The South African Revenue Service (SARS) expects to grow its workforce by close to 800 people over the next three years, and is looking to boost its skills capacity in high-tech fields.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is intensifying collaboration with international tax authorities to identify non-compliant South African taxpayers, says André Daniels, legal manager of tax controversy and dispute resolution at Tax Consulting SA.
SARS is now officially issuing a confirmation of tax non-residency letters to people permanently leaving the country, says specialist advisory firm Tax Consulting SA.
There is a significant disconnect between the lifestyle that some South Africans are leading and how much they pay in tax, says South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
The South African Revenue Service is targeting a company a company that allegedly withheld millions in “plastic bag tax’’ paid over by consumers at shopping tills around the country, the Sunday Times reports.
SARS latest plan to tackle taxes digitally is in need of some clarification according to experts.
South Africa will never have enough money to do the things it needs to do, says SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) established a High Wealth Individuals Unit in 2021 to improve compliance of individuals with wealth and complex financial arrangements, says Louis Botha, senior associate at legal firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
The National Treasury plans to further target wealthy taxpayers in the coming year as part of a broader disclosure of wealth programme.
The Office of the Tax Ombudsman (OTO) has published its first compendium of taxpayers, rights and obligations in South Africa.