27 April 2018

South African Revenue Service establishes new initiative to prosecute non-compliant taxpayers

In light of the significant drop in the submission of tax returns and decreased compliance experienced by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), SARS has indicated in a media release issued on April 16, that it has established a new initiative with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to prosecute non-compliant taxpayers. SARS has over the past few years experienced an increase in the non-submission of returns across all tax types, including Pay As You Earn, Value Added Tax, corporate income and personal income tax.

A Global Tax Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Document ID: 2018-0904