title: South Africa — Tax: What is the tax take? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/taxes/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [South Africa](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/) Tax South Africa · Question 05 of 11 # Tax: What is the tax take? Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · [Back to full South Africa report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | South Africa (ZA) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | | | Expert approved Last collected | 11 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Licensed operators pay a provincial gambling tax on GGR. Counsel confines the 10-15% range to casinos and states that it depends on the province; the lower bound is unreconciled, this record's compliance figures having carried 6-15% against counsel's 10%, and the divergence is flagged rather than si… ## Full section analysis Licensed operators pay a provincial gambling tax on GGR. Counsel confines the 10-15% range to casinos and states that it depends on the province; the lower bound is unreconciled, this record's compliance figures having carried 6-15% against counsel's 10%, and the divergence is flagged rather than silently resolved. Statutory penalties differ by licensee type on counsel's authority: ZAR 50,000-500,000 for casinos, and ZAR 15,000-20,000 for bookmakers. The National Treasury has consulted since November 2025 on a 20% GGR tax on online gambling; the consultation is a sourced fact, but counsel's position is that there is no imminent threat of the increase, so it should not be read as impending or likely. Corporate tax is 27%, VAT 15% (gambling services treatment varies), and dividends withholding tax is 20%.