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According to Sars, since April, the NPA has issued 35 summonses to taxpayers and sellers of VAT to face criminal charges relating to their failure to submit declarations.
Teko Modise. Photo: EWN
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has named and humiliated 10 prominent South Africans who have failed to file their tax returns, including former midfielder Bafana Bafana Teko Modise. and sentenced.
The spokeswoman Janine Mqulwana said that more than 70 other cases were brought before the national authority responsible for prosecution.
"Failure to complete one's income tax return is a criminal offense, and once convicted, a taxpayer would have a criminal record."
According to a statement issued by Sars, since April, the NPA has issued 35 convocations to taxpayers and VAT vendors to face criminal charges. To date, 10 cases have been finalized and 20 cases have been returned to court following the first appearance of the taxpayers concerned. Some taxpayers have chosen to make representations to the NPA.
24 more cases were turned over to police for further investigation, while 25 investigations are still under investigation by SARS criminal investigations. and possible prosecution. The courts issued three arrest warrants to taxpayers who did not appear in court after being ordered to face criminal charges for non-filing of tax returns.
The following taxpayers, in alphabetical order of first name, were convicted sentenced:
M. Anapurani Samson Joseph representing Tidal Investments CC in Port Shepstone
Mr. Christopher John Fletcher
Mr. Farhad Ebrahim Limalia representing Aquawood Linen CC in Durban
Mr. Kevin Trevor Benjamin Steele and Ms. Suzanna Magdalena Steele representing solutions from DC thermodynamic cooling at Durban
Mr. Michael Sonnyboy Moloi and Mrs. Regina Pulane representing happy recordings and transcripts CC at Johannesburg
Mr. Niraj Ramral representing SPS Distributors Pty Ltd at Port Shepstone
Mr. Pieter Yzelle Morrison Representative Taxkon Ficksburg (PTY) Ltd.
Mr. Sivalingam Govender Trading as Trans SA in Durban
Mr. Thinyane Duncan Leboea representing Funeral Home Qwaqwa CC
Mr. Tsholofelo Teko Modise
(Edited by Thapelo Lekabe)
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