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SARS

What the KPMG saga says about shareholder activism
Article
/ 28 September 2017

What the KPMG saga says about shareholder activism

KPMG South Africa sets a potential example of how shareholders can attack the soft underbelly of private sector state capture enablers.

By Staff Reporter
KPMG comes clean but the dirt sticks
Article
/ 22 September 2017

KPMG comes clean but the dirt sticks

The firm’s mea culpa underestimated the anger that the effects of its negligence would unleash

By Staff Reporter
KPMG must disclose all Gupta dealings if it wants to redeem itself
Article
/ 22 September 2017

KPMG must disclose all Gupta dealings if it wants to redeem itself

The actions of the consultancy firm are not enough, nothing short of full disclosure will clear their name

By Jannie Rossouw
Ex-KPMG man in new Gupta probe
Article
/ 22 September 2017

Ex-KPMG man in new Gupta probe

The auditor who botched the Sars rogue unit report has links going back to Shaik

By Athandiwe Saba and Sihle Manda
Moleketi: Unit probed illicit trade, tax evasion
Article
/ 22 September 2017

Moleketi: Unit probed illicit trade, tax evasion

Moleketi: Unit probed illicit trade, tax evasion

By Dineo Bendile
What KPMG’s Gupta imbroglio says about corruption in SA
Article
/ 20 September 2017

What KPMG’s Gupta imbroglio says about corruption in SA

KPMG South Africa executives have set a new benchmark for the country assuming responsibility for wrongdoing in their organisation.

By Jannie Rossouw
Sasfin drops KPMG after 18 years over Gupta and Sars saga
Article
/ 19 September 2017

Sasfin drops KPMG after 18 years over Gupta and Sars saga

Sasfin will be changing its independent sponsor from KPMG Services to Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services from Tuesday, it said.

By Staff Reporter
A lazy legal system can’t win against a regime that protects agents of corruption
Article
/ 19 September 2017

A lazy legal system can’t win against a regime that protects agents of corruption

We must rethink the way our laws deal with corruption so we can better protect democracy

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Gordhan weighs in on KPMG in scathing no-holds barred statement
Article
/ 15 September 2017

Gordhan weighs in on KPMG in scathing no-holds barred statement

The report was at the heart of battles fought within SARS that saw a number of senior technocrats forced out of the agency.

By Lynley Donnelly
Sars ‘unduly delays’ tax refunds
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Sars ‘unduly delays’ tax refunds

Sars has been criticised for needlessly delaying refunds, harming those legitimately owed money

By Lynley Donnelly
Thieves pillaging our democracy
Article
/ 1 September 2017

Thieves pillaging our democracy

Eusebius McKaiser writes about "thieves" that are threatening South Africa’s democracy

By Eusebius McKaiser
Hawks poised to revive Gordhan charges
Article
/ 31 August 2017

Hawks poised to revive Gordhan charges

More are reportedly afoot to reinstate charges against former finance minister Pravin Gordhan.

By Staff Reporter
SARS chief financial officer quits
Article
/ 4 August 2017

SARS chief financial officer quits

SARS confirmed on Friday that CFO Matsobane Matlwa has resigned.

By Agency
Red tape stalls employers’ job seeker tax incentive
Article
/ 30 June 2017

Red tape stalls employers’ job seeker tax incentive

"The lack of clarity and the slow rate of payroll systems to program the complex rules has resulted in noncompliance"

By Staff Reporter
Nkandla: When will Sars complete Zuma’s fringe benefit tax assessment, DA demands
Article
/ 24 May 2017

Nkandla: When will Sars complete Zuma’s fringe benefit tax assessment, DA demands

The revenue service has taken three years to investigate the president’s tax liability on his home, which the DA estimates to be about R64-million.

By Jan Gerber
Editorial: Sars boss raises suspicions
Article
/ 17 March 2017

Editorial: Sars boss raises suspicions

If Moyane’s motive was not to improve the service or its business of tax collection, we have to ask what his real motives might be.

By Editorial
​‘Earning R1.5m a year is not rich’
Article
/ 14 March 2017

​‘Earning R1.5m a year is not rich’

Claims that the black middle class is hit hardest by the 45% tax rate are not backed by statistics.

