Mineral and Petroleum Resource Royalty

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What’s New?

30 September 2019 – MPRR FAQ’s
The purpose of the FAQs is to assist MPRR clients to prepare for and subscribe for eFiling and payment using the SARS eFiling system. Click here for the FAQs.
13 September 2019 – Payment changes
MPRR Payments can now only be made via eFiling into the SARS account and each payment must be accompanied by a completed return (MPR3). Payments can be made via the eFiling ‘Additional Payments’ function (also referred to as ‘Ad Hoc’ payment) to the ‘MINR’ tax type.

What must a taxpayer do to comply with the eFiling channel requirements?

If already using eFiling and making payments via eFiling:

Continue to use ONLY the eFiling process for making MPRR payments

If not already using eFiling or not making payments via eFiling:

Discontinue making EFT payments through online banking or Over the Counter payments at bank branches process

Register for eFiling if not already registered to file other taxes via eFiling

Capture and submit your banking details on eFiling for payments to SARS

Provide any requested information to SARS to confirm banking details.

What is MPRR?

In the past, mineral and petroleum resources were privately owned, meaning that payment for the extraction of these resources was payable to the State only under certain circumstances, e.g. where mining had been conducted on State-owned land.

To bring South Africa in line with prevailing international norms, the Department of Minerals and Energy promulgated the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA) in terms of which these resources are recognised as the common heritage of all the people of South Africa with the State as custodian thereof for the benefit of all South Africans.

The royalty is triggered on the transfer of a mineral extracted from within the Republic. As is the case for all other taxes, duties, levies, fees or money collected by SARS, the royalty collected is paid to the National Revenue Fund.

Who is it for?

The following persons/entity must register for the payment of the royalty to SARS:

Any persons/entity who holds a prospecting right, retention permit, exploration right, mining right, mining permit or production right or a lease or sublease in respect of such a right; or
Any persons/entity who wins or recovers a mineral resource extracted from within the Republic.

What steps must I take?

If you are registering with SARS for the first time and you do not have a tax number, you must do an entity registration at a SARS branch. The entity will be able to subscribe to MPRR on eFiling through completion of the RAV01 form’s MPRR section. You can also take the completed MPR1 to the SARS branch. At the branch, an agent will assist the entity to complete the RAV01 form and submit the required supporting documents.

If the entity is already registered, the entity will be able to subscribe to MPRR on eFiling through completion of the RAV01 form using the MPRR subscription container. For queries on registration, the SARS Contact Centre can be contacted on 0800 00 7277 or the nearest SARS branch should be visited. Once registration has been completed and a tax number is given, the entity can then register for eFiling, which is a free and convenient way of interacting with SARS.

Once registration and subscription is in place, the declaration process should be followed. The completed MPR3 return must be completed, scanned and emailed to [email protected].

What is the rate for the royalty?

The rate for the royalty is determined according to a formula contemplated in subsections (1) and (2) of section 4 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalties Act, 2008 and differentiates between the refined and unrefined conditions of the mineral resource, and are currently as follows –

for refined mineral resources: minimum of 0.5% to a maximum of 5%
for unrefined mineral resources: minimum of 0.5% to a maximum of 7%.

When and how should the royalty be paid?

Payments can be made via the eFiling channel using the “Additional payment” option to the “MINR” tax type. Note that bank channels were discontinued for MPRR payments on 13 September 2019, which implies that all MPRR payments will only be payable by using the eFiling channel. An eFiling profile should be set up for each MPRR taxpayer, and all payments should be made via this channel to ensure no issues are experienced when banking channels are discontinued.

Note that each payment must be accompanied by a completed MPR3 form as required by legislation for the two provisional payments, the third excess payment and the final return (if a further payment is necessary).

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