22 May 2015 – Employer annual reconciliation deadline fast approaching
PRETORIA, 22 May 2015 – Employers are reminded that all Employer Annual Reconciliation Declarations (EMP501), Employee Tax Certificates [IRP5/IT3(a)s] and, where applicable, Tax Certificate Cancellation Declarations (EMP601) for the period 1 March 2014 to 28 February 2015 must be submitted to SARS by 29 May 2015. It is crucial for Employers to submit their annual reconciliation […]
25 May 2015 – Huge successes in criminal convictions for tax crimes in 2014/15
PRETORIA, 25 May 2015 – Over the past financial year, SARS achieved a 92% conviction rate on cases which it handed over to the NPA to prosecute involving tax and customs-related crimes. Most of those cases involved high net-worth individuals, fraudulent VAT refunds and Income Tax fraud. These convictions illustrate that SARS has the capability to […]
28 May 2015 – SARS continues to foil attempted drug smuggling with R2.8m cocaine bust at ORTIA
Pretoria, 28 May 2015 – SARS officials discovered close to 10kg of cocaine hidden in 10 handbags in a false compartment of a passenger’s luggage on Monday 25 May 2015. Customs officers stopped a Guyanese female passenger who had disembarked at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg in transit from Sao Paolo to Maputo. The passenger […]
02 June 2015 – SARS withdrawal of provisional sequestration order against Mr. Malema
Pretoria, 2 June 2015 – The South African Revenue Service confirms that it withdrew its application to have the provisional sequestration order against Mr. Julius Malema be made final. SARS based its decision to withdraw its sequestration request after weighing up the issues raised by the Judge with the SARS legal Counsel. The most significant being […]
04 June 2015 – SARS Enforcement Operations for May 2015
Pretoria, 4 June 2015 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is providing an update to the media and the public on its operations to combat crimes such as fraud and abuse of the tax and duty system for the month of May 2015. SARS will combat any form of corruption, fraud and abuse of the […]
05 June 2015 – Launch of small business support desks and opening of new Soweto branch
Johannesburg, 5 June 2015 – SARS Commissioner, Tom Moyane officially launched SARS’ specialised Small Business Support Desks and opened the Orlando East branch, the second SARS branch in Soweto today. According to Commissioner Moyane: “The Small Business Desks, which are being rolled out at SARS branches around the country, were established as part of government’s commitment […]
24 June 2015 – Explosive devices found in bus at Beitbridge border post
Pretoria, 24 June 2015 – SARS officials discovered 200 explosive detonating devices in a bus at the Beitbridge border post on 23 June 2015. Just before 10pm on 23 June, a Customs detector dog unit member was conducting a search of a bus which had just entered South Africa from Zimbabwe when he discovered the detonating […]
1 July 2015 – Tax Season launch 1 July 2015
Pretoria, 1 July 2015 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today launches the 2015 Tax Season. Since the commencement of Tax Season nine hours ago (00:01 today), when taxpayers could officially commence completing and submitting their 2015 tax returns, 29 473 taxpayers have submitted returns via eFiling, whilst 7305 have filed via our branches and […]
2 July 2015 – Record submissions on day 1 of Tax Season
Pretoria, 2 July 2015 — SARS is pleased and humbled by the large turnout of taxpayers who submitted their income tax returns at the start of Tax Season yesterday. This is a clear demonstration of patriotic South African citizens who have shown a commitment to our country and its developmental agenda. At the close of the […]
3 July 2015 – SARS Customs foils attempted smuggling of R4 million ivory at ORTIA
Pretoria, 3 JULY 2015 – SARS Customs officials yesterday discovered 267 kilograms of ivory while conducting inspections at the cargo area at OR Tambo International airport. The ivory which was destined for Vietnam from Zimbabwe is estimated to have a street value of R4 million, which is one of the biggest interceptions by SARS of smuggled […]
