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Tobacco products have been banned since Cyril Ramaphosa announced the nationwide lockdown. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ILLEGAL CIGARETTES

Sars issues tender to prevent illicit cigarette trade

The tax agency has been working to beef up its fight against the illicit cigarette trade

  • Lameez Omarjee
2 min read
Tough job: Sars head Edward Kieswetter. The tax agency has raised the threshold for filing individual returns
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Kieswetter ‘honoured’ by Sars appointment but aware of difficult task ahead

The former deputy Sars commissioner says he is fully aware of the daunting task ahead of him

  • Natasha Marrian
2 min read
Maria Ramos (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ABSA

What’s next for Maria Ramos?

After leading Absa for a decade, Ramos is retiring from her post as chief executive at the end of February

  • Gemma Ritchie
3 min read
This is the third time Kingon’s acting appointment has been extended. He replaced Tom Moyane in March when he was suspended as commissioner. (Moneyweb)
MARK KINGON

Acting Sars boss Mark Kingon’s term extended for the third time

Tito Mboweni will assist the president in ‘immediately commencing the process’ to appoint a new Commissioner

  • Tehillah Nieselow
2 min read
‘The philosophy of Steve Biko was fundamentally the antithesis of this lie. It was about establishing the principles of which a new and more humane society would be established in our country,’ says President Cyril Ramaphosa (Twitter: The Presidency)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Ramaphosa to appoint new SARS commissioner soon

​President Cyril Ramaphosa says the judgment was ‘a step towards stabilising Sars’

  • Agency
1 min read
Former South African Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane appointed KPMG to investigate the allegations of a so-called ‘rogue unit’ in Sars. (Paul Botes/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Court dismisses Moyane’s bid to overturn his dismissal

The Pretoria high court has ruled President Cyril Ramaphosa may appoint a new Sars commissioner

  • Sibongile Khumalo
2 min read
Never-ending: Shenge’s still hanging on to the Inkatha Freedom Party. He’s being doing so for nearly as long as I have lived. Photo: Oupa Nkosi
IFP

Sars makes my Monday

Since Tom’s ‘decommissioning’ things at the revenue service are looking up

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Lebelo’s affidavit follows a recent attempt by Moyane to challenge the commission, which resulted in the Constitutional Court dismissing his case. (SABC)
LUTHER LEBELO

Close to R1m in taxpayer money used to resurrect evidence on ‘rogue unit’

Sars employment relation group executive Luther Lebelo spent taxpayer money on legal services to prepare him to testify at the Nugent commission

  • Tebogo Tshwane
4 min read
Emptying pockets: South African Revenuse Service acting commissioner Mark Kingon
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

SARS working on restoring credibility and trust — Kingon

The reputation of Sars was tarnished under the leadership of suspended commissioner Tom Moyane following several allegations

  • Thulebona Mhlanga
3 min read
The Sars inquiry hearings were last held in June. (Gallo Images)
MARK KINGON

SAIPA: Sars is pulling out all stops to reverse Moyane ‘near disasters’

According to the accounting body, Sars seems to be pulling out all the stops to collect taxes in an efficient and effective way

  • Agency
2 min read
The revenue service reduced the credit book on VAT refunds from R41.8-billion in September 2018 to R25-billion by the end of the financial year, acting Sars commissioner Mark Kingon said.
MARK KINGON

Sars kicks off tax season with charter outlining taxpayers’ rights

The Revenue Service is taking steps to improve the service delivered to taxpayers

  • Lameez Omarjee
5 min read
The revenue service reduced the credit book on VAT refunds from R41.8-billion in September 2018 to R25-billion by the end of the financial year, acting Sars commissioner Mark Kingon said.
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Nene extends Kingon term

Mark Kingon was initially appointed as acting commissioner on March 19

  • Kiri Rupiah
1 min read
(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
MARK KINGON

Shorter tax season coming soon

The tax season will now open on July 1 and end October 31 and applies to all individual non-provisional taxpayers

  • Thulebona Mhlanga
3 min read
The revenue service reduced the credit book on VAT refunds from R41.8-billion in September 2018 to R25-billion by the end of the financial year, acting Sars commissioner Mark Kingon said.
MARK KINGON

Shorter tax season coming soon

SARS has announced the shortening of its 2018 tax season by three weeks ending at the end of October

  • Thulebona Mhlanga
3 min read
The widows’ salaries are below the tax threshold. However when the spousal pension is added to their income, they qualify for tax and end up owing Sars. (Gallo)
MARK KINGON

SARS cuts deadline for tax returns

The deadline for manual submissions is September 21, while provisional taxpayers will have until January 31 2019 to file

  • Sibongile Khumalo
2 min read