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27 June 2016 – Get ready, Tax Season 2016 is here

Tax Season 2016 is a mere three days away. From Friday, 1 July 2016, taxpayers can officially commence completing and submitting their 2016 income tax returns.

20 June 2016 – Two passengers swallow 91 cocaine bullets in long weekend drug busts worth R6,5 million by SARS customs

A bizarre concealment of 91 cocaine bullets inside two passengers plus two narcotics busts totalling R6,5 Million were made by SARS Customs at OR Tambo International last week.

13 June 2016 – R9-million cocaine bust in untagged bag at OR Tambo

SARS Customs officials and the detector dog unit intercepted 30kg of cocaine valued at R9 million at OR Tambo International this afternoon.

9 June 2016 – SARS stops Crystal Meth and Cannabis worth over R9 million at ORTIA

SARS Customs officials found 3kg of Crystal Methamphetamine in unaccompanied luggage at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) yesterday.

6 June 2016 – SARS busted meth and cocaine worth R9-m over one weekend

SARS Customs officials and the Detector Dog Unit intercepted narcotics valued at approximately R9 million in three different incidents at ports over the weekend.

29 May 2016 – Woman busted for R2.1-million cocaine

SARS Customs officials intercepted a woman from Sao Paolo carrying 7kg of cocaine valued at R2.1-million at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday.

28 May 2016 – Crystal meth worth R7 560 000 million intercepted at OR Tambo

SARS Customs officials intercepted 25kg of crystal methamphetamine valued at R7,5 Million at OR International Airport last night.

26 May 2016 – Man arrested for unclaimed bag with R6-million Ephedrine

SARS Customs officials intercepted a man that claimed an unaccompanied bag containing 20kg of ephedrine valued at R6-million at the OR Tambo International Airport yesterday.

24 May 2016 – Unclaimed bag with R8-million chrystal meth

SARS Customs officials intercepted an unaccompanied bag from India with 5 plastic bags of Chrystal meth valued at R8.1-million at the OR Tambo International Airport on Friday.

23 May 2016 – PAYE deadline for employers – 31 May 2016

SARS wishes to remind employers to submit their 2016 Annual Employer Reconciliations (EMP501’s) for the period 1 March 2015 to 29 February 2016 to SARS by 31 May 2016.

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