Tag: Sars
Businessman and company found guilty for tax evasion
Mosebetsi Samuel Mosia (57), along with his company, Elegant Line Trading 570 CC, were found guilty on eight counts of tax evasion by the...
Potential window of opportunity for non-compliant taxpayers
The recent call by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) urging taxpayers to make use of the programme that allows them to voluntarily disclose...
Ramaphosa declares the end of state capture, time for restoration
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced several new measures in line with recommendations made in the six-part report on state capture.
They include procurement reforms, stabilising...
Woman and her company sentenced for tax evasion
A 33-year-old woman and her company, FNBrand 828 (Pty) Ltd, appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Friday 26 August 2022. The owner, Thandi...
Changes to 2022 tax filing season
With the filing season getting underway today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made significant changes to the 2022 tax filing season.
The filing...
FS man sentenced for contravening tax laws
A 43-year-old accused, James Mothapo, recently made an appearance before the Bethlehem Magistrates’ Court where he was convicted and sentenced for contravening the Tax...
278 Arrested in FS
The South African Police Services (SAPS) in the Free State has this week clamped a total of 278 suspects for various crimes. This after...
183 suspects arrested in week-long FS operation
A total of 183 suspects were recently arrested in the Free State after a joint operation in the province yielded successful results.
Police in the...
SARS fraud suspect out on bail in FS
The case against a 47-year-old accountant accused of fraud has been postponed after he was arrested in Bethlehem in the Free State.
The case against...
Sars offers new services to help you file your tax return
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has announced it will be introducing a number of new service offerings from 1 September to assist taxpayers...
Sars is seeking to criminalise mistakes
In the preamble to the latest Tax Administration Bill, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) indicates that it proposes to “remove the requirement of...
New company registration platform “Biz Portal” launched
Government has launched the pilot phase of a new business portal, led by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
“The portal is a pioneering...
Yusuf Abramjee says cigarette smugglers have threatened to kill him
In a statement from his organisation Crime Stoppers International (CSI), it was revealed that their vice president, well known activist Yusuf Abramjee, has had to...
Over R4m in ‘concerning’ payments made into Malema slush fund –...
Just over R4 million in payments made into the account of a company called Santaclara Trading have been flagged as “concerning” in an accompanying...
Gavin Watson ‘smuggled’ R500m offshore, but died without a cellphone –...
A source who spoke anonymously to Times Select reportedly revealed that the tender kingpin had “funnelled” as much as half a billion rand into a Guernsey...
Metro relooks finance plan after Moody’s downgrade
Mangaung Metro will reassess its financial recovery plan after Moody’s resolved that so far it has not been able to improve the state of...
SA could face another VAT increase, say experts
South Africans should brace themselves for the possibility of another VAT hike as Sars struggle to raise enough tax.
Senior tax consultant Bernard Sacks told...
Career Expo held at Library
Tswellopele Branding Enterprise held its annual career expo at the Selosesha public library in Thaba Nchu on Friday. The theme of the expo was...
