Yes you can.

SARS often imposes Administrative Penalties of R250 per month on companies for every annual tax return that is overdue. Individuals normally get hit with R2 000 per month per return.

These penalties can quickly grow to 10s of 1000s of Rands. So, you get scared and pay but still don’t do those returns. More penalties and maybe more payments.

Finally, you (or your accountant) wake up and do the returns.

Now what?

You can ask for a remission of penalties which is usually granted, or

You can wait and see what happens.

Remarkably, SARS usually reverses the penalties and refunds those payments even if you just wait and see.