In the November edition of Fairness for All, we discussed a case where the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) highlighted SARS’s conduct in withholding refunds for periods not under verification or audit. In that case, SARS only instituted an audit when its action was challenged by the OTO. This delayed response was seen as […]
As a result of the huge demands on the Fiscal because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, we have possibly entered a period during which tax collection dynamics are going to change, in particular between the taxpayer and the revenue collector, SARS. Understandably so, a lot of money is going to be needed. Delayed payment of […]
In one case, SARS had been sitting on a R5m VAT refund dating back to 2016. Read now
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) is pleased to present to you the second issue of Fairness for all, the Office’s informative monthly newsletter, featuring important case studies. The current issue features a crucial case which saw highly questionable actions by the revenue collector, several contraventions of tax legislation, and a possible abuse of […]
Welcome to the first issue of Fairness for all, the Office of the Tax Ombud’s (OTO) informativemonthly newsletter, featuring important case studies.The publication will focus only on the tax complaints the OTO receives, how these complaintsare resolved, as well as the reasoning behind the decisions made. In addition, the case studiesfeatured can help taxpayers and […]
The Tax Ombud is set to be structurally independent of the South African Revenue Service (SARS). This after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said more funds will be made available to the office of the ombud. The ombud previously said SARS has too much power and an office to counteract that was needed. Read now
The office said more than 99{ae53aa5df03dcfeb3eeae1da0186263c804cee5c942a333f37d5dc41017ba8d4} of its recommendations were implemented by the revenue collector, but the payment of refunds remained an ongoing issue. Read now