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Mpumalanga woman due in court for defrauding SARS over R293,000
A 37-year-old Mpumalanga woman is expected to appear in the Mbibane Magistrates Court on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding the South…
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Fraudster ordered to pay R2.5 million to SARS, a fine of R300,000 or go to jail
Fraudster ordered to pay R2.5 million to SARS, a fine of R300,000 or go to jail! The Nelspruit Specialised Commercial…
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Andile Mpisane’s First Public Appearance Following Missed SARS Inquiry
Andile Mpisane, the well-known South African businessman and musician, recently made his first public appearance after failing to show up…
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Justice Ministry wants SARS advocate’s shooters in jail
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane is urging law enforcement to ensure that those behind the shooting of Advocate Coreth Naude are…
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SARS: Tax season kicks off on 15 July
The South African Revenue Service has earmarked 15 July as the start of the Filing Season for provisional and non-provisional…
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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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Sars Tax season kicks off
The 2023 Tax Season officially started on Friday but the South African Revenue Service has already been issuing auto-assessment notices…
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SARS says President Cyril Ramaphosa is tax compliant
The South African Revenue Service says President Cyril Ramaphosa and officials of his Ntaba Nyoni Estate and Ntaba Nyoni farm…
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Millions were not declared to SARS – DA on Phala Phala farm theft
The Democratic Alliance claims it now has proof that President Cyril Ramaphosa lied about the millions that were stolen from…
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Woman gets 10 years in jail for masterminding R550 000 fraud at Sars
The Nelspruit Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced 46-year-old Penelope Hlengiwe Khumalo to 10 years’ imprisonment after she was convicted…
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SARS and SAPS seize cocaine worth over R1 billion
The South African Revenue Service customs and South African Police Service have seized 300kg of cocaine at a Durban harbour.…
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2 more people arrested for elaborate scam where SARS was defrauded of R1.8 million
The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested Nkosana Francis Zwane, 35, and Lucky Nhlanhla Zwane, 47, and they join four other…
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FSCA warns ANC of consequences over provident fund contributions
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)’s commissioner Unathi Kamlana said that it may be forced to take more regulatory action…
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Unions call on SARS to revise wage offer
A wage strike by South African Revenue Service workers has forced the closure of around 40 branches. Nehawu and the…
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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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Supreme Court of Appeal rules in favour of SARS
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled in favour of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in its case…
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Revised wage offer from Sars is too little, says Nehawu
The National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) said that a revised wage increment offer of 1.3% by the…
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Unions to begin wage strike at SARS on Wednesday
A full blown wage strike at the South African Revenue Service is still set for Wednesday. The Public Servants Association…
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SARS gives ANC ultimatum to settle unpaid tax bill
The taxman has given the ANC an ultimatum to pay its overdue tax bill or have its assets attached. The…
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South Africa needs a new standalone anti-corruption body – expert
There has been varied reaction to moves by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to form a task force to deal…
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SARS uses machine learning to nail tax-evaders
The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) efforts to increase and expand the use of data to improve the integrity of…
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Beware tax return scams defrauding South Africans
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned the public of scams that are defrauding taxpayers. The syndicate saw fraudulent…
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SIU concludes investigations into PPE corruption totalling R486m
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has concluded investigations into fraud and irregularities in contracts in the Limpopo province,…
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DA taking up the fight for ANC employees
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is planning to press criminal charges against the ANC’s top six leadership over the governing party’s…
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How to get your tax clearance certificate online
If you are emigrating, investing large sums offshore, bidding on a tender, or simply need to prove your good standing…
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Sars to temporarily close its tax branches for visits
With the rising case numbers and the onset of the third wave peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the SA Revenue…
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SARS officials seize R2.4 million worth of illicit cigarettes in Gauteng
The South African Revenue Service has seized illegal cigarettes around Gauteng worth R2.4 million. Customs officers raided 22 shops in…
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Small tax errors can now land you with a fine
A new set of tax law amendments make it possible for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to impose criminal…
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SARS looking for IT professionals to improve tax system
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced hundreds of vacancies for skilled workers across various fields as part of…
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SARS launches new eFiling browser to solve Flash problems
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has launched a new eFiling browser in response to users complaining that they were…
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8 charged for allegedly defrauding SARS of R2.5 million
A Mpumalanga man, his girlfriend and six others have appeared in the Mbombela Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding the South…
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SARS apologises for e-filing glitch
The South African Revenue Service is yet to fix its software problem that’s preventing some taxpayers from submitting their returns…
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NSPCA arrests suspected stock thieves at Beitbridge
A truck suspected to be transporting stolen horses, sheep, and goats was intercepted by the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA),…
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NSFAS announces funding to 5 000 students has been cut
The financial aid scheme says funding to certain students had been cut as a result of recent information from Sars.…
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SARS makes special arrangements for lockdown
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced they will continue to provide services during the national 21-day lockdown. We…
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South Africans living abroad to benefit from new tax law amendments
From 1 March 2020, income below R1 million earned by South Africans living abroad will be exempt from tax and…
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SARS new system targets tax dodgers
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is introducing a new system that will make it difficult and costly, to avoid…
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SARS recovers over R2-billion in taxes
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has recovered R2.6-billion in taxes since April last year. The revenue service says it’s…
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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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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 briefs media on Tax Administration Act
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is expected to brief the media on the Tax Administration Act of 2012. The…
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SARS re-launches business tax collection unit shut down under Moyane
The South African Revenue Service on Wednesday re-launched a unit focused on revenue collection from large corporate companies. Known as…
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Ex-Sars IT head Makhekhe-Mokhuane gets R1.8m payout
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has reportedly paid out settlements to some of its former staff members who were…
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David Mabuza to answer questions in Parliament
Deputy President David Mabuza said the South African Revenue Service (Sars)’s so-called rogue unit matter is before the courts and…
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SARS increases tax return threshold
The South African Revenue Service has increased the tax return threshold from R350, 000 to R500,000. Taxpayers earning less than…
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SARS guns for Bosasa boss Gavin Watson
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is gunning for corruption accused facilities management and security company Bosasa and its boss,…
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Court orders EFF to apologise and compensate Manuel
The Economic Freedom Fighters have been ordered to pay former finance minister Trevor Manuel R500, 000 in damages for the…
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Woman nabbed at Beitbridge border with almost 200kg crystal meth
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Monday said that customs officers intercepted a woman attempting to smuggle 198.49 kg…
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SARS swoops on Bosasa’s head office
The South African Revenue Service swooped on Bosasa’s head office in Krugersdorp on Friday, securing the premises, documents and computer…
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