Here’s how SARS is tackling tax defaulters. Picture: File/Fotor.
TAXMAN wants his money: How SARS is tackling tax defaulters
If you’re approached by any of these companies, it’s NOT a scam. They are the debt collectors SARS is tackling tax defaulters with.
Here’s how SARS is tackling tax defaulters. Picture: File/Fotor.
SARS is tackling tax defaulters in 2023 by employing third-party debt collectors. If you have not submitted your 2023 income tax return, or you still owe from previous years, SARS is tackling tax defaulters like never before.
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This should come as no surprise to anyone, after the Finance Minister’s austere MTBPS. In it he admitted that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has received billions less in tax revenue than earlier anticipated.
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On the evidence of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s statement, SARS is some R56 billion under what was budgeted for back in February 2023. As a result, SARS is tackling tax defaulters like Pieter Steph faced with the All Blacks.
SARS IS TACKLING TAX DEFAULTERS
As reported by Business Tech, SARS has enlisted the following companies as third-party debt collectors. So, if you do owe money and are contacted by one of the follow firms, it is NOT a scam:
- Blake & Associates (Pty) Ltd
- CSS Credit Solutions Services (Pty)
- DealFlow Revenue Collection (Pty) Ltd
- Debt-In Consultants (Pty) Ltd
- Dredin Consulting (Pty) Ltd
- IDP Tracing Services T/A TraceOnline
- Medaco Revenue Solutions Pty Ltd
- Mkhabela Huntley Attorneys JV Norton Lambrionos (SA) Inc
- Montsonyana Institute of Human Excellence (PTY) LTD
- New Integrated Credit Solutions (Pty) Ltd (NICS)
- NFD Consulting (Pty) Ltd
- Nimble Collection Services (Pty) Ltd
- Nudebt Management (Pty) Ltd
- Phakamani-Peers
- Revenue Consulting (PTY) Ltd
- SAYA RECOVERIES (Pty) Ltd
- Nutun (Pty) Ltd
- Tshiqi Zebedelia Inc TZ Attorney
- Van Rhyns Attorneys
SARS also says that defaulting taxpayers should be careful, because debt collectors besides those listed above are NOT sanctioned and could be scammers.
DEBT OLDER THAN FIVE YEARS
SARS said in a statement that collectors are prioritising debts older than five years. So, if you fall into that category, you’ve been warned. You may also remember the ‘threatening’ messages that were sent by SMS to taxpayers last week. The service subsequently apologised for sending the messages in error. But it still goes to show that SARS is tackling tax defaulters hard in 2023.
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To see if you owe any money to the taxman, SARS advises that you check your SARS eFiling profile if you have any balance owing. Penalties are charged per month. If you’re in arrears, you have four options open to you:
- 1. Pay the balance outright.
- 2. Request – with reason and proof – to pay in instalments.
- 3. Request – with reason and proof – to compromise the debt.
- 4. Apply for suspension of the debt in the event of a dispute.
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