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The VAT deregistration calculator

On 1 April 2026 the compulsory VAT registration threshold jumped from R1 million to R2,3 million — the first increase since 2009. Thousands of businesses that had to be registered no longer do. Staying registered is sometimes still the right call. But now it is a choice.

Deregistering has a once-off price: exit VAT — output tax on the assets and stock the business keeps on the day it leaves the VAT net. This calculator puts that number in front of you before you decide.

What it does

Tests your turnover against the current R2,3 million threshold — the printed SARS form still says R1 million; the calculator explains the difference.
Works the exit VAT out asset by asset: cost price and today's realistic value per item, on the lesser of the two, exactly as the VAT Act values it.
Handles trading stock line by line, unpaid suppliers, and the assets the charge does not touch.
Fills in a VAT123e working proof as you type — print it on its own, or print the full working paper.
Walks through the whole SARS process step by step — including the part most people get wrong: you pay nothing when you apply, and you keep charging VAT until SARS confirms your final period.

Private by construction

The calculator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us — or to anyone. Close the tab and it stays on your machine; there is a demo client built in if you would rather explore with made-up numbers first.

Open the calculator →Book a call

The calculator is free and needs nothing from you. If you would rather have the exit-VAT number checked before you file the VAT123e, that is work we do: Accounting Connect is a Professional Accountant (SA) practice in Oudtshoorn, handling VAT registration and deregistration for clients across South Africa.

General information, not tax advice. The exit-VAT rules carry exceptions that depend on your facts — confirm the outcome with a registered tax practitioner before acting on it.