Global Courant
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issues administrative fines against taxpayers’ accounts even if they do not meet the criteria for filing a tax return.
According to William Louw of Sable InternationalSARS has imposed fines worth R381 million on nearly 700,000 taxpayers this year alone for late filings.
Louw said those who fail to file and pay their tax returns on time will have to pay interest for late filing or failure to file.
“A request for remission (RFR) can be filed when a taxpayer disputes an imposed non-compliance penalty. You can do this by navigating to the fine statement through your SARS e-Filing account,” said Louw.
However, SARS forces the taxpayer to restore the default when they have actually defaulted.
He said taxpayers could protest the fine with the following arguments: