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Deadline calendar
The compliance year, on one line
Seven fixed dates and two rolling ones drive most compliance work in South Africa. We plan the evidence backwards from each of them. Select a date to see what it asks for and where the rule comes from.
The year at a glance
The shaded months are the Employment Equity reporting window. The dashed line is today.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
15 January
Online EEA2 and EEA4 submissions close for designated employers.
Employment Equity Regulations 2025, regulation 10(3).
31 March
NGER greenhouse gas report for the previous calendar year, submitted through SAGERS by registered data providers.
National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations.
30 April
Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report to your SETA. On time and levies paid up, you qualify for the mandatory grant.
SETA Grant Regulations. Extensions are not guaranteed.
July, by the second-last working day
Annual carbon tax account and payment on SARS eFiling. We keep the activity data your tax practitioner needs; we do not prepare returns.
SARS environmental levy guidance, Carbon Tax Act 15 of 2019.
Last working day of August
EEA14 notice if a designated employer cannot report on time.
Employment Equity Regulations 2025.
1 September
EE online reporting opens. This cycle is widely described as the first assessed against the sector targets in the 2025 to 2030 plan.
Employment Equity Regulations 2025.
First working day of October
Hand-delivered EE reports, signed by the CEO, close. Online stays open to 15 January.
Employment Equity Regulations 2025, regulation 10(2).
For planning only. Regulators set these dates and can move them. Confirm on the official source. B-BBEE certificates, sworn affidavits and s53 EE compliance certificates run for 12 months from issue.
Every date
Who each deadline applies to
For planning only. Regulators set these dates and can move them, and some move to the next working day when they fall on a weekend or public holiday. Confirm on the official source before you rely on a date.
| When | What and who | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 January | Online EEA2 (EE report) and EEA4 (income differentials) close. Designated employers: 50 or more employees. | EE Regulations 2025, reg 10(3) |
| 31 March | NGER greenhouse gas report for the previous calendar year, submitted through SAGERS. Registered data providers under the NGER Regulations. | NGER Regulations (amendment) |
| 30 April | Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report to your SETA. Levy-paying employers who want the mandatory grant. Extensions are not guaranteed. | SETA notice (MICT SETA example) |
| July, by the second-last working day | Annual carbon tax account and payment on SARS eFiling. Entities liable under the Carbon Tax Act. We keep the activity data your tax practitioner needs; we do not prepare returns. | SARS carbon tax |
| Last working day of August | EEA14 notice from a designated employer that cannot report on time. | EE Regulations 2025 |
| 1 September | EE online reporting opens. The 2026 to 2027 cycle is widely described as the first in which designated employers report against annual targets under the 2025 to 2030 plan. | EE Online |
| First working day of October | Hand-delivered EE reports, signed by the CEO, close. Online submission stays open to 15 January. | EE Regulations 2025, reg 10(2) |
| Rolling, 12 months | B-BBEE certificate from a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or an EME or QSE sworn affidavit. Plan the renewal three months ahead. | the dtic, B-BBEE Codes |
| Rolling, 12 months | Section 53 EE compliance certificate for employers contracting with the state, requested on EEA15. | EE Regulations 2025 |
For planning only. Not legal or tax advice. Last reviewed 6 November 2026.
Plan backwards
Each date has a lead time
An EE report needs a workforce profile and consultation records weeks before January. A WSP needs your training records before April. A B-BBEE verification needs a full evidence file before the agency's site visit. We set the plan from the date, not from the day someone remembers it.
Put your dates in one plan
Tell us which of these apply to you and when your current certificates expire.