SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS PIN)
How to get and keep a green TCS PIN for tenders and contracts.
A **Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN** lets others verify, in real time, that your tax affairs are in order. Banks, clients and government all ask for it.
## How to get a green TCS
1. Make sure all returns are filed (income tax, VAT, PAYE where applicable).
2. Settle or arrange any outstanding debt with SARS.
3. Request your TCS PIN on eFiling.
## Keep it valid
A TCS can turn red the moment a return is late. Set reminders — or let us track it for you and nudge you before it lapses.
> A red TCS can lose you a contract overnight. Run a free Compliance Check to see your status.
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