Zuma back in taxman's good books
Jacob Zuma's ongoing spat with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) was "resolved" in Durban, the attorney for the African National Congress deputy president said on Wednesday. Media reports in February said Sars had questioned the completeness of Zuma's disclosure of his income and his failure to submit a tax return.
Jacob Zuma’s ongoing spat with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) was “resolved” in Durban, the attorney for the African National Congress deputy president said on Wednesday.
Zuma’s attorney Michael Hulley said: “The matter has been resolved.”
He refused to comment further.
Zuma was served with a summons in February. The Independent on Sunday at the time reported that the summons questioned the completeness of Zuma’s disclosure of his income and his failure to submit a tax return.
Hulley told the newspaper that the return had been filed late.
“We have no comment ...
Exactly how the matter had been resolved on Wednesday was not immediately clear.
Sars spokesperson Adrian Lackay was not immediately available for comment.—Sapa
