Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said the tax agency, which on Tuesday said it is hobbled by underfunding, had refunded R13.4bn to 1,24-million taxpayers, many of whom were struggling due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
If you have received a call or SMS from South African Revenue Service (SARS), alleging you have an outstanding tax debt, in all likelihood, this is not fraud, but the revenue collector reminding you before things get out of hand and more aggressive collection measures become necessary, says Jashwin Baijoo, tax attorney at Tax Consulting SA.
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