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No proof of address in the correct name?

If you can't provide proof of address in your own name, or in the company's name, SARS accepts a two-part confirmation from the person who does hold proof for that address. This is done using the SARS CRA01 form.

The two-part CRA01 route

01

The address holder completes and signs the SARS CRA01

The owner, landlord or lawful occupier of the property completes and signs the SARS CRA01 form, confirming that the person or company resides at, or carries on business at, that address.

02

The same signatory supplies their own proof of address

That third party then attaches their own accepted proof of address showing the same address, in their own name, and dated within the last three months.

Get the official SARS CRA01 form

Download the Confirmation of Residential or Business Address form directly from SARS.

Download CRA01 from SARS

What the CRA01 must contain

  • The third party's personal and contact details

  • The third party's ID or passport information

  • The full physical address

  • The third party's relationship to the taxpayer or entity

  • The company's registered name and registration number

  • The tax reference number, where applicable

  • The date and the third party's signature

  • The third party's own recent proof of the identical address (within three months)

Requirements to get right

  • The address on the CRA01 and the address on the supporting proof must match exactly.

  • The CRA01 form must be signed.

  • The supporting document must be dated within the last three months.

  • The address must be the person's or the company's genuine physical address.

Import / export applications

For import and export applications, SARS may require a company-address affidavit sworn before a commissioner of oaths, rather than the CRA01. Confirm which document applies before preparing it.

If your business has moved

Confirm your declared address is current before preparing any documents. If the business has moved, the address on file with SARS may need to be updated first so that everything matches.

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