SARS compliance without the last-minute scramble
LEDGA builds your returns from transactions you have already captured, tracks every SARS deadline with the amount attached, and shows your tax position as it builds through the period.
No card required. From R149/month after your trial.
Why compliance goes wrong
Penalties are rarely about unwillingness to pay. They are about dates arriving before the paperwork is ready.
Deadlines that arrive without warning
VAT201 is due by the 25th of the month following your tax period. EMP201 is due by the 7th. Provisional tax lands twice a year. LEDGA keeps these dates in one list with the amount attached, so nothing surfaces the week it is due.
Returns rebuilt from scratch every period
If your figures live in a spreadsheet, every return is a fresh reconciliation. LEDGA builds the return from transactions you have already captured, so the numbers come from your books rather than a retyped summary.
Not knowing what you owe until you file
Your VAT and PAYE position updates as you capture invoices and run payroll. You can see the liability building through the period instead of discovering it at submission.
What LEDGA prepares for you
VAT and provisional tax are included in every paid plan. EMP201 and payroll calculations come with the R199/month payroll add-on.
VAT201 built from your books
Output VAT comes from invoices you issued, input VAT from expenses you captured. LEDGA totals both sides for the period so you can check the return against your own records before you file.
EMP201 from your payroll run
PAYE, UIF and SDL are calculated per employee against SARS tax tables when you run payroll, then totalled into the EMP201 figures for the month.
Every deadline in one list
VAT201, EMP201 and provisional tax dates sit together with status and amount, so you can see what is filed, what is coming, and what it will cost.
Provisional tax estimates
LEDGA works out an estimated provisional tax figure from your recorded income, which is what most freelancers and directors get caught out by in August and February.
Records that back the return up
SARS can ask you to support a submission. Invoices, expenses and receipts stay attached to the transactions behind each return rather than in a separate folder.
Plain-language explanations
Each field is explained in ordinary English. You should understand what you are signing before you submit it, not just trust the total.
How a filing period actually runs
You still file on eFiling. What changes is how much work happens in the days before.
Capture as you go
Issue invoices and record expenses through the month. This is the work that makes every return afterwards straightforward.
Review the prepared figures
At period end, open the return. The totals are already assembled from your transactions, so your job is checking rather than building.
Submit on SARS eFiling
Use the prepared figures to complete your submission on eFiling, then mark the period filed in LEDGA so your deadline list stays accurate.
Common questions
Does LEDGA submit my returns to SARS automatically?
No, and you should be careful of any tool that claims to. LEDGA prepares the figures for VAT201, EMP201 and provisional tax from your own transactions, and you file on SARS eFiling. You stay in control of what gets submitted in your name.
Which returns does LEDGA help with?
VAT201 for VAT-registered businesses, EMP201 for monthly employer declarations covering PAYE, UIF and SDL, and provisional tax estimates. Company income tax returns are not prepared in LEDGA, so your accountant still handles the ITR14 at year end.
When are VAT201 and EMP201 actually due?
VAT201 is generally due by the 25th of the month following the end of your tax period, or the last business day of that month if you file and pay through eFiling. EMP201 is due by the 7th of the following month. LEDGA tracks these dates for you, but confirm your own periods on eFiling.
Do I need to be VAT registered to use this?
No. If you are below the SARS registration threshold you can use LEDGA for invoicing, expenses and bookkeeping without any VAT features, and turn VAT on when you register.
Is payroll included in the plan price?
Payroll is a R199 per month add-on on top of your plan. Bookkeeping, invoicing and VAT are included in the plan itself from R149 per month.
Is this a substitute for an accountant?
No. LEDGA keeps your records clean and your returns prepared, which makes your accountant faster and cheaper to work with. It does not give tax advice, and anything on this page is general information rather than advice for your situation.
Related reading: how to complete a VAT201 return and registering as an employer for PAYE.
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