Naude, who was investigating a case involving R37 million in unpaid taxes by a prominent businesswoman, survived a shooting in Umhlanga on Thursday
Chief revenue officer Johnstone Makhubu says better access to data has allowed the tax authority to conduct more effective lifestyle audits
The list of 450 terms aims to provide clarity and certainty about SARS’s strategic objective and to encourage compliance
The high court ruled banning the release of tax information was unconstitutional. Sars disagrees, saying is not only wrong but makes an exception of the former president
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper
Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, head of the South African Revenue Service, will not tolerate any political interference at the tax authority
The revenue service said that change in compliance behaviour of taxpayers has been observed since April
Meanwhile, billions of illegal cigarettes are flooding the informal markets as lockdown regulations are lifted at last
But his last minute affidavit does not resolve the bigger legal dispute between the South African Revenue Service and the public protector
The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.
The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records — despite a tweet from Zuma’s twitter account in November. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), Edward Kieswetter, are in a court battle after Kieswetter refused to […]
In her answering affidavit, the public protector says the Sars commissioner should withdraw or adjust his court case against her
The stand-off between the public protector and the taxman is about more than Zuma’s tax
While work to clean up Sars continues apace, there remains much to be done
This comes as Busisiwe Mkhwebane announced she’s investigating the appointment of South African Revenue Service commissioner
Damage done by ‘fake work’ of American consultancy runs into billions of rands and ruined families- Kieswetter
Judge says false allegations of corruption are “among the most serious and egregious”
Free speech is sacred, but reputations destroyed on falsehoods deserve to win defamation suits
The former deputy Sars commissioner says he is fully aware of the daunting task ahead of him
The party believes Ramaphosa’s possible pick for the position was picked through a corrupt process