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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter dismiss feud claims
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter dismiss feud claims! Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and South African Revenue…
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SARS Commissioner applauds court rulings against MaMkhize amid R37 million tax debt
SARS Commissioner applauds court rulings against MaMkhize amid R37 million tax debt! South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has…
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KZN police investigating shooting of SARS lawyer linked to high-profile Durban case
KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the shooting of a South African Revenue Service (SARS) lawyer linked to high-profile matters in Durban.…
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Sars collects record R2.1 trillion in taxes
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has pointed to ramped-up compliance efforts of its systems following a nearly R10 billion…
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Edward Kieswetter puts retirement plans on ice following tenure extension
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the recent announcement of the extension to his tenure means that…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa extends term of office for Commissioner Edward Kieswetter to two years
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the term of office for the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Mr…
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President Ramaphosa assures no crisis at SARS as Kieswetter’s term of office nears end
President Cyril Ramaphosa said there’s no crisis at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as Commissioner Edward Kieswetter’s term comes…
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Presidency unclear about the duration of Edward Kieswetter’s tenure extension at SARS
The Presidency says it’s unclear how long the extension of South African Revenue Service Commissioner Edward Kieswetter’s tenure will last.…
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Drugs disguised as artwork worth millions seized at OR Tambo International Airport
South African Revenue Services (Sars) customs officials have seized 23 kilogrammes of drugs with an estimated street value of R37-million…
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Load shedding: Weekend reprieve as Eskom suspends rolling blackouts until Monday afternoon
Eskom has given South Africans some reprieve from load shedding going into the weekend. The power utility announced that the…
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Edward Kieswetter estimates load shedding cost economy about R150 billion
As the country continues to battle load shedding, South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter has estimated that the…
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Sars Commissioner promises smooth & seamless tax season
South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has promised that this year’s tax season will be smooth and seamless.…
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MPs told load shedding cost Sars up to R60 billion in taxes
Persistent power cuts cost the South African Revenue Service (Sars) up to R60 billion in tax. This was revealed in…
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MPs praise Sars for R123 billion increase in net revenue collection
Members of Parliament (MPs) have praised the South African Revenue Service (Sars) for its annual performance that saw a R123…
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Sars pleased with revenue collection results for the 2022/2023 financial year
The South African Revenue Service has collected more than R1.6-trillion in tax revenue. It’s a R123-billion more than the previous…
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SA Revenue Service hard at work to nail corrupt & wealthy individuals, says Kieswetter
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) said it was working around the clock to nail high-net-worth individuals and multinational companies…
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Sars: Gauteng the biggest contributor to 2022/23 tax revenue collection
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) said Gauteng remained the biggest contributor to improved revenue collection as the tax authority…
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National Treasury: State capture corruption is entrenched in government
National Treasury’s new deputy director general Ismail Mamoniat said state capture corruption is so entrenched in the government that budgets…
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Edward Kieswetter: Sars staffers happier following state capture impact
South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter said his office is a lot more peaceful after he found a…
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R236 million worth crystal meth bound for Australia seized at OR Tambo airport
Crystal meth weighing 785kg, with the street value of R236 million, has been intercepted by the South African Revenue Services…
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Edward Kieswetter: We must ensure that only competent people assume positions of power
SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter has encouraged South Africans to sustain the fight for social justice in honour of the late…
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Taxpayers urged to use digital platforms as SARS workers strike
The South African Revenue Service is urging taxpayers to use its digital platforms as workers continue strike action. It threatens…
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Sars nets R900 million in tax revenue from non-compliant churches & luxury car owners
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) on Monday said that specialized auditors had assessed 33 churches netting over R740 million…
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SARS will not hesitate to go after tax defaulters – SARS Commissioner Edward
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says they will not hesitate to go after any person or entity that does not comply…
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Sars calls on tax practitioners who owe R1.3 billion to become compliant
South African Revenue Services (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says tax practitioners are not always the most tax compliant and owe…
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Sars details why it’s challenging the ruling to unseal Jacob Zuma’s tax records
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) on Wednesday said if a High Court ruling that had instructed the agency to…
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Jacob Zuma tax judgment will have implications in future, says Kieswetter
SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the ruling by the High Court on former president Jacob Zuma’s tax records will have…
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Things looking up for Sars
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has collected more than R1.55 trillion in taxes at gross, which comprises a net…
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Cigarettes worth R400 000 found after Sars raids illicit tobacco shops
An unregistered tobacco-manufacturing plant that produces molasses tobacco products has been uncovered during a search-and-seizure operation conducted in Gauteng by…
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2 arrested after R40 million drug bust at OR Tambo
On Monday, South African Revenue Service (Sars) customs officers at the OR Tambo International Airport made a huge drug bust…
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SARS going after South African Bitcoin traders
SARS is going after even those dealing in cryptocurrency. In early June, SARS asked crypto platforms to provide information on…
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Edward Kieswetter tells MPs SARS unable to pay wage increases due to budget shortfall
South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter said the revenue service was unable to pay salary increases due to…
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SARS eyes offshore wealth
The South African Revenue Services wants to generate more revenue by rounding up undeclared international holdings. According to SARS Commissioner,…
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SARS exceeds revenue collection estimates
SARS has exceeded the latest revenue collection estimate set in February’s budget by R38-billion. collected R1,250-trillion in the 2020 financial…
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Sars Commissioner not concerned by Treasury not adding new tax collection streams
South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said that he was not concerned that Treasury did not introduce additional…
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SARS extends provisional taxpayer deadline
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has on Thursday extended the provisional taxpayer season deadline from January 29, 2021, to…
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SARS needs R800m to operate efficiently again
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the revenue service needs R800-million to operate efficiently again. He told Parliament’s finance committee there…
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SA’s lockdown tax losses are more than the two loans it got from IMF and the AfDB
South Africa lost more in tax revenue in the first three-and-half months of its fiscal year than it borrowed from…
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Over 20,000 jobs have been lost in South Africa due to COVID-19
Over 20,000 jobs have been lost in South Africa in April due to COVID-19, according to SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter.…
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SA lockdown: Taxpayers asked to cough up
South Africa Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter says now is the time — more than ever — for taxpayers to…
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Possibility of 20% decrease in SA tax revenue this year – Sars
This is according to the commissioner of the SA Revenue Service, Edward Kieswetter. The taxman has warned that the combined…
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SARS falls short on target despite increase in tax collections
SARS has missed its revenue collection target set in February last year by R66-billion. The revenue service announced today that…
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SARS takes step towards building modern revenue authority
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has embarked on a programme and recruitment drive which will see its work increasingly…
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We haven’t backed down on Zuma’s taxes – public protector
Mkhwebane’s office says a report saying she has retreated in her battle against Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter is untrue. The…
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SARS denies protecting Jacob Zuma from Public Protector accessing his tax records
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter on Tuesday denied protecting former president Jacob Zuma from the Public…
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Sars denies trying to protect Zuma from Mkhwebane
Edward Kieswetter has launched an urgent application to keep the public protector out of the former president’s tax affairs. Tensions…
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Edward Kieswetter reveals SARS has 4000 pieces of surveillance equipment
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is in possession of some 4,000 pieces of surveillance equipment, commissioner Edward Kieswetter said…
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Sars faces tax revolt in reaction to looting – Kieswetter
The tax ombud, retired judge Bernard Ngoepe, said it was frightening that Sars was captured, saying this amounted to treason.…
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Sars Tax season kicks off
Tax filing season starts on Monday and SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has encouraged taxpayers to submit their income tax returns…
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New SARS boss gives update on state of affairs
New South African Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter will give an update on his first month in office. He is…
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