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.. Continue reading…
Mashiane, Moodley and Monana, a law firm in South-Africa sent SARS a hefty bill of R795,000 for services rendered. It was believed to be legal advice to SARS’s human resources head, Luther Lebelo, which was delivered by David Maphakela. During the hearing Monday, Maphakela refused to deliver oral witnesses despite Judge Nugent’s assignment. Nugent warned.. Continue reading…
Many South Africans have expressed outrage at Sars chief officer for digital and IT, Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane, earning over R3 million a year. The anger comes after Makhekhe-Mokhuane made headlines following her appearance in an SABC TV interview. Makhekhe-Mokhuane was on SABC News for an interview about Sars’ IT systems, but spoke about Sars bursaries for.. Continue reading…
Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane makes a fool of herself twice in two days, on both occasions on being questioned regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement at Sars. In the same week the media is removed from a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee hearing on alleged corruption in the Department of Water and sanitation. The ANC, DA and IFP says the.. Continue reading…
South Africa witnessed one of the worst examples of Affirmative Action BEE incompetence right on national television this morning. After a senior official of the Revenue Service testified to a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry that the e-filing system is operating at only 20% capacity following an abrupt cut of any upgrading to the system since.. Continue reading…
Tom Monyane and the consulting company Gartner’s R200 million inquiry around the Information Technology system and strategy upgrade brought SARS to a point where the digital infrastructure is at the point of collapse. This is Andre Rabie, the acting head of IT at SARS, in his testimony at the Nugent Commission. Meanwhile, the Nugent Commission.. Continue reading…
A global advisory firm’s overhaul of the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars) modernisation and digitisation programme was not worth the hundreds of millions spent, according to Sars officials testifying before the Nugent Inquiry. Continue reading…
Suspended South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane has filed an over 700-page application at the Constitutional Court asking the court to urgently hear his matter to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decisions in appointing the Nugent commission and the disciplinary inquiry into his conduct as being in violation of the Constitution. Continue reading…
According to Tom Moyane, he was the most successful SARS commissioner in the democratic history of South-Africa. He now wants to take Cyril Ramaphosa, the Nugent Commission and Pravin Gordhan to the Constitutional Court for the harsh treatment he is receiving and for his cruel “removal” as head of SARS. The 700 page application will.. Continue reading…
The Nugent commission of inquiry into tax administration and governance has heard how a task team — ostensibly established to investigate syndicates in the illicit tobacco trade — instead focused its powers on internal investigations on fellow South African Revenue Service (Sars) officials. Continue reading…
SARS intends to find 300 000 companies for non-submission of their tax returns. More than 500 000 new companies were registered in the past financial year, of which the vast majority did not submit returns. With this effort, SARS aims to promote its income. Experts say it’s going to be an uphill battle for SARS.. Continue reading…
It appears that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) does not have the ability to recover 40% of R143 billion in outstanding tax. SARS is involved in disputes or debts that are outstanding for more than four years. SARS said it is going to concentrate on the 60% that they may be able to recover… Continue reading…
Treasury would not have needed to increase value added tax (VAT) by one percentage point to 15% in April if not for the revenue shortfall at the South African Revenue Services (SARS), deputy director general at national treasury Ismail Momoniat told the Nugent commission of inquiry on Wednesday. Continue reading…