A second employer interim reconciliation record can link approvals, correspondence, and final documents within a single controlled workflow.

“Fifty percent of companies wouldn’t have their original supporting documents if SARS came to audit them within the stipulated five years,” explains Philip. “For example, if they need to provide documents for an audit from three years ago, most organisations don’t have the original documents to be able to support their tax filings to achieve that.”

For an audit, tax software compatible with SARS eFiling keeps tax returns, supporting documents and a statement of account accessible. It can also retain records for an employer’s interim reconciliation and a further employer’s interim reconciliation, helping finance managers and tax practitioners evidence tax compliance. This supports review of tax calculations without suggesting that the platform replaces specialist calculation tools.

Konsise connects filing workflows with status information from SARS and data or processes supplied by independent software vendors. It can also help teams coordinate information from other independent software vendors without implying a specific integration. Electronic submission is distinct from monitoring status, retaining records and reviewing tax assessment information.

“By integrating with SARS, Konsise reduces the reliance on e-filing for status information. It ensures that you never forget another deadline, never miss a SARS correspondence and never lose any records again.”

Tax software compatible with SARS eFiling helps finance teams monitor statements of account and assign correspondence to the correct owner. Workflow management supports deadline ownership and can reduce the likelihood of administrative penalties. Electronic submission remains separate from the platform’s record-keeping and approval controls.

Future-ready and relevant

In step with the evolving workplace, Konsise supports teams working remotely. Tax software compatible with SARS eFiling gives authorised users visibility of recurring provisional tax returns and tax returns from different locations. Cloud tax platforms provide controlled access, security and scalability without relying on local filing cabinets.

A second tax software use case compatible with SARS eFiling is multi-entity oversight. Cloud tax platforms help coordinate recurring provisional tax returns, payroll submissions and employer obligations across distributed teams. Professional tax software adds filing visibility and workflow control, while tax management keeps responsibilities clear. Employee records and tax certificates can remain centralised for authorised users.

Remote teams can also document four recurring employer interim reconciliation processes. Each employer’s interim reconciliation can track source records, approvals and deadlines. A further employer interim reconciliation can support review, while the final employer interim reconciliation record preserves the completed evidence.

The secure, cloud-based software enables companies of different sizes to manage VAT, payroll and corporate tax in South Africa and elsewhere. For payroll teams, e@syFile Employer remains relevant to employer-specific processes, including EMP501 reconciliations. Konsise can support cross-entity tax preparation through tax preparation software, without replacing specialist tax calculations.

A Business Requirements Specification helps larger organisations apply consistent onboarding across entities. This supports professional tax software workflows for corporate tax responsibilities, including corporate income tax. It also helps teams retrieve income tax reference numbers and coordinate records from independent software vendors.

Smaller companies can use corporate tax software to bring filing records and deadlines into one place. Multinationals need scalable corporate tax software for multiple entities, countries and approval paths. Professional tax software supports both models with controlled access, searchable evidence and clear filing ownership.

Konsise is a solution that does for tax management what a CRM system does for sales management. It gives finance teams centralised tax records, visibility into statements of account, and workflow control, helping them move beyond lever arch files and SharePoint folders. Professional tax software provides the audit trail and filing visibility needed for modern tax management.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does tax filing software cost?

The cost of tax filing software typically varies with your organisation’s size, the number of entities managed, and the specific modules required. Solutions range from standard packages for smaller companies to scalable enterprise platforms designed for multinationals handling complex multi-jurisdictional obligations.

What is tax filing software?

Tax filing software helps finance teams organise tax obligations, deadlines, records, and supporting documents within a single, controlled system. It can support preparation and filing coordination while specialist advisers remain responsible for tax calculations and advice.

Is Konsise compatible with SARS eFiling?

Konsise is designed to support tax workflows compatible with SARS eFiling, including filing coordination, correspondence tracking, and statement-of-account visibility. Electronic submission remains distinct from the platform’s record-keeping, approval and workflow controls.

How does tax software help with SARS audits?

The software keeps tax returns, supporting documents, tax certificates and related records accessible in a searchable framework. This helps finance managers and tax practitioners evidence compliance and retrieve information required during an audit.

Can tax filing software support payroll obligations?

Yes, it can help teams coordinate payroll submissions, EMP501 reconciliations, and employer interim reconciliation records, along with related approvals and deadlines. e@syFile Employer remains relevant to employer-specific payroll processes.

Does tax filing software replace tax advisers?

No. Tax filing software supports tax preparation, workflow management, record-keeping and filing visibility, but it does not replace specialist tax calculations or professional advice.