SARS:

22 June 2022 – RFI04-2022: EPMO Project and Portfolio Management System

22 June 2022 – We previously advised that SARS, in consultation with the South African Express Parcel Association (SAEPA), the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF), and the Air Cargo Operators’ Committee (ACOC), have agreed to discontinue the Non-Registered Cargo Reporter Code “ZZZ99999” from 1 June 2022, and the Ex Courier Code “000” from 20 June 2022.

SARS has received requests to allow an extension to give cargo reporters additional time to register, complete their systems development, and ensure that changes are made to their operational processes to accommodate these measures.

As SARS is committed to working with and through stakeholders to increase tax compliance, the expiry date in respect of both the above codes will be extended to 31 July 2022.

For more information, see our letter to Trade.

22 June 2022 – Supreme Court of Appeal Judgments

CSARS v Capitec Bank Limited (94/2021) [2022] ZASCA 97 (21 June 2022)
CSARS and Others v Dragon Freight (Pty) Ltd and Others (751/21) [2022] ZASCA 84

The judgments, media summaries and summaries are available on the Supreme Court of Appeal: 2022-2020 page

22 June 2022 – High Court Judgments

CSARS v Louis Pasteur Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others (Mia Intervening) (12194/2017) [2022] ZAGPPHC 321 (23 May 2022)
CSARS v Van Zyl and Others (37351/2020) [2022] ZAGPPHC 34 (27 January 2022)

The judgments and summaries are available on the High Court: 2022-2020 page

22 June 2022 – On Friday, 24 June, National Treasury in collaboration with SARS, will be hosting a Youth Month Webinar to raise awareness on tax matters. Join us as we unpack your tax matters.

See all the detail you need to know in our Invitation to the Youth Month 2022 webinar.

21 June 2022 – RFP05-2022: Appointment of service provider(s) for the provision of paper products for a period of three (3) years nationwide
21 June 2022 – RFP51/2021: Appointment of a service provider for the marketing and advertising services.

Questions and answers

Briefing presentation

21 June 2022 – Customs Weekly List of Unentered Goods
21 June 2022 – Due to ongoing maintenance, eFiling may not be available on Friday, 24 June, from 18:00 – 23:00. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
20 June 2022 – RFP52/2021: Appointment of a panel of service providers for the provision of forklifts for the period of five (5) years

Questions and answers

Briefing presentation

17 June 2022 – Income Tax Act, 1962: Guide on the Determination of Medical Tax Credits (Issue 14)
17 June 2022 – RFP04/2022 Provision of National Physical Security Services
15 June 2022- SARS has noted the recent allegation made in the press and social media that the Commissioner for SARS is a director of a company owned by President Ramaphosa. It is insinuated that SARS has therefore remained silent about the tax matters of President Ramaphosa. It is further alleged that the Commissioner received a call from President Ramaphosa to assist and, according to a source, the Commissioner denied the request.

Read the full statement here.

15 June 2022 – Customs & Excise Act, 1962: The tariff amendment notices, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relate to the amendments to –

Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 to correct some minor errors that occurred during HS 2022 implementation (with retrospective effect from 1 January 2021);
Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 by the substitution of certain Notes and insertions of new 8-digit tariff subheadings under several Chapters in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 to implement technical and other miscellaneous amendments;
Part 2B of Schedule No. 1 by the substitution of the descriptions of item number 124.05/8415.10, to align the header description with the header description of subheading 8415.10 as it appears in Schedule No. 1 Part 1;
Part 3E of Schedule No. 1 by the deletion of environmental levy item 153.01.09/8701.30 and substitution of several items;
Part 1 of Schedule No. 3 by the insertion and deletion of rebate item 320.04/5512.19.90/01.08 and 320.04/5512.19/01.06, respectively;
Schedule No. 5 by the substitution of Note 13 in order to delete the reference to “refund of the customs duty specified in refund item 533.00” as refund item 533.00 has been deleted and the reference to this item has become redundant;
Part 1B of Schedule No. 6 by the substitution of the wording “under customs supervision” wherever it appears with “under the supervision of an officer”;
Part 1C of Schedule No. 6 by the substitution of the wording “under customs supervision” wherever it appears with “under the supervision of an officer”; and
Part 3 of Schedule No. 6 in order to correct typographical errors to the Diesel Refund Notes published in the Government Gazette on 18 March 2022.

Publication details will be made available later

15 June 2022 – Mobile Tax Unit schedules for KwaZulu-Natal: July and August
15 June 2022 – The Paarl branch reopened today, 15 June 2022. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
15 June 2022 – Excise essential guide for Small Businesses is now available in all official languages:

15 June 2022 – Update document: Registration Licensing and Designation – External Policy

The reference to SC-CF-23 has been removed since the manual has been withdrawn and SC-CF-19-A02 has been updated to insert the following two (2) facilities licensed: