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Inter-seta transfer (IST)

This is the process of transferring a company from one SETA to another. Such a transfer may be done under any of the following circumstances:

✓ If the company has been incorrectly registered and the main business activity is not aligned with the industrial scope of the SETA.

✓ If the main business of the company has changed since its previous registration with SARS, which now allows it to better suit the industrial scope of a different SETA.

✓ If the employer falls within the jurisdiction of more than one SETA and the employer’s application to transfer to a new SETA is motivated by:

    ✓ Workforce composition

    ✓ Remuneration amounts paid or payable to different employee categories

    ✓ Training requirements of different employee categories

✓ An IST 01 form must be submitted to their current SETA.

✓ The IST 01 form must be submitted to SASSETA.

✓ The new SETA must approve the application and forward the signed application to the Department of Higher Education and Training      (DHET).

✓ DHET will then verify the request and submit the form to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) who will process the change.

✓ Please note that this process can sometimes prove to be time-consuming.

✓ If the application is declined by the relevant SETA, an organisation can dispute this with the SETA in question.

✓ Should the transfer remain delayed, it can be escalated to DHET.

✓ Although the new SETA will facilitate this process, it cannot be held responsible for delayed changes and associated inconveniences.

✓ Each organisation bears the responsibility to ensure their registration with the correct SETA and to monitor the process, ensuring that it is completed.