27 November 2015 – Former SARS official arrested for R5-Milliom VAT fraud
Pretoria, 27 November 2015 – A chartered accountant and former SARS employee was arrested for alleged VAT fraud of more than R5-million at her place of work in Centurion earlier today. The fraud happened over a nine year period. The female suspect is a director of a closed corporation (cc) that provides consultancy and bookkeeping services. […]
29 November 2015 – Over 5.94 million meet tax deadline
Pretoria, 29 November 2015 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Acting Commissioner, Jonas Makwakwa announced that SARS received 5.94 million tax returns at the end of the Tax Season for non-provisional taxpayers which ended on Friday, 27 November. Announcing the preliminary results Makwakwa paid tribute to taxpayers that met their responsibility. “No doubt this is […]
3 December 2015 – SARS Customs officials nab passenger trying to smuggle gold into SA
PRETORIA, 3 December 2015: – SARS Customs officials last week confiscated gold worth almost R3 million at the King Shaka International Airport (KSIA). The gold was found in the pockets and a moneybag of a male passenger who was hiding it under a Kurta worn over his clothing. The luggage of the passenger, disembarking from Dubai, […]
6 December 2015 – SARS confiscates 39 gold bars, cocaine from passengers
Pretoria, 6 December 2015 – SARS Customs officials at the Oliver Tambo International Airport on Friday evening confiscated 39 gold bars worth R3,3 million found in the hand luggage of two male passengers in the international departure area at the boarding gates. Acting on intelligence, which included collaboration between airlines, Customs officials requested the two passengers […]
9 December 2015 – SARS busts another cocaine smuggler at ORTIA
Pretoria, 9 December 2015 – SARS’s Customs team at Oliver Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) intercepted about 8,5 kg of cocaine with a street value of R2,5 million from a passenger en route to Lagos in Nigeria today. The bust was triggered by SARS’s scanning equipment. It identified opaque images in handbags found in the checked-in bags […]
10 December 2015 – SARS cracks down on high risk sectors
Pretoria, 10 December 2015 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Tom Moyane, today announced the use of a new focused approach to combat non-compliance in high-risk sectors. The cash and carry industry is one of the high risk sectors that have been identified. Over the last six months SARS’s risk processes have selected more […]
The cutting of utility services at one of the SARS offices in Pretoria
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has noted the decision of the City of Tshwane to disconnect the utility services at a SARS office in Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria.
10 December 2015 – SARS deploys over 200 staff to tighten border control over festive season
Pretoria, 10 December 2015 – SARS’ today announced the deployment of over 200 volunteers to tighten border control and facilitate the movement of people and goods at critical border posts with immediate effect. They are poised to assist the usual staff compliment during the festive season. SARS spokesperson Sandile Memela said the measures were put in […]
17 December 2015 – Customs officials intercepts “gift” of liquid cocaine
Pretoria, 17 December 2015 – SARS officials at the OR Tambo International Airport yesterday confiscated R 2 million’s worth of liquid cocaine. The cocaine was discovered in wine bottles in two parcels, each one marked as a “gift” and wrapped in cheerful Christmas wrapping paper. Customs officials inspected the two gift parcels en route to […]
22 December 2015 – About 30 000 travellers processed at Beitbridge daily
Pretoria, 22 December 2015 – Over the last 10 days Beitbridge border post in Limpopo has processed at least 17 000 travellers daily. But this week, the figure has jumped to more than 31 000 per day – thus an additional 14 000 more travellers that have to go through clearance processes per day. Despite […]
