The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has warned taxpayers about a new WhatsApp scam targeting their personal information. Sars this week noted a rise in complaints about fraudsters posing as officials from the revenue service and asking for…
The ANC on Monday denied that it owes the taxman more than R100m. In a statement‚ the ruling party dismissed as false a report by the Daily Maverick that it had been given 10 days by the SA Revenue Service to settle the bill. The report…
A senior National Treasury official has described the conduct of the Guptas and other companies who looted public funds as “treason” and says the government will stop at nothing to ensure their imprisonment. National Treasury deputy…
A man who tried to smuggle US dollars worth about R2m out of the country has forfeited the money to the SA Revenue Service and earned a criminal record‚ but escaped jail time. Muhammad Zakariyya Sheik Aboo was caught with the undeclared…
A Limpopo man who defrauded revenue service Sars of nearly R1.7m was sentenced in the Mankweng regional court on Wednesday to an effective four years in jail. Evans Setshedi, 41, submitted fraudulent tax returns on behalf of a…
Revenue service Sars said on Friday it had terminated the services of its head of legal, Refiloe Mokoena, with immediate effect. It said the decision was taken after a disciplinary hearing chaired by a senior counsel from the Johannesburg…
Mark Kingon has been appointed the acting commissioner for the SA Revenue Service‚ the Treasury announced on Tuesday morning. This follows the suspension with immediate effect by President Cyril Ramaphosa of current commissioner Tom…
By Nomahlubi Jordaan Former finance minister Trevor Manuel says those implicated in the KPMG scandal should go to jail. “People should go to jail because of how they have been covered and how this rot was allowed to continue in the way…
What are you prepared to pay for cranberries‚ kiwi and a single scoop of ice cream? Thanks to the international auditing firm‚ KPMG‚ and the South African Revenue Service‚ the Guptas were able to have all their wedding dessert and eat it…
BY KYLE COWAN SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane says the revenue service will be taking legal action against auditing firm KPMG after it withdrew its report into the so-called “rogue unit”. Moyane said he was only notified of KPMG’s decision…
BY LINDA ENSOR The Treasury has agreed to withdraw its controversial proposal to repeal a six-month tax exemption on foreign income earned abroad. Instead, it plans to introduce a R1-million threshold before taxes are imposed, in…
BY KYLE COWAN SARS official Vlok Symington has hit back at his employer‚ who in court papers filed on Monday denied his allegations of political interference at the Revenue Service. The High Court battle started in August when Symington…
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan is being investigated by the Hawks over the alleged bugging of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) offices in 2007‚ Business Day reported on Thursday. The newspaper said Gordhan’s predecessor…
By Kyle Cowan South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane has denied in a statement that he met any member of the Gupta family during a visit to Dubai in Decemeber 2015. The Times on Thursday reported that travel records…
If you have a good job overseas‚ living in a country where the tax rate is 25%‚ but your salary falls into South Africa’s 45% tax bracket‚ the taxman now wants to come after you to collect the difference of 20%. Jerry Botha‚ a managing…
