{"id":74113,"date":"2024-09-25T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/over-1000-people-owe-sars-over-r10m-each-godongwana"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:31:00","slug":"over-1000-people-owe-sars-over-r10m-each-godongwana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/over-1000-people-owe-sars-over-r10m-each-godongwana","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 people owe SARS over R10m each – Godongwana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that over 1,000 people owed the South African Revenue Service (SARS) exorbitant amounts exceeding R10 million each.<\/p>\n

Godongwana also said that the money owed by these individuals was valued at just over R61 billion, which included capital, interest and penalties.<\/p>\n

The finance minister was responding to a written parliamentary question from ActionSA\u2019s Alan Beesley, who also asked him about the total number of foreign nationals found to have breached the country\u2019s tax laws.<\/p>\n

In a written response, Godongwana said that while 1,156 individuals owed amounts over R10 million, the total number of companies in the same position sits at 2,901.<\/p>\n

The companies, according to Godongwana, owe SARS R215 billion, including capital, interest and penalties.<\/p>\n

On foreigners breaking South African tax laws, Godongwana said the country\u2019s tax base was based on the tax residency of the taxpayer as well as the source of the income.<\/p>\n

\u201cSARS does not readily carry data on the taxpayer\u2019s nationality,\u201d said Godongwana.<\/p>\n

He was also questioned about SARS’ rate of collection, saying that for the 2023\/24 financial year, the revenue that was finally collected over the full financial year was R1.7 trillion.<\/p>\n

With regards to underfunding, Godongwana said that SARS had engaged with the Ministry of Finance and the Standing Committee on Finance.<\/p>\n

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