BULK VAT NIL RETURNS
Submit your VAT nil returns in bulk
SARS wants a VAT201 every period, even when there’s nothing to declare. Filing those empty returns one profile at a time is a drain. Konsise lets you submit nil VAT201 returns for every entity that needs one to SARS in a single batch.
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WHY IT MATTERS
A nil return is still a return
While an entity is registered for VAT, SARS expects a VAT201 for every tax period, even if there are no transactions. Miss it, and the consequences are the same as any late return: administrative penalties, interest, and a dent in the entity’s compliance record. The problem is scale. A firm with a book of dormant companies, or a group mid-restructuring, can face dozens of nil returns each period, each one a separate eFiling login to submit nothing. The bulk nil return tool turns that afternoon of clicking into a single action, so the empty returns are filed on time, and your compliance stays intact.
WHAT YOU GET
Every nil return, filed in one go
Submit many at once
Select every entity with a nil VAT201 for the period and submit them together, a portfolio of returns in a single action.
Nil returns, ready to go
Konsise surfaces the entities with a nil VAT201 for the period, so you can see and confirm them at a glance before submitting.
Straight to SARS
Returns are submitted directly to SARS through Konsise’s eFiling integration, as a SARS-approved ISV, no re-keying, no separate logins.
Across your whole portfolio
Whether you manage a book of clients or a group of entities, bulk submission spans them all, dormant subsidiaries included.
On time, every period
File the easy returns in seconds, so they’re never the ones that slip, keeping penalties and interest off entities that owe nothing.
Deregistration-ready
Clear the outstanding nil returns that stand between an inactive entity and VAT deregistration.
Built for the entities that owe nothing
Bulk nil VAT201 submission is for the situations where the returns are many, and the numbers are zero:
- Dormant subsidiaries that stay VAT-registered but trade nothing
- Groups mid-restructure, where entities are paused between activity
- Quiet periods for an otherwise active entity with no VAT transactions
- Deregistration clean-up, completing the outstanding returns SARS needs first
- Firms with a large book, filing nil returns across many clients each period
Need to see who’s compliant before you file? Start with tax compliance checking. Monitoring submissions and payments more broadly? See SARS submission & payment monitoring.
FAQ
Bulk VAT nil returns. Frequently asked questions
What is a VAT nil return?
It’s a VAT201 return for a tax period in which the entity had no VAT to declare, no output or input VAT, so the return is zero. SARS still requires it while the entity is VAT-registered
Do I have to submit a VAT return if there were no transactions?
Yes. A registered VAT vendor must submit a VAT201 for every tax period, even a nil one, by the due date, or risk penalties and interest for non-submission.
What does bulk submission do?
It lets you submit the nil VAT201 returns for many entities to SARS at once, instead of logging into each eFiling profile and filing them one by one.
Which entities does it cover?
Every VAT-registered entity you manage in Konsise that has a nil return for the period, across a client portfolio or a group structure.
Does it submit directly to SARS?
Yes. Konsise is a SARS-approved ISV that submits returns directly to SARS via its eFiling integration.
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Stop filing empty VAT returns one at a time
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