9 October 2015 – SARS officials thwart bribery attempts in two incidents
Pretoria, 9 October 2015 – Two SARS officials showed the highest integrity in separate incidents this week, turning down bribes of R100 000 and R10 000 respectively, which were offered to release goods that had been stopped at border posts. On Tuesday 6 October, members of the SARS Tactical Intervention Unit (TIU) and the SAPS in […]
15 October 2015 – Over R16 million of crystal meth bust at ORTIA this week
Pretoria, 15 October 2015 – In two separate incidents this week, over R16 million in crystal meth was discovered by Customs officials at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). On 14 October Customs officials stopped two baggage handlers for questioning and decided to search an unaccompanied bag that they had in their possession. The bag had come […]
28 October 2015 – New SARS spokesperson confirmed
Pretoria, 28 October 2015 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandile Memela as Executive: Media Relations. Previously, Sandile Memela was at the Department of Arts and Culture where he held various senior positions including that of Spokesperson for the Minister and Chief Director: Social Cohesion, among others. His […]
30 October 2015 – R3-million dagga bust at Nakop border post
Pretoria, 30 October 2015 – SARS customs confiscated dagga and heroin worth more than R3-million in busts that took place in two separate incidents in the last 48 hours. The first was when over 500kg of dagga was found hidden in a truck headed for Namibia early this morning. This is one of the biggest dagga […]
6 November 2015 – Official opening of the SARS Newcastle Branch
Newcastle, 6 November 2015 – SARS Commissioner, Mr Tom Moyane officially opened the Newcastle branch, in KwaZulu-Natal today. According to Commissioner Moyane: “This new branch marks the 53rd SARS branch in South Africa and is further proof of our commitment to serve taxpayers, wherever they may be located. At SARS, we are wholeheartedly committed to expanding […]
10 November 2015 – Joint Media Release by the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service
PRETORIA, 10 November 2015 – The 2015 Tax Statistics bulletin was released today. The objective of this publication is to present comprehensive tax revenue data in a manner that will complement and help contextualise economic and demographic data provided by other publications. Feedback from a variety of sources indicates that tax statistics also provide valuable insights […]
18 November 2015 – Last Saturday to file tax returns is 21 November
Pretoria, 18 November 2015 – This is the last Saturday when 25 SARS branch offices will extend working hours in anticipation of an increase in the number of taxpayers who require assistance with filing their returns. Thousands of tax payers turned up at SARS offices in malls and cities to do their last minute submissions last […]
11 November 2015 – 25 SARS Offices open Saturdays 14 and 21 November at 8am
Pretoria, 11 November 2015 – The SARS branch offices will extend working days to Saturdays for the next two weekends – 14 and 21 November – in anticipation of an increase in number of taxpayers who will file their returns. The purpose is to assist taxpayers with their returns. Taxpayers are to note that only issues […]
25 November 2015 – SARS Customs officials detain R4,2 million worth of illicit cigarettes at Limpopo border posts
PRETORIA, 25 November 2015 – Vigilant customs officials thwarted two attempts to smuggle illicit cigarettes worth R4,2 million into the country at two border posts in one day. At the Groblersbridge border post the Customs team detained R3,6 million worth of illicit cigarettes from a truck coming from Zambia en route to Boksburg in Gauteng. At […]
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. […]
