Edward Kieswetter says taxpayers’ willingness to comply has been eroded by poor governance

Any VAT increase is probably off the table, leaving the treasury to look for revenue without bringing the coalition to the brink

Naude, who was investigating a case involving R37 million in unpaid taxes by a prominent businesswoman, survived a shooting in Umhlanga on Thursday

Chief revenue officer Johnstone Makhubu says better access to data has allowed the tax authority to conduct more effective lifestyle audits

The list of 450 terms aims to provide clarity and certainty about SARS’s strategic objective and to encourage compliance

The high court ruled banning the release of tax information was unconstitutional. Sars disagrees, saying is not only wrong but makes an exception of the former president

The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn

Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper

Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, head of the South African Revenue Service, will not tolerate any political interference at the tax authority

The revenue service said that change in compliance behaviour of taxpayers has been observed since April

Meanwhile, billions of illegal cigarettes are flooding the informal markets as lockdown regulations are lifted at last

But his last minute affidavit does not resolve the bigger legal dispute between the South African Revenue Service and the public protector

The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.

The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records — despite a tweet from Zuma’s twitter account in…

In her answering affidavit, the public protector says the Sars commissioner should withdraw or adjust his court case against her

The stand-off between the public protector and the taxman is about more than Zuma’s tax

While work to clean up Sars continues apace, there remains much to be done

This comes as Busisiwe Mkhwebane announced she’s investigating the appointment of South African Revenue Service commissioner

Damage done by ‘fake work’ of American consultancy runs into billions of rands and ruined families- Kieswetter

Judge says false allegations of corruption are “among the most serious and egregious”