Resources

Sky Tax Knowledge

Practitioner guides, workflows and tips for getting the most out of Sky Tax.

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Revised Tax Mandate (AI / POPIA Template)

Editable Word template — a revised tax mandate covering AI usage and POPIA compliance for your firm. Complete a short form and we'll email the editable Word document straight to your inbox.

Articles

Infographic showing the practitioner-controlled filing workflow: practitioner prepares, taxpayer reviews and approves, practitioner files to SARS through one controlled channel

Why Accfin Uses Practitioner-Controlled eFiling Access

Accfin strongly supports taxpayers knowing, understanding and approving their tax affairs. Our policy is about controlling who can change or submit information — not about withholding information from the taxpayer.

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Marked-up Sky provisional tax screen showing the ten key one-screen features

Why Sky Uses a One-Screen Approach — Control, Speed and Confidence for Serious Practitioners

Some Sky screens look busy. That is deliberate: one screen, one process, full control — built for high-volume professional practice work.

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ITR14 Trial Balance Import workflow showing import, map, review and file stages

ITR14 Filing: Stop Capturing — Start Producing

How Sky Tax turns the ITR14 from a manual SARS form into a structured production process driven by the trial balance.

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Sky Sticky Notes interface showing client workflow stages, note allocation, audit trail and management reporting dashboard

Sky Sticky Notes: The Built-In CRM System for a Modern Tax Practice

A built-in CRM-style reminder and communication system that keeps instructions, follow-ups, and staff responsibilities attached to the taxpayer record.

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Paperless Document Management in Sky — centralised document libraries, transaction filing, digital signatures and workflow notes

Paperless Document Management in Sky

Good document management is essential in a modern tax, trust, secretarial, FICA and compliance practice.

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Sky transaction evidence interface showing documents folder, sticky notes and audit-ready status linked directly to a transaction

Sky: Why Transaction Evidence Must Be Available at the Point of Processing

In a modern tax and accounting practice, the transaction itself is only part of the story.

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Sky Transactions screen showing IRP6 Ready for Submission and ITR12 Finalised statuses with locked indicator

Why Finalising Sky Transactions Matters

Finalising is a control point — it locks completed transactions, protects data integrity and tells the practice which records are ready for SARS.

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Illustration of layered filters narrowing a large client list down to a small targeted set

The Importance of Filters in Sky

Filters in Sky are a game changer — they turn huge client and document lists into targeted, manageable views, and they can be stacked repeatedly.

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Video guides

ITR14 Videos

Short walkthroughs showing how Sky imports a trial balance and produces the ITR14 without recapturing data.

ITR14 Trial Balance Import Video

Import Trial Balance