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 Bar. Sars said Mokoena was found guilty of serious misconduct. “Sars has accepted the chairperson’s recommendation..
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Unlawful R420m Gupta VAT refund – Sars legal head fired with immediate effect
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Senior SARS official resigns to escape prosecution
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Another senior executive has agreed with the SA Revenue Service to retire with immediate effect. The retirement is part of the “cleaning” process the Revenue Service is doing, and a spokesman said Teboho Mokoena, the suspended chief of the human development division, agreed to leave the taxpayer’s service. In return, the Revenue Service has undertaken..
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Sars auditors jailed after being caught with R200,000 cash bribe to make KZN businessman tax problems disappear
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Two former SA Revenue Service (Sars) customs auditors will spend three years in jail for attempting to solicit a bribe from a prominent KwaZulu-Natal businessman “to make his tax problems disappear”. Pranesh Maharaj and Reuben Moodley were both caught red-handed with cash bribes of R100,000 in brown envelopes during a police operation in March last..
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Struggling SARS is being burdened by striking staff who insist on higher wages – this act could cripple the economy even further
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The struggling SA Revenue Service (SARS) is being pushed even more into the mud with staff who stop striking higher wages. With unions behind the strikes, SARS is now in its third working day of strike and all the bigger offices are affected. The union’s supporters demand an increase of over 11% while the employer..
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Tom Moyane: the devil incarnate! – described himself as the best Sars commissioner in the democratic era even though his mismanagement lead to revenue shortfalls and the country being hit with a VAT increase this year
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Suspended SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane attacked the judge heading a commission of inquiry into the tax agency during his reign as irrational and biased, saying murderers and serial rapists would get better treatment. Moyane has described himself as the best Sars commissioner in the democratic era and has rejected accusations that his..
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Today is a full day of hearings into corporate scandals in Parliament
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South African corporate scandals will be the order of the day in Parliament on Tuesday, as the standing committee on finance rolls up its sleeves for a full day of hearings into the imbroglios at Steinhoff, KPMG, VBS Mutual Bank, and the SA Revenue Service.
The committee will start by receiving briefings on Capitec Bank and VBS Mutual Bank on Tuesday morning.
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Scopa to call KPMG to parliament over SARS ‘rogue unit’ retraction
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Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Sopa) will call KPMG to appear before parliament to account on its conduct regarding the SA Revenue Service (SARS) ‘rogue unit’ report and the subsequent withdrawal of some parts of this report, it said in a statement on Monday. Scopa’s ANC study group whip Mnyamezeli Booi said: “KPMG must..
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