By Staff Reporter
Is taxman massaging the numbers?
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Is taxman massaging the numbers?

The taxman denies it, but sources say refunds have been rolled over to paint a rosy picture.

By Pauli van Wyk
Letters to the editor: March 10 to 16 2017
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Letters to the editor: March 10 to 16 2017

Readers write in about SARS, land politics, and Eusebius McKaiser.

By Letters
Sars suspends customs investigator described as ‘one of the last jedis’
Article
/ 27 February 2017

Sars suspends customs investigator described as ‘one of the last jedis’

Kumaran Moodley was the last team member of Project Honey Badger, a unit at the tax agency which investigated customs and border offences.

By Angelique Serrao
Tom Moyane asks State Security Agency to investigate Sars leak
Article
/ 24 February 2017

Tom Moyane asks State Security Agency to investigate Sars leak

The Sars boss briefed the media on the finance minister’s statements about shortcomings at the tax agency.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout and Phillip De Wet
Moyane turns to Zuma in his bitter battle with Gordhan
Article
/ 24 February 2017

Moyane turns to Zuma in his bitter battle with Gordhan

Sixteen letters lay bare the sorry relationship between the holders of the nation’s purse strings.

By Pauli van Wyk
REVEALED: SARS’s secret plot against the M&G
Article
/ 24 January 2017

REVEALED: SARS’s secret plot against the M&G

Clandestine meeting held to thwart M&G investigation into SARS commissioner Tom Moyane’s relationship with President Jacob Zuma

By Angelique Serrao
Former Sars spokesperson says Tom Moyane accused him of conspiracy
Article
/ 23 January 2017

Former Sars spokesperson says Tom Moyane accused him of conspiracy

The South African Revenue Service commissioner did not give Adrian Lackay information so that he could answer media queries about a "rogue unit".

By Angelique Serrao
Fitch changes South Africa’s credit rating outlook to negative
Article
/ 25 November 2016

Fitch changes South Africa’s credit rating outlook to negative

Moody’s will release the review of its credit rating, which is at two levels above junk with a negative outlook, later on Friday

By Staff Reporter
Gordhan charges: ​‘Hawks held back Sars memo’
Article
/ 18 November 2016

Gordhan charges: ​‘Hawks held back Sars memo’

The unit is alleged to have had the evidence exonerating Pravin Gordhan all along

By Pauli van Wyk
Scathing Concourt ruling in Sars k-word case
Article
/ 8 November 2016

Scathing Concourt ruling in Sars k-word case

The Constitutional Court said a ruling that a Sars employee be reinstated was unreasonable after his use of the K-word saw him dismissed in 2007.

By News 24
NPA: Allegations of new charges against Gordhan are without merit
Article
/ 7 November 2016

NPA: Allegations of new charges against Gordhan are without merit

The new charges would relate to the establishment of a ‘rogue’ unit in 2007, when Gordhan was commissioner of SARS, the City Press reported.

By Thulani Gqirana
Moyane is the villain of the piece
Article
/ 4 November 2016

Moyane is the villain of the piece

If anyone can be found guilty of malicious prosecution, it is the Sars boss, an expert says.

By Staff Reporter
Book extract: Bedknobs and Broomsticks – a dossier of credible lies
Analysis
/ 4 November 2016

Book extract: Bedknobs and Broomsticks – a dossier of credible lies

Edited extract from ‘Rogue: The Inside Story of Sars’s Elite Crime-busting Unit’, by Johann van Loggerenberg with Adrian Lackay..

By Staff Reporter
Violent showdown in Sars office exposes plot against Gordhan
Article
/ 28 October 2016

Violent showdown in Sars office exposes plot against Gordhan

Symington can be heard expressing his surprise by the change in the Hawks’s tone after their return from the building where Moyane’s office is.

By Pauli van Wyk
Emails involving Hawks and NPA lead to ‘hostage’ drama at Sars office
Article
/ 26 October 2016

Emails involving Hawks and NPA lead to ‘hostage’ drama at Sars office

The M&G has seen footage of an altercation between Sars employee Vlok Symington, four Hawks officials and the bodyguard of Sars boss Tom Moyane.

By Pauli van Wyk
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